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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
1051 2026-01-13 Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 6 Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
1052 2026-01-13 Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 5 Tuan Minh Le Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 54 Open
1053 2026-01-13 Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik David Anton Guijarro Won: 1-0 64 Open
1054 2026-01-13 Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 3 Zbigniew Pakleza Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 36 Open
1055 2026-01-13 Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Ilia Iljiushenok Won: 1-0 37 Open
1056 2026-01-13 Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 1 Erik Golubovic Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 37 Open
1057 2026-01-13 Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Alexey Sarana Won: 1-0 81 Open
1058 2026-01-13 Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 10 Antoni Kozak Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 60 Open
1059 2026-01-08 1st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 9 Ian Nepomniachtchi Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
1060 2026-01-08 1st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 8 Hikaru Nakamura Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 36 Open
1061 2026-01-08 1st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Dmitrij Kollars Draw: 1/2-1/2 71 Open
1062 2026-01-08 1st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 6 Pranesh M Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 75 Open
1063 2026-01-08 1st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Renato Terry Won: 1-0 48 Open
1064 2026-01-08 1st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 4 Anton Demchenko Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 67 Open
1065 2026-01-08 1st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen Won: 1-0 42 Open
1066 2026-01-08 1st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 2 Timothe Razafindratsima Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 48 Open
1067 2026-01-08 1st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Alisher Abdsattar Won: 1-0 42 Open
1068 2026-01-08 1st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik V Pranav Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
1069 2026-01-08 1st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Samuel Sevian Won: 1-0 104 Open
1070 2026-01-06 Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Kirill Klukin Won: 1-0 32 Open
1071 2026-01-06 Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 8 Vasif Durarbayli Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 96 Open
1072 2026-01-06 Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Gianmarco Leiva Won: 1-0 22 Open
1073 2026-01-06 Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 6 Lorenzo Lodici Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 41 Open
1074 2026-01-06 Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Ward Al-Tarboush Won: 1-0 62 Open
1075 2026-01-06 Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Vache Hovakimyan Lost: 0-1 93 Open
1076 2026-01-06 Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 3 Alexandros Papasimakopoulos Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 75 Open
1077 2026-01-06 Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Volodya Torosyan Won: 1-0 55 Open
1078 2026-01-06 Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 1 Anuar Tureshbayev Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 58 Open
1079 2026-01-06 Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Rasmus Svane Lost: 0-1 45 Open
1080 2026-01-06 Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026 chess.com INT 10 Kacper Drozdowski Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 23 Open
1081 2025-12-30 World Blitz 2025 Doha QAT 19.8 Denis Lazavik Yangyi Yu Won: 1-0 51 Open
1082 2025-12-30 World Blitz 2025 Doha QAT 18.11 Quang Liem Le Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 44 Open
1083 2025-12-30 World Blitz 2025 Doha QAT 17.9 Denis Lazavik Ian Nepomniachtchi Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
1084 2025-12-30 World Blitz 2025 Doha QAT 16.13 Alireza Firouzja Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
1085 2025-12-30 World Blitz 2025 Doha QAT 15.2 Denis Lazavik Goutham Krishna H Won: 1-0 58 Open
1086 2025-12-30 World Blitz 2025 Doha QAT 14.14 Vladislav Artemiev Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
1087 2025-12-29 World Blitz 2025 Doha QAT 9.3 Thanh Tu Tran Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 44 Open
1088 2025-12-29 World Blitz 2025 Doha QAT 8.32 Denis Lazavik Mark Smirnov Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
1089 2025-12-29 World Blitz 2025 Doha QAT 7.42 Mukhiddin Madaminov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 53 Open
1090 2025-12-29 World Blitz 2025 Doha QAT 6.62 Denis Lazavik Ihor Samunenkov Won: 1-0 55 Open
1091 2025-12-29 World Blitz 2025 Doha QAT 5.41 Daniyal Sapenov Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 42 Open
1092 2025-12-29 World Blitz 2025 Doha QAT 4.62 Denis Lazavik Jingyao Tin Won: 1-0 48 Open
1093 2025-12-29 World Blitz 2025 Doha QAT 3.101 Mamikon Gharibyan Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 52 Open
1094 2025-12-29 World Blitz 2025 Doha QAT 2.61 Denis Lazavik Dau Khuong Duy Lost: 0-1 64 Open
1095 2025-12-29 World Blitz 2025 Doha QAT 13.11 Denis Lazavik Levon Aronian Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
1096 2025-12-29 World Blitz 2025 Doha QAT 12.7 Wesley So Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 34 Open
1097 2025-12-29 World Blitz 2025 Doha QAT 11.11 Denis Lazavik Olexandr Bortnyk Won: 1-0 73 Open
1098 2025-12-29 World Blitz 2025 Doha QAT 10.25 Denis Lazavik Bharath Subramaniyam H Won: 1-0 44 Open
1099 2025-12-29 World Blitz 2025 Doha QAT 1.53 Tong(QD) Xiao Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
1100 2025-12-28 World Rapid 2025 Doha QAT 13.9 Denis Lazavik Nodirbek Abdusattorov Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
  1. vs Ngoc Truong Son NguyenDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-01-13 · Round 6Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026
  2. vs Tuan Minh LeLost · 1-0Black · 2026-01-13 · Round 5Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026
  3. vs David Anton GuijarroWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-13 · Round 4Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026
  4. vs Zbigniew PaklezaWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-13 · Round 3Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026
  5. vs Ilia IljiushenokWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-13 · Round 2Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026
  6. vs Erik GolubovicWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-13 · Round 1Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026
  7. vs Alexey SaranaWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-13 · Round 11Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026
  8. vs Antoni KozakWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-13 · Round 10Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026
  9. vs Ian NepomniachtchiDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-01-08 · Round 91st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026
  10. vs Hikaru NakamuraWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-08 · Round 81st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026
  11. vs Dmitrij KollarsDraw · ½–½White · 2026-01-08 · Round 71st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026
  12. vs Pranesh MWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-08 · Round 61st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026
  13. vs Renato TerryWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-08 · Round 51st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026
  14. vs Anton DemchenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-08 · Round 41st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026
  15. vs Ngoc Truong Son NguyenWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-08 · Round 31st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026
  16. vs Timothe RazafindratsimaWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-08 · Round 21st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026
  17. vs Alisher AbdsattarWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-08 · Round 11st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026
  18. vs V PranavDraw · ½–½White · 2026-01-08 · Round 111st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026
  19. vs Samuel SevianWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-08 · Round 101st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026
  20. vs Kirill KlukinWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-06 · Round 9Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026
  21. vs Vasif DurarbayliLost · 1-0Black · 2026-01-06 · Round 8Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026
  22. vs Gianmarco LeivaWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-06 · Round 7Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026
  23. vs Lorenzo LodiciWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-06 · Round 6Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026
  24. vs Ward Al-TarboushWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-06 · Round 5Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026
  25. vs Vache HovakimyanLost · 0-1White · 2026-01-06 · Round 4Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026
  26. vs Alexandros PapasimakopoulosDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-01-06 · Round 3Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026
  27. vs Volodya TorosyanWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-06 · Round 2Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026
  28. vs Anuar TureshbayevWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-06 · Round 1Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026
  29. vs Rasmus SvaneLost · 0-1White · 2026-01-06 · Round 11Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026
  30. vs Kacper DrozdowskiWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-06 · Round 10Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026
  31. vs Yangyi YuWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-30 · Round 19.8World Blitz 2025
  32. vs Quang Liem LeWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-30 · Round 18.11World Blitz 2025
  33. vs Ian NepomniachtchiDraw · ½–½White · 2025-12-30 · Round 17.9World Blitz 2025
  34. vs Alireza FirouzjaDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-12-30 · Round 16.13World Blitz 2025
  35. vs Goutham Krishna HWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-30 · Round 15.2World Blitz 2025
  36. vs Vladislav ArtemievDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-12-30 · Round 14.14World Blitz 2025
  37. vs Thanh Tu TranWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-29 · Round 9.3World Blitz 2025
  38. vs Mark SmirnovDraw · ½–½White · 2025-12-29 · Round 8.32World Blitz 2025
  39. vs Mukhiddin MadaminovWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-29 · Round 7.42World Blitz 2025
  40. vs Ihor SamunenkovWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-29 · Round 6.62World Blitz 2025
  41. vs Daniyal SapenovLost · 1-0Black · 2025-12-29 · Round 5.41World Blitz 2025
  42. vs Jingyao TinWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-29 · Round 4.62World Blitz 2025
  43. vs Mamikon GharibyanWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-29 · Round 3.101World Blitz 2025
  44. vs Dau Khuong DuyLost · 0-1White · 2025-12-29 · Round 2.61World Blitz 2025
  45. vs Levon AronianDraw · ½–½White · 2025-12-29 · Round 13.11World Blitz 2025
  46. vs Wesley SoLost · 1-0Black · 2025-12-29 · Round 12.7World Blitz 2025
  47. vs Olexandr BortnykWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-29 · Round 11.11World Blitz 2025
  48. vs Bharath Subramaniyam HWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-29 · Round 10.25World Blitz 2025
  49. vs Tong(QD) XiaoDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-12-29 · Round 1.53World Blitz 2025
  50. vs Nodirbek AbdusattorovDraw · ½–½White · 2025-12-28 · Round 13.9World Rapid 2025

FIDE tournaments

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

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