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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
2051 2024-12-17 CCT Final RR 2024 Oslo NOR 1.1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
2052 2024-12-03 Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early chess.com INT 9 Hikaru Nakamura Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 77 Open
2053 2024-12-03 Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early chess.com INT 8 Javokhir Sindarov Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 19 Open
2054 2024-12-03 Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Tong(QD) Xiao Won: 1-0 33 Open
2055 2024-12-03 Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Murad Ibrahimli Won: 1-0 44 Open
2056 2024-12-03 Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early chess.com INT 5 Chithambaram VR. Aravindh Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 46 Open
2057 2024-12-03 Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Artem Bardyk Won: 1-0 27 Open
2058 2024-12-03 Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early chess.com INT 3 Mark Smirnov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 42 Open
2059 2024-12-03 Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Mika Karttunen Won: 1-0 59 Open
2060 2024-12-03 Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early chess.com INT 1 Reinis Paikens Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 74 Open
2061 2024-12-03 Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Alexey Sarana Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
2062 2024-12-03 Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Anish Giri Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
2063 2024-11-26 Titled Tue 26th Nov Early chess.com INT 9 Olexandr Bortnyk Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 58 Open
2064 2024-11-26 Titled Tue 26th Nov Early chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Bojan Maksimovic Won: 1-0 53 Open
2065 2024-11-26 Titled Tue 26th Nov Early chess.com INT 7 Patryk Cieslak Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 55 Open
2066 2024-11-26 Titled Tue 26th Nov Early chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Roberto Junio Brito Molina Won: 1-0 15 Open
2067 2024-11-26 Titled Tue 26th Nov Early chess.com INT 5 Reza Mahdavi Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 41 Open
2068 2024-11-26 Titled Tue 26th Nov Early chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Ivan Yeletsky Won: 1-0 52 Open
2069 2024-11-26 Titled Tue 26th Nov Early chess.com INT 3 Tyhran Ambartsumian Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 67 Open
2070 2024-11-26 Titled Tue 26th Nov Early chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Nikhil Dixit Won: 1-0 36 Open
2071 2024-11-26 Titled Tue 26th Nov Early chess.com INT 1 Henning Holinka Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 46 Open
2072 2024-11-26 Titled Tue 26th Nov Early chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Magnus Carlsen Lost: 0-1 47 Open
2073 2024-11-26 Titled Tue 26th Nov Early chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Hikaru Nakamura Won: 1-0 45 Open
2074 2024-11-19 Titled Tue 19th Nov Early chess.com INT 9 Magnus Carlsen Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 45 Open
2075 2024-11-19 Titled Tue 19th Nov Early chess.com INT 8 Grigoriy Oparin Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
2076 2024-11-19 Titled Tue 19th Nov Early chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Matthias Bluebaum Won: 1-0 67 Open
2077 2024-11-19 Titled Tue 19th Nov Early chess.com INT 6 Tuan Minh Le Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 68 Open
2078 2024-11-19 Titled Tue 19th Nov Early chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Aleksandr Shimanov Won: 1-0 47 Open
2079 2024-11-19 Titled Tue 19th Nov Early chess.com INT 4 Vjacheslav Weetik Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 36 Open
2080 2024-11-19 Titled Tue 19th Nov Early chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Andriy Klymchuk Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
2081 2024-11-19 Titled Tue 19th Nov Early chess.com INT 2 Matthias Dann Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 62 Open
2082 2024-11-19 Titled Tue 19th Nov Early chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Igor Musial Won: 1-0 22 Open
2083 2024-11-19 Titled Tue 19th Nov Early chess.com INT 11 Christopher Woojin Yoo Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
2084 2024-11-19 Titled Tue 19th Nov Early chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Francesco Sonis Won: 1-0 43 Open
2085 2024-11-12 Titled Tue 12th Nov Early chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Olexandr Bortnyk Won: 1-0 58 Open
2086 2024-11-12 Titled Tue 12th Nov Early chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Sam Shankland Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
2087 2024-11-12 Titled Tue 12th Nov Early chess.com INT 7 Javokhir Sindarov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 30 Open
2088 2024-11-12 Titled Tue 12th Nov Early chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Abtin Atakhan Won: 1-0 50 Open
2089 2024-11-12 Titled Tue 12th Nov Early chess.com INT 5 Evgeny Postny Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 39 Open
2090 2024-11-12 Titled Tue 12th Nov Early chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Taran Idnani Won: 1-0 31 Open
2091 2024-11-12 Titled Tue 12th Nov Early chess.com INT 3 Ewa Barwinska Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 25 Open
2092 2024-11-12 Titled Tue 12th Nov Early chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Ramon Jr. Manon-og Won: 1-0 39 Open
2093 2024-11-12 Titled Tue 12th Nov Early chess.com INT 1 Robert Ernst Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 50 Open
2094 2024-11-12 Titled Tue 12th Nov Early chess.com INT 11 Hikaru Nakamura Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 57 Open
2095 2024-11-12 Titled Tue 12th Nov Early chess.com INT 10 Reza Mahdavi Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 54 Open
2096 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Early chess.com INT 9 Velimir Ivic Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
2097 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Early chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Alireza Firouzja Lost: 0-1 52 Open
2098 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Early chess.com INT 7 Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 118 Open
2099 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Early chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Alan Pichot Won: 1-0 45 Open
2100 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Early chess.com INT 5 Arsen Kukhmazov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 53 Open
  1. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-12-17 · Round 1.1CCT Final RR 2024
  2. vs Hikaru NakamuraWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-03 · Round 9Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early
  3. vs Javokhir SindarovDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-12-03 · Round 8Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early
  4. vs Tong(QD) XiaoWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-03 · Round 7Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early
  5. vs Murad IbrahimliWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-03 · Round 6Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early
  6. vs Chithambaram VR. AravindhWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-03 · Round 5Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early
  7. vs Artem BardykWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-03 · Round 4Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early
  8. vs Mark SmirnovWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-03 · Round 3Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early
  9. vs Mika KarttunenWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-03 · Round 2Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early
  10. vs Reinis PaikensWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-03 · Round 1Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early
  11. vs Alexey SaranaDraw · ½–½White · 2024-12-03 · Round 11Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early
  12. vs Anish GiriDraw · ½–½White · 2024-12-03 · Round 10Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early
  13. vs Olexandr BortnykWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-26 · Round 9Titled Tue 26th Nov Early
  14. vs Bojan MaksimovicWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-26 · Round 8Titled Tue 26th Nov Early
  15. vs Patryk CieslakWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-26 · Round 7Titled Tue 26th Nov Early
  16. vs Roberto Junio Brito MolinaWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-26 · Round 6Titled Tue 26th Nov Early
  17. vs Reza MahdaviLost · 1-0Black · 2024-11-26 · Round 5Titled Tue 26th Nov Early
  18. vs Ivan YeletskyWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-26 · Round 4Titled Tue 26th Nov Early
  19. vs Tyhran AmbartsumianWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-26 · Round 3Titled Tue 26th Nov Early
  20. vs Nikhil DixitWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-26 · Round 2Titled Tue 26th Nov Early
  21. vs Henning HolinkaWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-26 · Round 1Titled Tue 26th Nov Early
  22. vs Magnus CarlsenLost · 0-1White · 2024-11-26 · Round 11Titled Tue 26th Nov Early
  23. vs Hikaru NakamuraWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-26 · Round 10Titled Tue 26th Nov Early
  24. vs Magnus CarlsenLost · 1-0Black · 2024-11-19 · Round 9Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
  25. vs Grigoriy OparinDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-11-19 · Round 8Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
  26. vs Matthias BluebaumWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-19 · Round 7Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
  27. vs Tuan Minh LeWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-19 · Round 6Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
  28. vs Aleksandr ShimanovWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-19 · Round 5Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
  29. vs Vjacheslav WeetikWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-19 · Round 4Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
  30. vs Andriy KlymchukDraw · ½–½White · 2024-11-19 · Round 3Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
  31. vs Matthias DannWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-19 · Round 2Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
  32. vs Igor MusialWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-19 · Round 1Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
  33. vs Christopher Woojin YooDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-11-19 · Round 11Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
  34. vs Francesco SonisWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-19 · Round 10Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
  35. vs Olexandr BortnykWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-12 · Round 9Titled Tue 12th Nov Early
  36. vs Sam ShanklandDraw · ½–½White · 2024-11-12 · Round 8Titled Tue 12th Nov Early
  37. vs Javokhir SindarovWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-12 · Round 7Titled Tue 12th Nov Early
  38. vs Abtin AtakhanWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-12 · Round 6Titled Tue 12th Nov Early
  39. vs Evgeny PostnyWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-12 · Round 5Titled Tue 12th Nov Early
  40. vs Taran IdnaniWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-12 · Round 4Titled Tue 12th Nov Early
  41. vs Ewa BarwinskaWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-12 · Round 3Titled Tue 12th Nov Early
  42. vs Ramon Jr. Manon-ogWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-12 · Round 2Titled Tue 12th Nov Early
  43. vs Robert ErnstLost · 1-0Black · 2024-11-12 · Round 1Titled Tue 12th Nov Early
  44. vs Hikaru NakamuraLost · 1-0Black · 2024-11-12 · Round 11Titled Tue 12th Nov Early
  45. vs Reza MahdaviWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-12 · Round 10Titled Tue 12th Nov Early
  46. vs Velimir IvicDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-11-05 · Round 9Titled Tue 5th Nov Early
  47. vs Alireza FirouzjaLost · 0-1White · 2024-11-05 · Round 8Titled Tue 5th Nov Early
  48. vs Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-11-05 · Round 7Titled Tue 5th Nov Early
  49. vs Alan PichotWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-05 · Round 6Titled Tue 5th Nov Early
  50. vs Arsen KukhmazovWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-05 · Round 5Titled Tue 5th Nov Early

FIDE tournaments

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

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