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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
1001 2026-01-22 1st 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026 chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Mahel Boyer Lost: 0-1 42 Open
1002 2026-01-22 1st 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026 chess.com INT 2 Alexander Donchenko Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 46 Open
1003 2026-01-22 1st 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026 chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Meri Arabidze Won: 1-0 47 Open
1004 2026-01-22 1st 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026 chess.com INT 11 Matthias Bluebaum Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 95 Open
1005 2026-01-22 1st 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026 chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Bogdan-Daniel Deac Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
1006 2026-01-20 Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 9 Alexey Sarana Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
1007 2026-01-20 Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Rasmus Svane Won: 1-0 29 Open
1008 2026-01-20 Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 7 Harsha Bharathakoti Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 47 Open
1009 2026-01-20 Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 82 Open
1010 2026-01-20 Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Renato Terry Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
1011 2026-01-20 Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 4 Pranav Anand Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 40 Open
1012 2026-01-20 Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Gianmarco Leiva Won: 1-0 66 Open
1013 2026-01-20 Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 2 Guerau Masague Artero Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 25 Open
1014 2026-01-20 Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Le Phan Hoang Quan Won: 1-0 35 Open
1015 2026-01-20 Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 11 Magnus Carlsen Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 97 Open
1016 2026-01-20 Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Wesley So Won: 1-0 90 Open
1017 2026-01-15 2nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 9 Alexey Sarana Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 76 Open
1018 2026-01-15 1st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara Lost: 0-1 100 Open
1019 2026-01-15 1st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 8 Matvey Galchenko Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 66 Open
1020 2026-01-15 2nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Mahel Boyer Won: 1-0 85 Open
1021 2026-01-15 1st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 7 Gianmarco Leiva Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 11 Open
1022 2026-01-15 2nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 7 Jan-Krzysztof Duda Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
1023 2026-01-15 2nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Sanan Sjugirov Won: 1-0 35 Open
1024 2026-01-15 1st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Alexey Sarana Lost: 0-1 13 Open
1025 2026-01-15 1st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 5 Erigaisi Arjun Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 69 Open
1026 2026-01-15 2nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 5 Mahammad Muradli Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 27 Open
1027 2026-01-15 2nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Sergei Zhigalko Won: 1-0 68 Open
1028 2026-01-15 1st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Tuan Minh Le Draw: 1/2-1/2 74 Open
1029 2026-01-15 1st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 3 Nodirbek Yakubboev Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 41 Open
1030 2026-01-15 2nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 3 Vugar Rasulov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 60 Open
1031 2026-01-15 1st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Alexander Donchenko Won: 1-0 44 Open
1032 2026-01-15 2nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Maksym Dubnevych Won: 1-0 31 Open
1033 2026-01-15 1st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 1 Ward Al-Tarboush Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 31 Open
1034 2026-01-15 2nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 1 Tymur Keleberda Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 44 Open
1035 2026-01-15 1st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 11 Olexandr Bortnyk Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 40 Open
1036 2026-01-15 2nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Eric Rosen Won: 1-0 34 Open
1037 2026-01-15 2nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 10 Magnus Carlsen Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 40 Open
1038 2026-01-15 1st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 101 Open
1039 2026-01-14 Freestyle WCh Play-In Swiss 2026 chess.com INT 9 Rinat Jumabayev Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 53 Open
1040 2026-01-14 Freestyle WCh Play-In Swiss 2026 chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik V Pranav Lost: 0-1 56 Open
1041 2026-01-14 Freestyle WCh Play-In Swiss 2026 chess.com INT 7 Alexander Grischuk Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
1042 2026-01-14 Freestyle WCh Play-In Swiss 2026 chess.com INT 6 Alexey Sarana Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 90 Open
1043 2026-01-14 Freestyle WCh Play-In Swiss 2026 chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Cem Kaan Gokerkan Won: 1-0 32 Open
1044 2026-01-14 Freestyle WCh Play-In Swiss 2026 chess.com INT 4 Anton Demchenko Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 47 Open
1045 2026-01-14 Freestyle WCh Play-In Swiss 2026 chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Sergey Sklokin Won: 1-0 27 Open
1046 2026-01-14 Freestyle WCh Play-In Swiss 2026 chess.com INT 2 Nikolai Vlassov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 28 Open
1047 2026-01-14 Freestyle WCh Play-In Swiss 2026 chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Cristobal Henriquez Villagra Lost: 0-1 29 Open
1048 2026-01-13 Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Sanan Sjugirov Won: 1-0 27 Open
1049 2026-01-13 Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 8 Cristobal Henriquez Villagra Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 76 Open
1050 2026-01-13 Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Alikhan Daulet Won: 1-0 32 Open
  1. vs Mahel BoyerLost · 0-1White · 2026-01-22 · Round 31st 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026
  2. vs Alexander DonchenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-22 · Round 21st 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026
  3. vs Meri ArabidzeWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-22 · Round 11st 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026
  4. vs Matthias BluebaumWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-22 · Round 111st 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026
  5. vs Bogdan-Daniel DeacDraw · ½–½White · 2026-01-22 · Round 101st 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026
  6. vs Alexey SaranaDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-01-20 · Round 9Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026
  7. vs Rasmus SvaneWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-20 · Round 8Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026
  8. vs Harsha BharathakotiWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-20 · Round 7Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026
  9. vs Mukhammadzokhid SuyarovDraw · ½–½White · 2026-01-20 · Round 6Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026
  10. vs Renato TerryDraw · ½–½White · 2026-01-20 · Round 5Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026
  11. vs Pranav AnandWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-20 · Round 4Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026
  12. vs Gianmarco LeivaWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-20 · Round 3Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026
  13. vs Guerau Masague ArteroWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-20 · Round 2Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026
  14. vs Le Phan Hoang QuanWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-20 · Round 1Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026
  15. vs Magnus CarlsenDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-01-20 · Round 11Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026
  16. vs Wesley SoWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-20 · Round 10Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026
  17. vs Alexey SaranaWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-15 · Round 92nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  18. vs Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraLost · 0-1White · 2026-01-15 · Round 91st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  19. vs Matvey GalchenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-15 · Round 81st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  20. vs Mahel BoyerWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-15 · Round 82nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  21. vs Gianmarco LeivaWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-15 · Round 71st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  22. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-01-15 · Round 72nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  23. vs Sanan SjugirovWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-15 · Round 62nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  24. vs Alexey SaranaLost · 0-1White · 2026-01-15 · Round 61st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  25. vs Erigaisi ArjunWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-15 · Round 51st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  26. vs Mahammad MuradliWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-15 · Round 52nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  27. vs Sergei ZhigalkoWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-15 · Round 42nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  28. vs Tuan Minh LeDraw · ½–½White · 2026-01-15 · Round 41st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  29. vs Nodirbek YakubboevWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-15 · Round 31st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  30. vs Vugar RasulovWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-15 · Round 32nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  31. vs Alexander DonchenkoWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-15 · Round 21st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  32. vs Maksym DubnevychWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-15 · Round 22nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  33. vs Ward Al-TarboushWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-15 · Round 11st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  34. vs Tymur KeleberdaWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-15 · Round 12nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  35. vs Olexandr BortnykWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-15 · Round 111st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  36. vs Eric RosenWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-15 · Round 112nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  37. vs Magnus CarlsenWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-15 · Round 102nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  38. vs Mukhammadzokhid SuyarovDraw · ½–½White · 2026-01-15 · Round 101st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026
  39. vs Rinat JumabayevLost · 1-0Black · 2026-01-14 · Round 9Freestyle WCh Play-In Swiss 2026
  40. vs V PranavLost · 0-1White · 2026-01-14 · Round 8Freestyle WCh Play-In Swiss 2026
  41. vs Alexander GrischukDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-01-14 · Round 7Freestyle WCh Play-In Swiss 2026
  42. vs Alexey SaranaDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-01-14 · Round 6Freestyle WCh Play-In Swiss 2026
  43. vs Cem Kaan GokerkanWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-14 · Round 5Freestyle WCh Play-In Swiss 2026
  44. vs Anton DemchenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-14 · Round 4Freestyle WCh Play-In Swiss 2026
  45. vs Sergey SklokinWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-14 · Round 3Freestyle WCh Play-In Swiss 2026
  46. vs Nikolai VlassovWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-14 · Round 2Freestyle WCh Play-In Swiss 2026
  47. vs Cristobal Henriquez VillagraLost · 0-1White · 2026-01-14 · Round 1Freestyle WCh Play-In Swiss 2026
  48. vs Sanan SjugirovWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-13 · Round 9Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026
  49. vs Cristobal Henriquez VillagraDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-01-13 · Round 8Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026
  50. vs Alikhan DauletWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-13 · Round 7Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026

FIDE tournaments

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

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