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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
1151 2025-12-09 Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 4 Maciej Klekowski Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 24 Open
1152 2025-12-09 Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Chithambaram VR. Aravindh Won: 1-0 89 Open
1153 2025-12-09 Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 2 Balazs Csonka Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 63 Open
1154 2025-12-09 Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Alisher Abdsattar Won: 1-0 29 Open
1155 2025-12-09 Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Alexey Sarana Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
1156 2025-12-09 Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 10 Hikaru Nakamura Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 114 Open
1157 2025-12-04 1st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Anish Giri Won: 1-0 38 Open
1158 2025-12-04 1st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 8 Reza Mahdavi Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 48 Open
1159 2025-12-04 1st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Anthony Atanasov Won: 1-0 63 Open
1160 2025-12-04 1st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 6 Alexander Rustemov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 75 Open
1161 2025-12-04 1st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Haik M. Martirosyan Lost: 0-1 58 Open
1162 2025-12-04 1st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 4 M. Amin Tabatabaei Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
1163 2025-12-04 1st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Jonas Buhl Bjerre Won: 1-0 68 Open
1164 2025-12-04 1st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 2 Juan Carlos Obregon Rivero Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 37 Open
1165 2025-12-04 1st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Ward Al-Tarboush Won: 1-0 27 Open
1166 2025-12-04 1st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Vladislav Artemiev Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
1167 2025-12-04 1st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025 chess.com INT 10 Hikaru Nakamura Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 41 Open
1168 2025-12-02 Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025 chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Kevin George Won: 1-0 50 Open
1169 2025-12-02 Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025 chess.com INT 8 Martyn Kravtsiv Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 30 Open
1170 2025-12-02 Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025 chess.com INT 7 Jan-Krzysztof Duda Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 46 Open
1171 2025-12-02 Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025 chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Quang Liem Le Won: 1-0 35 Open
1172 2025-12-02 Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025 chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Maciej Klekowski Won: 1-0 82 Open
1173 2025-12-02 Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025 chess.com INT 4 Luong Vu Nguyen Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 60 Open
1174 2025-12-02 Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025 chess.com INT 3 Kushagra Jain Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 54 Open
1175 2025-12-02 Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025 chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Marcel Winkels Won: 1-0 32 Open
1176 2025-12-02 Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025 chess.com INT 1 Stanislaw Korszanski Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
1177 2025-12-02 Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025 chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Jakub Kosakowski Won: 1-0 29 Open
1178 2025-12-02 Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025 chess.com INT 10 Nitzan Steinberg Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
1179 2025-11-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Chithambaram VR. Aravindh Won: 1-0 75 Open
1180 2025-11-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Samuel Sevian Won: 1-0 52 Open
1181 2025-11-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 7 Hikaru Nakamura Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
1182 2025-11-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 6 Sina Movahed Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 34 Open
1183 2025-11-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara Won: 1-0 56 Open
1184 2025-11-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 4 Rustam Rustamov Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 83 Open
1185 2025-11-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Matvey Galchenko Won: 1-0 43 Open
1186 2025-11-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 2 Timothe Razafindratsima Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 33 Open
1187 2025-11-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Huseyin Said Deveci Won: 1-0 31 Open
1188 2025-11-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Vladislav Artemiev Lost: 0-1 70 Open
1189 2025-11-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 10 Alexey Sarana Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 59 Open
1190 2025-11-25 Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Alexey Sarana Won: 1-0 46 Open
1191 2025-11-25 Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 8 Artin Ashraf Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 96 Open
1192 2025-11-25 Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Rasmus Svane Won: 1-0 66 Open
1193 2025-11-25 Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Pranesh M Lost: 0-1 71 Open
1194 2025-11-25 Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 5 Etienne Bacrot Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 34 Open
1195 2025-11-25 Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Aryan Tari Won: 1-0 78 Open
1196 2025-11-25 Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 3 Nodar Lortkipanidze Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 91 Open
1197 2025-11-25 Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Frederick Waldhausen Gordon Won: 1-0 39 Open
1198 2025-11-25 Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 1 Ilija Stanojevic Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 42 Open
1199 2025-11-25 Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 11 Vladislav Artemiev Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
1200 2025-11-25 Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025 chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Magnus Carlsen Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
  1. vs Maciej KlekowskiWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-09 · Round 4Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025
  2. vs Chithambaram VR. AravindhWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-09 · Round 3Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025
  3. vs Balazs CsonkaWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-09 · Round 2Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025
  4. vs Alisher AbdsattarWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-09 · Round 1Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025
  5. vs Alexey SaranaDraw · ½–½White · 2025-12-09 · Round 11Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025
  6. vs Hikaru NakamuraDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-12-09 · Round 10Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025
  7. vs Anish GiriWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-04 · Round 91st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025
  8. vs Reza MahdaviWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-04 · Round 81st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025
  9. vs Anthony AtanasovWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-04 · Round 71st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025
  10. vs Alexander RustemovWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-04 · Round 61st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025
  11. vs Haik M. MartirosyanLost · 0-1White · 2025-12-04 · Round 51st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025
  12. vs M. Amin TabatabaeiDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-12-04 · Round 41st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025
  13. vs Jonas Buhl BjerreWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-04 · Round 31st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025
  14. vs Juan Carlos Obregon RiveroWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-04 · Round 21st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025
  15. vs Ward Al-TarboushWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-04 · Round 11st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025
  16. vs Vladislav ArtemievDraw · ½–½White · 2025-12-04 · Round 111st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025
  17. vs Hikaru NakamuraWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-04 · Round 101st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025
  18. vs Kevin GeorgeWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-02 · Round 9Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025
  19. vs Martyn KravtsivLost · 1-0Black · 2025-12-02 · Round 8Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025
  20. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaLost · 1-0Black · 2025-12-02 · Round 7Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025
  21. vs Quang Liem LeWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-02 · Round 6Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025
  22. vs Maciej KlekowskiWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-02 · Round 5Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025
  23. vs Luong Vu NguyenWon · 0-1Black · 2025-12-02 · Round 4Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025
  24. vs Kushagra JainDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-12-02 · Round 3Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025
  25. vs Marcel WinkelsWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-02 · Round 2Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025
  26. vs Stanislaw KorszanskiDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-12-02 · Round 1Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025
  27. vs Jakub KosakowskiWon · 1-0White · 2025-12-02 · Round 11Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025
  28. vs Nitzan SteinbergDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-12-02 · Round 10Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025
  29. vs Chithambaram VR. AravindhWon · 1-0White · 2025-11-27 · Round 91st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025
  30. vs Samuel SevianWon · 1-0White · 2025-11-27 · Round 81st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025
  31. vs Hikaru NakamuraDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-11-27 · Round 71st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025
  32. vs Sina MovahedWon · 0-1Black · 2025-11-27 · Round 61st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025
  33. vs Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraWon · 1-0White · 2025-11-27 · Round 51st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025
  34. vs Rustam RustamovDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-11-27 · Round 41st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025
  35. vs Matvey GalchenkoWon · 1-0White · 2025-11-27 · Round 31st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025
  36. vs Timothe RazafindratsimaWon · 0-1Black · 2025-11-27 · Round 21st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025
  37. vs Huseyin Said DeveciWon · 1-0White · 2025-11-27 · Round 11st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025
  38. vs Vladislav ArtemievLost · 0-1White · 2025-11-27 · Round 111st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025
  39. vs Alexey SaranaWon · 0-1Black · 2025-11-27 · Round 101st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025
  40. vs Alexey SaranaWon · 1-0White · 2025-11-25 · Round 9Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025
  41. vs Artin AshrafWon · 0-1Black · 2025-11-25 · Round 8Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025
  42. vs Rasmus SvaneWon · 1-0White · 2025-11-25 · Round 7Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025
  43. vs Pranesh MLost · 0-1White · 2025-11-25 · Round 6Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025
  44. vs Etienne BacrotWon · 0-1Black · 2025-11-25 · Round 5Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025
  45. vs Aryan TariWon · 1-0White · 2025-11-25 · Round 4Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025
  46. vs Nodar LortkipanidzeWon · 0-1Black · 2025-11-25 · Round 3Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025
  47. vs Frederick Waldhausen GordonWon · 1-0White · 2025-11-25 · Round 2Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025
  48. vs Ilija StanojevicWon · 0-1Black · 2025-11-25 · Round 1Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025
  49. vs Vladislav ArtemievDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-11-25 · Round 11Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025
  50. vs Magnus CarlsenDraw · ½–½White · 2025-11-25 · Round 10Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025

FIDE tournaments

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

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