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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
1101 2025-12-28 World Rapid 2025 Doha QAT 12.13 Nihal Sarin Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
1102 2025-12-28 World Rapid 2025 Doha QAT 11.1 Denis Lazavik Anish Giri Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
1103 2025-12-28 World Rapid 2025 Doha QAT 10.1 Ian Nepomniachtchi Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 94 Open
1104 2025-12-27 World Rapid 2025 Doha QAT 9.14 Denis Lazavik Dmitry Andreikin Won: 1-0 76 Open
1105 2025-12-27 World Rapid 2025 Doha QAT 8.14 Denis Lazavik Praggnanandhaa R Draw: 1/2-1/2 69 Open
1106 2025-12-27 World Rapid 2025 Doha QAT 7.8 Yangyi Yu Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 77 Open
1107 2025-12-27 World Rapid 2025 Doha QAT 6.21 Denis Lazavik Jaime Santos Latasa Won: 1-0 69 Open
1108 2025-12-26 World Rapid 2025 Doha QAT 5.12 Wesley So Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
1109 2025-12-26 World Rapid 2025 Doha QAT 4.52 Denis Lazavik Sion Radamantys Galaviz Medina Won: 1-0 31 Open
1110 2025-12-26 World Rapid 2025 Doha QAT 3.18 Fabiano Caruana Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
1111 2025-12-26 World Rapid 2025 Doha QAT 2.48 Denis Lazavik Sergey Sklokin Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
1112 2025-12-26 World Rapid 2025 Doha QAT 1.9 Zanas Nainys Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 57 Open
1113 2025-12-18 1st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Parham Maghsoodloo Draw: 1/2-1/2 70 Open
1114 2025-12-18 1st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 8 Emin Ohanyan Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 50 Open
1115 2025-12-18 1st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Dmitry Gordievsky Won: 1-0 48 Open
1116 2025-12-18 1st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 6 Dmitry Andreikin Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
1117 2025-12-18 1st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Benjamin Bok Won: 1-0 82 Open
1118 2025-12-18 1st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 4 Timur Kocharin Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 41 Open
1119 2025-12-18 1st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Yuniesky Quesada Perez Won: 1-0 38 Open
1120 2025-12-18 1st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 2 George Danzer Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 46 Open
1121 2025-12-18 1st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Moksh Amit Doshi Lost: 0-1 104 Open
1122 2025-12-18 1st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Matthias Bluebaum Won: 1-0 78 Open
1123 2025-12-18 1st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 10 Zhamsaran Tsydypov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 35 Open
1124 2025-12-16 Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 9 Dmitry Andreikin Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
1125 2025-12-16 Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Matthias Bluebaum Draw: 1/2-1/2 94 Open
1126 2025-12-16 Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 7 Alexander Grischuk Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 61 Open
1127 2025-12-16 Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Samuel Sevian Won: 1-0 51 Open
1128 2025-12-16 Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 5 M. Amin Tabatabaei Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 41 Open
1129 2025-12-16 Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara Won: 1-0 52 Open
1130 2025-12-16 Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 3 Eric Hansen Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 55 Open
1131 2025-12-16 Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Lucas Cumpe Won: 1-0 60 Open
1132 2025-12-16 Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 1 Asish Panda Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 47 Open
1133 2025-12-16 Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 11 Nodirbek Yakubboev Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 113 Open
1134 2025-12-16 Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Jeffery Xiong Lost: 0-1 48 Open
1135 2025-12-11 1st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 9 Matvey Galchenko Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
1136 2025-12-11 1st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Reza Mahdavi Lost: 0-1 36 Open
1137 2025-12-11 1st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 7 Savva Vetokhin Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 35 Open
1138 2025-12-11 1st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 6 Sanan Sjugirov Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 71 Open
1139 2025-12-11 1st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Eric Hansen Won: 1-0 78 Open
1140 2025-12-11 1st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 4 Timur Kocharin Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 35 Open
1141 2025-12-11 1st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Chithambaram VR. Aravindh Lost: 0-1 38 Open
1142 2025-12-11 1st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 2 Adar Tarhan Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 42 Open
1143 2025-12-11 1st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Georgios Souleidis Won: 1-0 47 Open
1144 2025-12-11 1st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 11 Haik M. Martirosyan Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 85 Open
1145 2025-12-11 1st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Alexandros Papasimakopoulos Won: 1-0 89 Open
1146 2025-12-09 Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Andrey Esipenko Won: 1-0 48 Open
1147 2025-12-09 Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 8 Vladislav Artemiev Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
1148 2025-12-09 Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 7 Samuel Sevian Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
1149 2025-12-09 Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Mateusz Bartel Won: 1-0 37 Open
1150 2025-12-09 Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Aleksandr Shimanov Won: 1-0 52 Open
  1. vs Nihal SarinDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-12-28 · Round 12.13World Rapid 2025
  2. vs Anish GiriDraw · ½–½White · 2025-12-28 · Round 11.1World Rapid 2025
  3. vs Ian NepomniachtchiDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-12-28 · Round 10.1World Rapid 2025
  4. vs Dmitry AndreikinWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-27 · Round 9.14World Rapid 2025
  5. vs Praggnanandhaa RDraw · ½–½White · 2025-12-27 · Round 8.14World Rapid 2025
  6. vs Yangyi YuDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-12-27 · Round 7.8World Rapid 2025
  7. vs Jaime Santos LatasaWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-27 · Round 6.21World Rapid 2025
  8. vs Wesley SoDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-12-26 · Round 5.12World Rapid 2025
  9. vs Sion Radamantys Galaviz MedinaWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-26 · Round 4.52World Rapid 2025
  10. vs Fabiano CaruanaDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-12-26 · Round 3.18World Rapid 2025
  11. vs Sergey SklokinDraw · ½–½White · 2025-12-26 · Round 2.48World Rapid 2025
  12. vs Zanas NainysWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-26 · Round 1.9World Rapid 2025
  13. vs Parham MaghsoodlooDraw · ½–½White · 2025-12-18 · Round 91st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025
  14. vs Emin OhanyanWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-18 · Round 81st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025
  15. vs Dmitry GordievskyWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-18 · Round 71st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025
  16. vs Dmitry AndreikinDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-12-18 · Round 61st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025
  17. vs Benjamin BokWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-18 · Round 51st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025
  18. vs Timur KocharinWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-18 · Round 41st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025
  19. vs Yuniesky Quesada PerezWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-18 · Round 31st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025
  20. vs George DanzerWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-18 · Round 21st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025
  21. vs Moksh Amit DoshiLost · 0-1White · 2025-12-18 · Round 11st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025
  22. vs Matthias BluebaumWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-18 · Round 111st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025
  23. vs Zhamsaran TsydypovWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-18 · Round 101st 3-0 Thu 18th Dec 2025
  24. vs Dmitry AndreikinDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-12-16 · Round 9Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025
  25. vs Matthias BluebaumDraw · ½–½White · 2025-12-16 · Round 8Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025
  26. vs Alexander GrischukLost · 1-0Black · 2025-12-16 · Round 7Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025
  27. vs Samuel SevianWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-16 · Round 6Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025
  28. vs M. Amin TabatabaeiWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-16 · Round 5Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025
  29. vs Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-16 · Round 4Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025
  30. vs Eric HansenWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-16 · Round 3Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025
  31. vs Lucas CumpeWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-16 · Round 2Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025
  32. vs Asish PandaWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-16 · Round 1Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025
  33. vs Nodirbek YakubboevWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-16 · Round 11Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025
  34. vs Jeffery XiongLost · 0-1White · 2025-12-16 · Round 10Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025
  35. vs Matvey GalchenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-12-11 · Round 91st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025
  36. vs Reza MahdaviLost · 0-1White · 2025-12-11 · Round 81st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025
  37. vs Savva VetokhinWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-11 · Round 71st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025
  38. vs Sanan SjugirovDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-12-11 · Round 61st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025
  39. vs Eric HansenWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-11 · Round 51st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025
  40. vs Timur KocharinWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-11 · Round 41st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025
  41. vs Chithambaram VR. AravindhLost · 0-1White · 2025-12-11 · Round 31st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025
  42. vs Adar TarhanWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-11 · Round 21st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025
  43. vs Georgios SouleidisWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-11 · Round 11st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025
  44. vs Haik M. MartirosyanWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-11 · Round 111st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025
  45. vs Alexandros PapasimakopoulosWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-11 · Round 101st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025
  46. vs Andrey EsipenkoWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-09 · Round 9Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025
  47. vs Vladislav ArtemievDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-12-09 · Round 8Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025
  48. vs Samuel SevianDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-12-09 · Round 7Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025
  49. vs Mateusz BartelWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-09 · Round 6Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025
  50. vs Aleksandr ShimanovWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-09 · Round 5Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025

FIDE tournaments

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

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