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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

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
1951 2025-01-28 Titled Tue 28th Jan Early chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Luis David Jimenez Almeida Won: 1-0 27 Open
1952 2025-01-28 Titled Tue 28th Jan Late chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
1953 2025-01-28 Titled Tue 28th Jan Early chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Alireza Firouzja Lost: 0-1 59 Open
1954 2025-01-28 Titled Tue 28th Jan Late chess.com INT 10 Jules Moussard Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 42 Open
1955 2025-01-28 Titled Tue 28th Jan Early chess.com INT 10 Nikolas Theodorou Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 83 Open
1956 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Early chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Alberto Martin Fuentes Won: 1-0 57 Open
1957 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Early chess.com INT 8 Havard Haug Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 54 Open
1958 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Early chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Vladislav Kovalev Won: 1-0 53 Open
1959 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Early chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Gnel Melikyan Won: 1-0 36 Open
1960 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Early chess.com INT 5 Nitzan Steinberg Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 139 Open
1961 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Early chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Dennis Wagner Won: 1-0 48 Open
1962 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Early chess.com INT 3 Dmitry Bocharov Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
1963 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Early chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Evgenij Shuvalov Won: 1-0 49 Open
1964 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Early chess.com INT 1 Alberto Santos Flores Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 49 Open
1965 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Early chess.com INT 11 Vladimir Zakhartsov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 65 Open
1966 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Early chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Dmitry Goltsev Won: 1-0 74 Open
1967 2025-01-20 91st ch-BLR 2025 Minsk BLR 11.3 Mihail Nikitenko Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 37 Open
1968 2025-01-19 91st ch-BLR 2025 Minsk BLR 10.3 Denis Lazavik Andrey Gorovets Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
1969 2025-01-18 91st ch-BLR 2025 Minsk BLR 9.2 Artsiom Bialiauski Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 29 Open
1970 2025-01-17 91st ch-BLR 2025 Minsk BLR 8.4 Denis Lazavik Timur Gvozdev Won: 1-0 37 Open
1971 2025-01-16 91st ch-BLR 2025 Minsk BLR 7.1 Viachaslau Zarubitski Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 113 Open
1972 2025-01-15 91st ch-BLR 2025 Minsk BLR 6.5 Denis Lazavik Mikhei Navumenka Won: 1-0 33 Open
1973 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Patryk Cieslak Won: 1-0 38 Open
1974 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 8 Shamsiddin Vokhidov Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 44 Open
1975 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 7 Ihor Samunenkov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 62 Open
1976 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Maxim Matlakov Lost: 0-1 74 Open
1977 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 5 Sergey Drygalov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 31 Open
1978 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 4 Cristobal Henriquez Villagra Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 27 Open
1979 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Gleb Dudin Won: 1-0 66 Open
1980 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 2 Sahib Singh Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 47 Open
1981 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Denis Garrido Won: 1-0 28 Open
1982 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Pranesh M Won: 1-0 48 Open
1983 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 10 Velimir Ivic Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 42 Open
1984 2025-01-13 91st ch-BLR 2025 Minsk BLR 4.5 Aleksej Aleksandrov Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 56 Open
1985 2025-01-12 91st ch-BLR 2025 Minsk BLR 3.1 Denis Lazavik Mikhail Spizharny Won: 1-0 47 Open
1986 2025-01-11 91st ch-BLR 2025 Minsk BLR 2.4 Maksim Tsaruk Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
1987 2025-01-10 91st ch-BLR 2025 Minsk BLR 1.2 Denis Lazavik Artiom Stribuk Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
1988 2025-01-07 Weissenhaus Play-In KO chess.com INT 2.2 Yangyi Yu Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 35 Open
1989 2025-01-07 Weissenhaus Play-In KO chess.com INT 2.1 Denis Lazavik Yangyi Yu Lost: 0-1 58 Open
1990 2025-01-07 Weissenhaus Play-In KO chess.com INT 1.5 Denis Lazavik Wesley So Won: 1-0 74 Open
1991 2025-01-07 Weissenhaus Play-In KO chess.com INT 1.4 Wesley So Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
1992 2025-01-07 Weissenhaus Play-In KO chess.com INT 1.3 Denis Lazavik Wesley So Draw: 1/2-1/2 98 Open
1993 2025-01-07 Weissenhaus Play-In KO chess.com INT 1.2 Wesley So Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
1994 2025-01-07 Weissenhaus Play-In KO chess.com INT 1.1 Denis Lazavik Wesley So Draw: 1/2-1/2 64 Open
1995 2025-01-06 Weissenhaus Play-In Swiss chess.com INT 9 Samuel Sevian Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 73 Open
1996 2025-01-06 Weissenhaus Play-In Swiss chess.com INT 8 Bogdan-Daniel Deac Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 60 Open
1997 2025-01-06 Weissenhaus Play-In Swiss chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Jorden Van Foreest Lost: 0-1 102 Open
1998 2025-01-06 Weissenhaus Play-In Swiss chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Christopher Woojin Yoo Won: 1-0 36 Open
1999 2025-01-06 Weissenhaus Play-In Swiss chess.com INT 5 Luca Jr Moroni Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 47 Open
2000 2025-01-06 Weissenhaus Play-In Swiss chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Rasmus Svane Won: 1-0 43 Open
  1. vs Luis David Jimenez AlmeidaWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-28 · Round 1Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
  2. vs Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraDraw · ½–½White · 2025-01-28 · Round 11Titled Tue 28th Jan Late
  3. vs Alireza FirouzjaLost · 0-1White · 2025-01-28 · Round 11Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
  4. vs Jules MoussardWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-28 · Round 10Titled Tue 28th Jan Late
  5. vs Nikolas TheodorouDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-01-28 · Round 10Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
  6. vs Alberto Martin FuentesWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-21 · Round 9Titled Tue 21st Jan Early
  7. vs Havard HaugLost · 1-0Black · 2025-01-21 · Round 8Titled Tue 21st Jan Early
  8. vs Vladislav KovalevWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-21 · Round 7Titled Tue 21st Jan Early
  9. vs Gnel MelikyanWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-21 · Round 6Titled Tue 21st Jan Early
  10. vs Nitzan SteinbergLost · 1-0Black · 2025-01-21 · Round 5Titled Tue 21st Jan Early
  11. vs Dennis WagnerWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-21 · Round 4Titled Tue 21st Jan Early
  12. vs Dmitry BocharovDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-01-21 · Round 3Titled Tue 21st Jan Early
  13. vs Evgenij ShuvalovWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-21 · Round 2Titled Tue 21st Jan Early
  14. vs Alberto Santos FloresWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-21 · Round 1Titled Tue 21st Jan Early
  15. vs Vladimir ZakhartsovWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-21 · Round 11Titled Tue 21st Jan Early
  16. vs Dmitry GoltsevWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-21 · Round 10Titled Tue 21st Jan Early
  17. vs Mihail NikitenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-20 · Round 11.391st ch-BLR 2025
  18. vs Andrey GorovetsDraw · ½–½White · 2025-01-19 · Round 10.391st ch-BLR 2025
  19. vs Artsiom BialiauskiWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-18 · Round 9.291st ch-BLR 2025
  20. vs Timur GvozdevWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-17 · Round 8.491st ch-BLR 2025
  21. vs Viachaslau ZarubitskiDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-01-16 · Round 7.191st ch-BLR 2025
  22. vs Mikhei NavumenkaWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-15 · Round 6.591st ch-BLR 2025
  23. vs Patryk CieslakWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-14 · Round 9Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  24. vs Shamsiddin VokhidovLost · 1-0Black · 2025-01-14 · Round 8Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  25. vs Ihor SamunenkovWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-14 · Round 7Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  26. vs Maxim MatlakovLost · 0-1White · 2025-01-14 · Round 6Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  27. vs Sergey DrygalovWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-14 · Round 5Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  28. vs Cristobal Henriquez VillagraWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-14 · Round 4Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  29. vs Gleb DudinWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-14 · Round 3Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  30. vs Sahib SinghWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-14 · Round 2Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  31. vs Denis GarridoWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-14 · Round 1Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  32. vs Pranesh MWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-14 · Round 11Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  33. vs Velimir IvicWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-14 · Round 10Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  34. vs Aleksej AleksandrovLost · 1-0Black · 2025-01-13 · Round 4.591st ch-BLR 2025
  35. vs Mikhail SpizharnyWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-12 · Round 3.191st ch-BLR 2025
  36. vs Maksim TsarukDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-01-11 · Round 2.491st ch-BLR 2025
  37. vs Artiom StribukDraw · ½–½White · 2025-01-10 · Round 1.291st ch-BLR 2025
  38. vs Yangyi YuLost · 1-0Black · 2025-01-07 · Round 2.2Weissenhaus Play-In KO
  39. vs Yangyi YuLost · 0-1White · 2025-01-07 · Round 2.1Weissenhaus Play-In KO
  40. vs Wesley SoWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-07 · Round 1.5Weissenhaus Play-In KO
  41. vs Wesley SoDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-01-07 · Round 1.4Weissenhaus Play-In KO
  42. vs Wesley SoDraw · ½–½White · 2025-01-07 · Round 1.3Weissenhaus Play-In KO
  43. vs Wesley SoDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-01-07 · Round 1.2Weissenhaus Play-In KO
  44. vs Wesley SoDraw · ½–½White · 2025-01-07 · Round 1.1Weissenhaus Play-In KO
  45. vs Samuel SevianWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-06 · Round 9Weissenhaus Play-In Swiss
  46. vs Bogdan-Daniel DeacWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-06 · Round 8Weissenhaus Play-In Swiss
  47. vs Jorden Van ForeestLost · 0-1White · 2025-01-06 · Round 7Weissenhaus Play-In Swiss
  48. vs Christopher Woojin YooWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-06 · Round 6Weissenhaus Play-In Swiss
  49. vs Luca Jr MoroniWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-06 · Round 5Weissenhaus Play-In Swiss
  50. vs Rasmus SvaneWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-06 · Round 4Weissenhaus Play-In Swiss

FIDE tournaments

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

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