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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

2642.2 +6.2

Classical

Live estimate

2624

Rapid

Published FIDE

2644

Blitz

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
5451 2020-02-19 Aeroflot Open A 2020 Moscow RUS 1.38 Denis Lazavik Suri Vaibhav 1/2-1/2 19 Open
5452 2020-02-03 ch-BLR 1st 2020 Minsk BLR 9.1 Manvel Pogosian Denis Lazavik 1/2-1/2 30 Open
5453 2020-02-02 ch-BLR 1st 2020 Minsk BLR 8.4 Denis Lazavik Stanislav Tsyhanchuk 1-0 46 Open
5454 2020-02-01 ch-BLR 1st 2020 Minsk BLR 7.3 Maksim Tsaruk Denis Lazavik 1/2-1/2 30 Open
5455 2020-01-31 ch-BLR 1st 2020 Minsk BLR 6.2 Denis Lazavik Valiantsin Yezhel 1/2-1/2 38 Open
5456 2020-01-30 ch-BLR 1st 2020 Minsk BLR 5.4 Denis Trifonov Denis Lazavik 0-1 43 Open
5457 2020-01-29 ch-BLR 1st 2020 Minsk BLR 4.7 Denis Lazavik Anton Sheremet 1-0 33 Open
5458 2020-01-28 ch-BLR 1st 2020 Minsk BLR 3.7 Sergey Vashchilov Denis Lazavik 1/2-1/2 31 Open
5459 2020-01-27 ch-BLR 1st 2020 Minsk BLR 2.4 Denis Lazavik Roman Leinov 1/2-1/2 89 Open
5460 2020-01-26 ch-BLR 1st 2020 Minsk BLR 1.5 Artsiom Bialiauski Denis Lazavik 0-1 37 Open
5461 2020-01-24 Orsha GM 2020 Orsha BLR 9.1 Viachaslau Zarubitski Denis Lazavik 1/2-1/2 35 Open
5462 2020-01-23 Orsha GM 2020 Orsha BLR 8.1 Denis Lazavik Tao Pang 1/2-1/2 27 Open
5463 2020-01-22 Orsha GM 2020 Orsha BLR 7.1 Evgeny Gleizerov Denis Lazavik 1/2-1/2 11 Open
5464 2020-01-21 Orsha GM 2020 Orsha BLR 6.1 Denis Lazavik Leonid Nozdrachev 1-0 47 Open
5465 2020-01-21 Orsha GM 2020 Orsha BLR 5.1 Vadim Moiseenko Denis Lazavik 1/2-1/2 22 Open
5466 2020-01-20 Orsha GM 2020 Orsha BLR 4.1 Denis Lazavik Mikhail Bryakin 0-1 22 Open
5467 2020-01-19 Orsha GM 2020 Orsha BLR 3.1 Vladislav Nozdrachev Denis Lazavik 0-1 39 Open
5468 2020-01-19 Orsha GM 2020 Orsha BLR 2.1 Denis Lazavik Vitaly Teterev 1/2-1/2 61 Open
5469 2019-12-07 European Blitz 2019 Tallinn EST 9.27 Kirill Shubin Denis Lazavik 1/2-1/2 64 Open
5470 2019-12-07 European Blitz 2019 Tallinn EST 8.1 Zaven Andriasian Denis Lazavik 1/2-1/2 48 Open
5471 2019-12-07 European Blitz 2019 Tallinn EST 7.1 Denis Lazavik Zaven Andriasian 0-1 43 Open
5472 2019-12-07 European Blitz 2019 Tallinn EST 6.29 Denis Lazavik Juri Krupenski 1-0 44 Open
5473 2019-12-07 European Blitz 2019 Tallinn EST 5.29 Juri Krupenski Denis Lazavik 0-1 30 Open
5474 2019-12-07 European Blitz 2019 Tallinn EST 4.5 Evgeny Postny Denis Lazavik 1/2-1/2 65 Open
5475 2019-12-07 European Blitz 2019 Tallinn EST 3.5 Denis Lazavik Evgeny Postny 1-0 41 Open
5476 2019-12-07 European Blitz 2019 Tallinn EST 22.12 Denis Lazavik Rauf Mamedov 0-1 102 Open
5477 2019-12-07 European Blitz 2019 Tallinn EST 21.12 Rauf Mamedov Denis Lazavik 1-0 40 Open
5478 2019-12-07 European Blitz 2019 Tallinn EST 20.12 Denis Lazavik Helgi Ass Gretarsson 1-0 57 Open
5479 2019-12-07 European Blitz 2019 Tallinn EST 19.12 Helgi Ass Gretarsson Denis Lazavik 1-0 58 Open
5480 2019-12-07 European Blitz 2019 Tallinn EST 18.8 Andrey Esipenko Denis Lazavik 1-0 55 Open
5481 2019-12-07 European Blitz 2019 Tallinn EST 17.8 Denis Lazavik Andrey Esipenko 1-0 64 Open
5482 2019-12-07 European Blitz 2019 Tallinn EST 16.15 Denis Lazavik Pavel Potapov 1-0 50 Open
5483 2019-12-07 European Blitz 2019 Tallinn EST 15.15 Pavel Potapov Denis Lazavik 0-1 57 Open
5484 2019-12-07 European Blitz 2019 Tallinn EST 14.25 Valery A Loginov Denis Lazavik 1/2-1/2 84 Open
5485 2019-12-07 European Blitz 2019 Tallinn EST 13.25 Denis Lazavik Valery A Loginov 1-0 26 Open
5486 2019-12-07 European Blitz 2019 Tallinn EST 12.22 Denis Lazavik Thai Dai Van Nguyen 1/2-1/2 31 Open
5487 2019-12-07 European Blitz 2019 Tallinn EST 11.22 Thai Dai Van Nguyen Denis Lazavik 1/2-1/2 41 Open
5488 2019-12-07 European Blitz 2019 Tallinn EST 10.27 Denis Lazavik Kirill Shubin 1-0 51 Open
5489 2019-12-06 European Rapid 2019 Tallinn EST 9.7 Denis Lazavik Andrey Esipenko 1/2-1/2 31 Open
5490 2019-12-06 European Rapid 2019 Tallinn EST 8.17 Helgi Dam Ziska Denis Lazavik 0-1 44 Open
5491 2019-12-06 European Rapid 2019 Tallinn EST 13.23 Denis Lazavik Henri Pohjala 1/2-1/2 22 Open
5492 2019-12-06 European Rapid 2019 Tallinn EST 12.14 Vasily Usmanov Denis Lazavik 1-0 44 Open
5493 2019-12-06 European Rapid 2019 Tallinn EST 11.24 Denis Lazavik Alexander Potapov 1-0 89 Open
5494 2019-12-06 European Rapid 2019 Tallinn EST 10.4 Gabriel Sargissian Denis Lazavik 1-0 66 Open
5495 2019-12-05 European Rapid 2019 Tallinn EST 7.29 Denis Lazavik Andrei Shishkov 1-0 40 Open
5496 2019-12-05 European Rapid 2019 Tallinn EST 6.36 Valentin Dragnev Denis Lazavik 0-1 57 Open
5497 2019-12-05 European Rapid 2019 Tallinn EST 5.36 Denis Lazavik Valer Krutti 1/2-1/2 32 Open
5498 2019-12-05 European Rapid 2019 Tallinn EST 2.6 Mikhail Demidov Denis Lazavik 1-0 56 Open
5499 2019-11-05 World Youth U16 Olympiad Corum TUR 9.3 Mamikon Gharibyan Denis Lazavik 1/2-1/2 28 Open
5500 2019-11-04 World Youth U16 Olympiad Corum TUR 8.4 Denis Lazavik Dimitris Alexakis 1-0 45 Open
  1. vs Suri VaibhavDraw · ½–½White · 2020-02-19 · Round 1.38Aeroflot Open A 2020
  2. vs Manvel PogosianDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-02-03 · Round 9.1ch-BLR 1st 2020
  3. vs Stanislav TsyhanchukWon · 1-0White · 2020-02-02 · Round 8.4ch-BLR 1st 2020
  4. vs Maksim TsarukDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-02-01 · Round 7.3ch-BLR 1st 2020
  5. vs Valiantsin YezhelDraw · ½–½White · 2020-01-31 · Round 6.2ch-BLR 1st 2020
  6. vs Denis TrifonovWon · 0-1Black · 2020-01-30 · Round 5.4ch-BLR 1st 2020
  7. vs Anton SheremetWon · 1-0White · 2020-01-29 · Round 4.7ch-BLR 1st 2020
  8. vs Sergey VashchilovDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-01-28 · Round 3.7ch-BLR 1st 2020
  9. vs Roman LeinovDraw · ½–½White · 2020-01-27 · Round 2.4ch-BLR 1st 2020
  10. vs Artsiom BialiauskiWon · 0-1Black · 2020-01-26 · Round 1.5ch-BLR 1st 2020
  11. vs Viachaslau ZarubitskiDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-01-24 · Round 9.1Orsha GM 2020
  12. vs Tao PangDraw · ½–½White · 2020-01-23 · Round 8.1Orsha GM 2020
  13. vs Evgeny GleizerovDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-01-22 · Round 7.1Orsha GM 2020
  14. vs Leonid NozdrachevWon · 1-0White · 2020-01-21 · Round 6.1Orsha GM 2020
  15. vs Vadim MoiseenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-01-21 · Round 5.1Orsha GM 2020
  16. vs Mikhail BryakinLost · 0-1White · 2020-01-20 · Round 4.1Orsha GM 2020
  17. vs Vladislav NozdrachevWon · 0-1Black · 2020-01-19 · Round 3.1Orsha GM 2020
  18. vs Vitaly TeterevDraw · ½–½White · 2020-01-19 · Round 2.1Orsha GM 2020
  19. vs Kirill ShubinDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-12-07 · Round 9.27European Blitz 2019
  20. vs Zaven AndriasianDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-12-07 · Round 8.1European Blitz 2019
  21. vs Zaven AndriasianLost · 0-1White · 2019-12-07 · Round 7.1European Blitz 2019
  22. vs Juri KrupenskiWon · 1-0White · 2019-12-07 · Round 6.29European Blitz 2019
  23. vs Juri KrupenskiWon · 0-1Black · 2019-12-07 · Round 5.29European Blitz 2019
  24. vs Evgeny PostnyDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-12-07 · Round 4.5European Blitz 2019
  25. vs Evgeny PostnyWon · 1-0White · 2019-12-07 · Round 3.5European Blitz 2019
  26. vs Rauf MamedovLost · 0-1White · 2019-12-07 · Round 22.12European Blitz 2019
  27. vs Rauf MamedovLost · 1-0Black · 2019-12-07 · Round 21.12European Blitz 2019
  28. vs Helgi Ass GretarssonWon · 1-0White · 2019-12-07 · Round 20.12European Blitz 2019
  29. vs Helgi Ass GretarssonLost · 1-0Black · 2019-12-07 · Round 19.12European Blitz 2019
  30. vs Andrey EsipenkoLost · 1-0Black · 2019-12-07 · Round 18.8European Blitz 2019
  31. vs Andrey EsipenkoWon · 1-0White · 2019-12-07 · Round 17.8European Blitz 2019
  32. vs Pavel PotapovWon · 1-0White · 2019-12-07 · Round 16.15European Blitz 2019
  33. vs Pavel PotapovWon · 0-1Black · 2019-12-07 · Round 15.15European Blitz 2019
  34. vs Valery A LoginovDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-12-07 · Round 14.25European Blitz 2019
  35. vs Valery A LoginovWon · 1-0White · 2019-12-07 · Round 13.25European Blitz 2019
  36. vs Thai Dai Van NguyenDraw · ½–½White · 2019-12-07 · Round 12.22European Blitz 2019
  37. vs Thai Dai Van NguyenDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-12-07 · Round 11.22European Blitz 2019
  38. vs Kirill ShubinWon · 1-0White · 2019-12-07 · Round 10.27European Blitz 2019
  39. vs Andrey EsipenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2019-12-06 · Round 9.7European Rapid 2019
  40. vs Helgi Dam ZiskaWon · 0-1Black · 2019-12-06 · Round 8.17European Rapid 2019
  41. vs Henri PohjalaDraw · ½–½White · 2019-12-06 · Round 13.23European Rapid 2019
  42. vs Vasily UsmanovLost · 1-0Black · 2019-12-06 · Round 12.14European Rapid 2019
  43. vs Alexander PotapovWon · 1-0White · 2019-12-06 · Round 11.24European Rapid 2019
  44. vs Gabriel SargissianLost · 1-0Black · 2019-12-06 · Round 10.4European Rapid 2019
  45. vs Andrei ShishkovWon · 1-0White · 2019-12-05 · Round 7.29European Rapid 2019
  46. vs Valentin DragnevWon · 0-1Black · 2019-12-05 · Round 6.36European Rapid 2019
  47. vs Valer KruttiDraw · ½–½White · 2019-12-05 · Round 5.36European Rapid 2019
  48. vs Mikhail DemidovLost · 1-0Black · 2019-12-05 · Round 2.6European Rapid 2019
  49. vs Mamikon GharibyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-11-05 · Round 9.3World Youth U16 Olympiad
  50. vs Dimitris AlexakisWon · 1-0White · 2019-11-04 · Round 8.4World Youth U16 Olympiad