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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
2301 2024-08-21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 8 Aram Hakobyan Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
2302 2024-08-21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Mendes Aaron Reeve Won: 1-0 39 Open
2303 2024-08-21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 6 Cem Kaan Gokerkan Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
2304 2024-08-21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Sam Shankland Won: 1-0 44 Open
2305 2024-08-21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 4 Cristobal Henriquez Villagra Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 24 Open
2306 2024-08-21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Valentyn Hulka Won: 1-0 39 Open
2307 2024-08-21 Abu Dhabi Online Final chess.com INT 3.2 Denis Lazavik Bogdan-Daniel Deac Won: 1-0 79 Open
2308 2024-08-21 Abu Dhabi Online Final chess.com INT 3.1 Bogdan-Daniel Deac Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
2309 2024-08-21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 2 Arthur De Winter Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 20 Open
2310 2024-08-21 Abu Dhabi Online Final chess.com INT 2.2 Denis Lazavik Hikaru Nakamura Lost: 0-1 46 Open
2311 2024-08-21 Abu Dhabi Online Final chess.com INT 2.1 Hikaru Nakamura Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
2312 2024-08-21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Francisco Javier Munoz Won: 1-0 63 Open
2313 2024-08-21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 11 Hikaru Nakamura Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
2314 2024-08-21 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 10 Benjamin Bok Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 69 Open
2315 2024-08-21 Abu Dhabi Online Final chess.com INT 1.2 Bardiya Daneshvar Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 46 Open
2316 2024-08-21 Abu Dhabi Online Final chess.com INT 1.1 Denis Lazavik Bardiya Daneshvar Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
2317 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Early chess.com INT 9 Murali Karthikeyan Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 26 Open
2318 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Late chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Andrew Tang Lost: 0-1 38 Open
2319 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Early chess.com INT 8 Luca Jr Moroni Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 50 Open
2320 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Late chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Kirill Klukin Won: 1-0 23 Open
2321 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Late chess.com INT 7 Viktor Shapiro Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 37 Open
2322 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Early chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Srihari L R Won: 1-0 52 Open
2323 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Late chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Simon Lamaze Draw: 1/2-1/2 64 Open
2324 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Early chess.com INT 6 Rustam Rustamov Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 66 Open
2325 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Late chess.com INT 5 Gata Kamsky Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 67 Open
2326 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Early chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Ryo Chen Won: 1-0 52 Open
2327 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Late chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Marco Riehle Won: 1-0 32 Open
2328 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Early chess.com INT 4 Vincent Rothuis Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
2329 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Late chess.com INT 3 Jaime Rey Martinez Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 55 Open
2330 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Early chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Nikita Matinian Won: 1-0 47 Open
2331 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Early chess.com INT 2 Piotr Kejna Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 39 Open
2332 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Late chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Raven Sturt Won: 1-0 54 Open
2333 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Late chess.com INT 1 Teimur Toktomushev Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 31 Open
2334 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Early chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Cristian Sanhueza Won: 1-0 49 Open
2335 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Late chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Havard Haug Lost: 0-1 41 Open
2336 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Early chess.com INT 11 Vasif Durarbayli Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 56 Open
2337 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Late chess.com INT 10 Luca Jr Moroni Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 100 Open
2338 2024-08-20 Titled Tue 20th Aug Early chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Marco Materia Lost: 0-1 26 Open
2339 2024-08-07 FIDE World Open U20 Blitz Tashkent UZB 9.1 Rudik Makarian Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 32 Open
2340 2024-08-07 FIDE World Open U20 Blitz Tashkent UZB 8.1 Denis Lazavik Kazybek Nogerbek Won: 1-0 31 Open
2341 2024-08-07 FIDE World Open U20 Blitz Tashkent UZB 7.1 Alexey Grachev Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 13 Open
2342 2024-08-07 FIDE World Open U20 Blitz Tashkent UZB 6.1 Denis Lazavik Mukhiddin Madaminov Won: 1-0 90 Open
2343 2024-08-06 FIDE World Open U20 Blitz Tashkent UZB 5.1 Denis Lazavik Maksim Tsaruk Won: 1-0 25 Open
2344 2024-08-06 FIDE World Open U20 Blitz Tashkent UZB 4.1 Jan Subelj Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 32 Open
2345 2024-08-06 FIDE World Open U20 Blitz Tashkent UZB 3.1 Aleksey Grebnev Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 6 Open
2346 2024-08-06 FIDE World Open U20 Blitz Tashkent UZB 2.1 Denis Lazavik Andrey Tsvetkov Won: 1-0 39 Open
2347 2024-08-06 FIDE World Open U20 Blitz Tashkent UZB 1.1 Artem Uskov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 61 Open
2348 2024-08-04 FIDE World Open U20 Rapid Tashkent UZB 9.5 Denis Lazavik Rudik Makarian Draw: 1/2-1/2 84 Open
2349 2024-08-04 FIDE World Open U20 Rapid Tashkent UZB 8.2 Aleksey Grebnev Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 2 Open
2350 2024-08-04 FIDE World Open U20 Rapid Tashkent UZB 7.3 Denis Lazavik Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
  1. vs Aram HakobyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-08-21 · Round 8Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  2. vs Mendes Aaron ReeveWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-21 · Round 7Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  3. vs Cem Kaan GokerkanDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-08-21 · Round 6Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  4. vs Sam ShanklandWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-21 · Round 5Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  5. vs Cristobal Henriquez VillagraWon · 0-1Black · 2024-08-21 · Round 4Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  6. vs Valentyn HulkaWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-21 · Round 3Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  7. vs Bogdan-Daniel DeacWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-21 · Round 3.2Abu Dhabi Online Final
  8. vs Bogdan-Daniel DeacDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-08-21 · Round 3.1Abu Dhabi Online Final
  9. vs Arthur De WinterWon · 0-1Black · 2024-08-21 · Round 2Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  10. vs Hikaru NakamuraLost · 0-1White · 2024-08-21 · Round 2.2Abu Dhabi Online Final
  11. vs Hikaru NakamuraDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-08-21 · Round 2.1Abu Dhabi Online Final
  12. vs Francisco Javier MunozWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-21 · Round 1Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  13. vs Hikaru NakamuraDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-08-21 · Round 11Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  14. vs Benjamin BokWon · 0-1Black · 2024-08-21 · Round 10Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  15. vs Bardiya DaneshvarWon · 0-1Black · 2024-08-21 · Round 1.2Abu Dhabi Online Final
  16. vs Bardiya DaneshvarDraw · ½–½White · 2024-08-21 · Round 1.1Abu Dhabi Online Final
  17. vs Murali KarthikeyanWon · 0-1Black · 2024-08-20 · Round 9Titled Tue 20th Aug Early
  18. vs Andrew TangLost · 0-1White · 2024-08-20 · Round 9Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
  19. vs Luca Jr MoroniWon · 0-1Black · 2024-08-20 · Round 8Titled Tue 20th Aug Early
  20. vs Kirill KlukinWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-20 · Round 8Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
  21. vs Viktor ShapiroWon · 0-1Black · 2024-08-20 · Round 7Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
  22. vs Srihari L RWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-20 · Round 7Titled Tue 20th Aug Early
  23. vs Simon LamazeDraw · ½–½White · 2024-08-20 · Round 6Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
  24. vs Rustam RustamovLost · 1-0Black · 2024-08-20 · Round 6Titled Tue 20th Aug Early
  25. vs Gata KamskyLost · 1-0Black · 2024-08-20 · Round 5Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
  26. vs Ryo ChenWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-20 · Round 5Titled Tue 20th Aug Early
  27. vs Marco RiehleWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-20 · Round 4Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
  28. vs Vincent RothuisDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-08-20 · Round 4Titled Tue 20th Aug Early
  29. vs Jaime Rey MartinezWon · 0-1Black · 2024-08-20 · Round 3Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
  30. vs Nikita MatinianWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-20 · Round 3Titled Tue 20th Aug Early
  31. vs Piotr KejnaWon · 0-1Black · 2024-08-20 · Round 2Titled Tue 20th Aug Early
  32. vs Raven SturtWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-20 · Round 2Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
  33. vs Teimur ToktomushevWon · 0-1Black · 2024-08-20 · Round 1Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
  34. vs Cristian SanhuezaWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-20 · Round 1Titled Tue 20th Aug Early
  35. vs Havard HaugLost · 0-1White · 2024-08-20 · Round 11Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
  36. vs Vasif DurarbayliWon · 0-1Black · 2024-08-20 · Round 11Titled Tue 20th Aug Early
  37. vs Luca Jr MoroniWon · 0-1Black · 2024-08-20 · Round 10Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
  38. vs Marco MateriaLost · 0-1White · 2024-08-20 · Round 10Titled Tue 20th Aug Early
  39. vs Rudik MakarianWon · 0-1Black · 2024-08-07 · Round 9.1FIDE World Open U20 Blitz
  40. vs Kazybek NogerbekWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-07 · Round 8.1FIDE World Open U20 Blitz
  41. vs Alexey GrachevDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-08-07 · Round 7.1FIDE World Open U20 Blitz
  42. vs Mukhiddin MadaminovWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-07 · Round 6.1FIDE World Open U20 Blitz
  43. vs Maksim TsarukWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-06 · Round 5.1FIDE World Open U20 Blitz
  44. vs Jan SubeljWon · 0-1Black · 2024-08-06 · Round 4.1FIDE World Open U20 Blitz
  45. vs Aleksey GrebnevDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-08-06 · Round 3.1FIDE World Open U20 Blitz
  46. vs Andrey TsvetkovWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-06 · Round 2.1FIDE World Open U20 Blitz
  47. vs Artem UskovWon · 0-1Black · 2024-08-06 · Round 1.1FIDE World Open U20 Blitz
  48. vs Rudik MakarianDraw · ½–½White · 2024-08-04 · Round 9.5FIDE World Open U20 Rapid
  49. vs Aleksey GrebnevDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-08-04 · Round 8.2FIDE World Open U20 Rapid
  50. vs Mukhammadzokhid SuyarovDraw · ½–½White · 2024-08-04 · Round 7.3FIDE World Open U20 Rapid

FIDE tournaments

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

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