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GMDenis Lazavik

BLR Born 2006 (Age ≈20) Male
FIDE ID
13515110

About Denis Lazavik

Denis Lazavik was born in Minsk and gained early international experience with Belarus's youth team. He played in the 2018 World Youth Olympiad and helped the team win bronze the following year. He became an international master in 2021 and a grandmaster in 2022. Show more

Denis Lazavik was born in Minsk and gained early international experience with Belarus's youth team. He played in the 2018 World Youth Olympiad and helped the team win bronze the following year. He became an international master in 2021 and a grandmaster in 2022. Online speed chess brought him wider recognition, including victory in the second division of the 2023 Aimchess Rapid. He won the 2025 Abu Dhabi Masters unbeaten. At the finals of the 2025 Speed Chess Championship, held in February 2026, he defeated Hikaru Nakamura in the third-place match. He added victory in the 2026 Karpov International tournament in Khanty-Mansiysk.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2642.2 +6.2

Live estimate

Rapid

2624

Published FIDE

Blitz

2644

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#85
National rank · BLR
#1

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2636 Oct 2026
Recorded years
2015–2026
Archived games
5588

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Live rankings

Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
5201 2020-09-22 Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Vsevolod Rytenko Won: 1-0 31 Open
5202 2020-09-22 Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept chess.com INT 5 Peter Svidler Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 51 Open
5203 2020-09-22 Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Polina Gutkovich Won: 1-0 48 Open
5204 2020-09-22 Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept chess.com INT 2 Ward Al-Tarboush Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 32 Open
5205 2020-09-22 Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Kelvin Antonio Sanchez Alvares Won: 1-0 90 Open
5206 2020-09-22 Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Anatoly Bykhovsky Lost: 0-1 41 Open
5207 2020-09-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Sept chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Nikolai Gritsenko Won: 1-0 55 Open
5208 2020-09-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Sept chess.com INT 8 Anish Giri Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 49 Open
5209 2020-09-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Sept chess.com INT 7 Olexandr Bortnyk Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 68 Open
5210 2020-09-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Sept chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Pawel Jaracz Won: 1-0 53 Open
5211 2020-09-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Sept chess.com INT 5 Quang Liem Le Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 67 Open
5212 2020-09-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Sept chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Robert Baskin Won: 1-0 34 Open
5213 2020-09-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Sept chess.com INT 3 Aleksandra Goryachkina Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 48 Open
5214 2020-09-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Sept chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Nikolay Ogloblin Won: 1-0 51 Open
5215 2020-09-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Sept chess.com INT 10 Taron Shagbazyan Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 68 Open
5216 2020-09-08 Titled Tuesday 8th Sept chess.com INT 9 Samuel Sevian Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 49 Open
5217 2020-09-08 Titled Tuesday 8th Sept chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Boris Grachev Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
5218 2020-09-08 Titled Tuesday 8th Sept chess.com INT 7 Maksim Chigaev Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
5219 2020-09-08 Titled Tuesday 8th Sept chess.com INT 6 Pavel Ponkratov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 24 Open
5220 2020-09-08 Titled Tuesday 8th Sept chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Jules Moussard Won: 1-0 37 Open
5221 2020-09-08 Titled Tuesday 8th Sept chess.com INT 4 Peter Svidler Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
5222 2020-09-08 Titled Tuesday 8th Sept chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Luis Fernandez Siles Won: 1-0 29 Open
5223 2020-09-08 Titled Tuesday 8th Sept chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Silvio Eduardo Oliveira Won: 1-0 33 Open
5224 2020-09-08 Titled Tuesday 8th Sept chess.com INT 1 Oleg Terletsky Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 43 Open
5225 2020-09-08 Titled Tuesday 8th Sept chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Kirill Shubin Won: 1-0 27 Open
5226 2020-09-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Sept chess.com INT 9 Anton Korobov Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 47 Open
5227 2020-09-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Sept chess.com INT 8 Praggnanandhaa R Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 47 Open
5228 2020-09-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Sept chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Raunak Sadhwani Won: 1-0 50 Open
5229 2020-09-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Sept chess.com INT 5 Vasily Volovich Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 48 Open
5230 2020-09-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Sept chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Anton Isajevsky Lost: 0-1 51 Open
5231 2020-09-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Sept chess.com INT 1 Yuliya Vinokur Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
5232 2020-09-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Sept chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik B. Adhiban Won: 1-0 52 Open
5233 2020-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Vitalij Sergeev Draw: 1/2-1/2 29 Open
5234 2020-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug chess.com INT 8 Gianmarco Leiva Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 28 Open
5235 2020-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Ivan Sredojevic Lost: 0-1 44 Open
5236 2020-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug chess.com INT 6 Olexandr Bortnyk Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 52 Open
5237 2020-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Siem Van Dael Won: 1-0 64 Open
5238 2020-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Manush Shah Won: 1-0 31 Open
5239 2020-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug chess.com INT 3 Ekaterina Miroshnik Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 26 Open
5240 2020-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Matias Michailov Lost: 0-1 57 Open
5241 2020-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug chess.com INT 1 Araz Basim Mohammed S Al-Saffar Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 43 Open
5242 2020-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug chess.com INT 10 Krzysztof Budrewicz Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
5243 2020-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Rasmus Svane Lost: 0-1 57 Open
5244 2020-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Giga Quparadze Won: 1-0 30 Open
5245 2020-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug chess.com INT 7 Artsiom Siniauski Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 45 Open
5246 2020-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug chess.com INT 6 Maksim Chigaev Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 34 Open
5247 2020-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Arman Baradaran Won: 1-0 32 Open
5248 2020-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug chess.com INT 4 Alejandro Ramirez Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 57 Open
5249 2020-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug chess.com INT 3 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 27 Open
5250 2020-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug chess.com INT 1 Iulian-Ioan Taras Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 33 Open
  1. vs Vsevolod RytenkoWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-22 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept
  2. vs Peter SvidlerLost · 1-0Black · 2020-09-22 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept
  3. vs Polina GutkovichWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-22 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept
  4. vs Ward Al-TarboushWon · 0-1Black · 2020-09-22 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept
  5. vs Kelvin Antonio Sanchez AlvaresWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-22 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept
  6. vs Anatoly BykhovskyLost · 0-1White · 2020-09-22 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept
  7. vs Nikolai GritsenkoWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-15 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 15th Sept
  8. vs Anish GiriLost · 1-0Black · 2020-09-15 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 15th Sept
  9. vs Olexandr BortnykWon · 0-1Black · 2020-09-15 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 15th Sept
  10. vs Pawel JaraczWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-15 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 15th Sept
  11. vs Quang Liem LeLost · 1-0Black · 2020-09-15 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 15th Sept
  12. vs Robert BaskinWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-15 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 15th Sept
  13. vs Aleksandra GoryachkinaWon · 0-1Black · 2020-09-15 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 15th Sept
  14. vs Nikolay OgloblinWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-15 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 15th Sept
  15. vs Taron ShagbazyanLost · 1-0Black · 2020-09-15 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 15th Sept
  16. vs Samuel SevianLost · 1-0Black · 2020-09-08 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 8th Sept
  17. vs Boris GrachevDraw · ½–½White · 2020-09-08 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 8th Sept
  18. vs Maksim ChigaevDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-09-08 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 8th Sept
  19. vs Pavel PonkratovWon · 0-1Black · 2020-09-08 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 8th Sept
  20. vs Jules MoussardWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-08 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 8th Sept
  21. vs Peter SvidlerDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-09-08 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 8th Sept
  22. vs Luis Fernandez SilesWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-08 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 8th Sept
  23. vs Silvio Eduardo OliveiraWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-08 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 8th Sept
  24. vs Oleg TerletskyWon · 0-1Black · 2020-09-08 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 8th Sept
  25. vs Kirill ShubinWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-08 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 8th Sept
  26. vs Anton KorobovLost · 1-0Black · 2020-09-01 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 1st Sept
  27. vs Praggnanandhaa RWon · 0-1Black · 2020-09-01 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 1st Sept
  28. vs Raunak SadhwaniWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-01 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 1st Sept
  29. vs Vasily VolovichWon · 0-1Black · 2020-09-01 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 1st Sept
  30. vs Anton IsajevskyLost · 0-1White · 2020-09-01 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 1st Sept
  31. vs Yuliya VinokurDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-09-01 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 1st Sept
  32. vs B. AdhibanWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-01 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 1st Sept
  33. vs Vitalij SergeevDraw · ½–½White · 2020-08-25 · Round 9Titled Tue 25th Aug
  34. vs Gianmarco LeivaWon · 0-1Black · 2020-08-25 · Round 8Titled Tue 25th Aug
  35. vs Ivan SredojevicLost · 0-1White · 2020-08-25 · Round 7Titled Tue 25th Aug
  36. vs Olexandr BortnykLost · 1-0Black · 2020-08-25 · Round 6Titled Tue 25th Aug
  37. vs Siem Van DaelWon · 1-0White · 2020-08-25 · Round 5Titled Tue 25th Aug
  38. vs Manush ShahWon · 1-0White · 2020-08-25 · Round 4Titled Tue 25th Aug
  39. vs Ekaterina MiroshnikWon · 0-1Black · 2020-08-25 · Round 3Titled Tue 25th Aug
  40. vs Matias MichailovLost · 0-1White · 2020-08-25 · Round 2Titled Tue 25th Aug
  41. vs Araz Basim Mohammed S Al-SaffarWon · 0-1Black · 2020-08-25 · Round 1Titled Tue 25th Aug
  42. vs Krzysztof BudrewiczDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-08-25 · Round 10Titled Tue 25th Aug
  43. vs Rasmus SvaneLost · 0-1White · 2020-08-18 · Round 9Titled Tue 18th Aug
  44. vs Giga QuparadzeWon · 1-0White · 2020-08-18 · Round 8Titled Tue 18th Aug
  45. vs Artsiom SiniauskiWon · 0-1Black · 2020-08-18 · Round 7Titled Tue 18th Aug
  46. vs Maksim ChigaevLost · 1-0Black · 2020-08-18 · Round 6Titled Tue 18th Aug
  47. vs Arman BaradaranWon · 1-0White · 2020-08-18 · Round 5Titled Tue 18th Aug
  48. vs Alejandro RamirezLost · 1-0Black · 2020-08-18 · Round 4Titled Tue 18th Aug
  49. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveWon · 0-1Black · 2020-08-18 · Round 3Titled Tue 18th Aug
  50. vs Iulian-Ioan TarasWon · 0-1Black · 2020-08-18 · Round 1Titled Tue 18th Aug

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-09-1646th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 OpenClassical7½

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