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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
2601 2024-05-12 Chess.com Classic Div 1 L chess.com INT 2.1 Alireza Firouzja Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 21 Open
2602 2024-05-11 Chess.com Classic Div 1 W chess.com INT 2.4 Denis Lazavik Magnus Carlsen Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
2603 2024-05-11 Chess.com Classic Div 1 W chess.com INT 2.3 Magnus Carlsen Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
2604 2024-05-11 Chess.com Classic Div 1 W chess.com INT 2.2 Denis Lazavik Magnus Carlsen Draw: 1/2-1/2 84 Open
2605 2024-05-11 Chess.com Classic Div 1 W chess.com INT 2.1 Magnus Carlsen Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 70 Open
2606 2024-05-10 Chess.com Classic Div 1 W chess.com INT 1.4 Ian Nepomniachtchi Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
2607 2024-05-10 Chess.com Classic Div 1 W chess.com INT 1.3 Denis Lazavik Ian Nepomniachtchi Won: 1-0 63 Open
2608 2024-05-10 Chess.com Classic Div 1 W chess.com INT 1.2 Ian Nepomniachtchi Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 77 Open
2609 2024-05-10 Chess.com Classic Div 1 W chess.com INT 1.1 Denis Lazavik Ian Nepomniachtchi Won: 1-0 25 Open
2610 2024-05-09 Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1 chess.com INT 2.5 Denis Lazavik Andrey Esipenko Won: 1-0 49 Open
2611 2024-05-09 Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1 chess.com INT 2.4 Andrey Esipenko Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
2612 2024-05-09 Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1 chess.com INT 2.3 Denis Lazavik Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
2613 2024-05-09 Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1 chess.com INT 2.2 Andrey Esipenko Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
2614 2024-05-09 Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1 chess.com INT 2.1 Denis Lazavik Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
2615 2024-05-08 TCh-RUS Premier 2024 Sochi RUS 7.1 Denis Lazavik Dmitry Bocharov Won: 1-0 65 Open
2616 2024-05-07 TCh-RUS Premier 2024 Sochi RUS 6.25 Dmitrij Rodin Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
2617 2024-05-06 TCh-RUS Premier 2024 Sochi RUS 5.7 Denis Lazavik Timur Gareyev Won: 1-0 67 Open
2618 2024-05-04 TCh-RUS Premier 2024 Sochi RUS 4.19 David Paravyan Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 29 Open
2619 2024-05-03 TCh-RUS Premier 2024 Sochi RUS 3.13 Denis Lazavik Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
2620 2024-05-02 TCh-RUS Premier 2024 Sochi RUS 2.13 Ivan Yeletsky Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 24 Open
2621 2024-05-01 TCh-RUS Premier 2024 Sochi RUS 1.19 Denis Lazavik Dmitry Kryakvin Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
2622 2024-04-23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Matvey Galchenko Won: 1-0 37 Open
2623 2024-04-23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early chess.com INT 8 Samvel Ter-Sahakyan Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 36 Open
2624 2024-04-23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Artin Ashraf Won: 1-0 56 Open
2625 2024-04-23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Mateusz Bartel Won: 1-0 53 Open
2626 2024-04-23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early chess.com INT 5 Alan Pichot Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
2627 2024-04-23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Gokhale Rishabh Chandrashekhar Won: 1-0 69 Open
2628 2024-04-23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early chess.com INT 3 Balazs Csonka Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 54 Open
2629 2024-04-23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Gerson Principe Won: 1-0 18 Open
2630 2024-04-23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early chess.com INT 1 Alexander Reprintsev Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 39 Open
2631 2024-04-23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Rauf Mamedov Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
2632 2024-04-23 Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early chess.com INT 10 Vasif Durarbayli Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 29 Open
2633 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Late chess.com INT 9 Matthias Bluebaum Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
2634 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early chess.com INT 9 Sergei Zhigalko Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 44 Open
2635 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Alan Pichot Won: 1-0 43 Open
2636 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Late chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Thomas Beerdsen Lost: 0-1 55 Open
2637 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early chess.com INT 7 Pa Iniyan Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 79 Open
2638 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Late chess.com INT 7 Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 34 Open
2639 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Late chess.com INT 6 Maksim Chigaev Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 41 Open
2640 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Artem Galaktionov Won: 1-0 49 Open
2641 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Late chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Vasif Durarbayli Won: 1-0 43 Open
2642 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early chess.com INT 5 Krzysztof Jakubowski Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 41 Open
2643 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Late chess.com INT 4 John Bartholomew Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 51 Open
2644 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Sergei Iskusnyh Won: 1-0 51 Open
2645 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early chess.com INT 3 Levente Marosi Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 75 Open
2646 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Late chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik David Brodsky Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
2647 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Late chess.com INT 2 Sergio Guerrero Olmos Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 47 Open
2648 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Gerson Principe Draw: 1/2-1/2 70 Open
2649 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early chess.com INT 1 Inayat Bolat Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 26 Open
2650 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Late chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Asish Panda Won: 1-0 73 Open
  1. vs Alireza FirouzjaLost · 1-0Black · 2024-05-12 · Round 2.1Chess.com Classic Div 1 L
  2. vs Magnus CarlsenDraw · ½–½White · 2024-05-11 · Round 2.4Chess.com Classic Div 1 W
  3. vs Magnus CarlsenDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-11 · Round 2.3Chess.com Classic Div 1 W
  4. vs Magnus CarlsenDraw · ½–½White · 2024-05-11 · Round 2.2Chess.com Classic Div 1 W
  5. vs Magnus CarlsenLost · 1-0Black · 2024-05-11 · Round 2.1Chess.com Classic Div 1 W
  6. vs Ian NepomniachtchiDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-10 · Round 1.4Chess.com Classic Div 1 W
  7. vs Ian NepomniachtchiWon · 1-0White · 2024-05-10 · Round 1.3Chess.com Classic Div 1 W
  8. vs Ian NepomniachtchiLost · 1-0Black · 2024-05-10 · Round 1.2Chess.com Classic Div 1 W
  9. vs Ian NepomniachtchiWon · 1-0White · 2024-05-10 · Round 1.1Chess.com Classic Div 1 W
  10. vs Andrey EsipenkoWon · 1-0White · 2024-05-09 · Round 2.5Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1
  11. vs Andrey EsipenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-09 · Round 2.4Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1
  12. vs Andrey EsipenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2024-05-09 · Round 2.3Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1
  13. vs Andrey EsipenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-09 · Round 2.2Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1
  14. vs Andrey EsipenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2024-05-09 · Round 2.1Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1
  15. vs Dmitry BocharovWon · 1-0White · 2024-05-08 · Round 7.1TCh-RUS Premier 2024
  16. vs Dmitrij RodinDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-07 · Round 6.25TCh-RUS Premier 2024
  17. vs Timur GareyevWon · 1-0White · 2024-05-06 · Round 5.7TCh-RUS Premier 2024
  18. vs David ParavyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-04 · Round 4.19TCh-RUS Premier 2024
  19. vs Andrey EsipenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2024-05-03 · Round 3.13TCh-RUS Premier 2024
  20. vs Ivan YeletskyDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-02 · Round 2.13TCh-RUS Premier 2024
  21. vs Dmitry KryakvinDraw · ½–½White · 2024-05-01 · Round 1.19TCh-RUS Premier 2024
  22. vs Matvey GalchenkoWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-23 · Round 9Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
  23. vs Samvel Ter-SahakyanLost · 1-0Black · 2024-04-23 · Round 8Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
  24. vs Artin AshrafWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-23 · Round 7Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
  25. vs Mateusz BartelWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-23 · Round 6Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
  26. vs Alan PichotDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-04-23 · Round 5Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
  27. vs Gokhale Rishabh ChandrashekharWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-23 · Round 4Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
  28. vs Balazs CsonkaDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-04-23 · Round 3Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
  29. vs Gerson PrincipeWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-23 · Round 2Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
  30. vs Alexander ReprintsevWon · 0-1Black · 2024-04-23 · Round 1Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
  31. vs Rauf MamedovDraw · ½–½White · 2024-04-23 · Round 11Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
  32. vs Vasif DurarbayliWon · 0-1Black · 2024-04-23 · Round 10Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
  33. vs Matthias BluebaumDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-04-16 · Round 9Titled Tue 16th Apr Late
  34. vs Sergei ZhigalkoWon · 0-1Black · 2024-04-16 · Round 9Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
  35. vs Alan PichotWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-16 · Round 8Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
  36. vs Thomas BeerdsenLost · 0-1White · 2024-04-16 · Round 8Titled Tue 16th Apr Late
  37. vs Pa IniyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-04-16 · Round 7Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
  38. vs Jose Carlos Ibarra JerezWon · 0-1Black · 2024-04-16 · Round 7Titled Tue 16th Apr Late
  39. vs Maksim ChigaevWon · 0-1Black · 2024-04-16 · Round 6Titled Tue 16th Apr Late
  40. vs Artem GalaktionovWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-16 · Round 6Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
  41. vs Vasif DurarbayliWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-16 · Round 5Titled Tue 16th Apr Late
  42. vs Krzysztof JakubowskiWon · 0-1Black · 2024-04-16 · Round 5Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
  43. vs John BartholomewWon · 0-1Black · 2024-04-16 · Round 4Titled Tue 16th Apr Late
  44. vs Sergei IskusnyhWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-16 · Round 4Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
  45. vs Levente MarosiDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-04-16 · Round 3Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
  46. vs David BrodskyDraw · ½–½White · 2024-04-16 · Round 3Titled Tue 16th Apr Late
  47. vs Sergio Guerrero OlmosWon · 0-1Black · 2024-04-16 · Round 2Titled Tue 16th Apr Late
  48. vs Gerson PrincipeDraw · ½–½White · 2024-04-16 · Round 2Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
  49. vs Inayat BolatWon · 0-1Black · 2024-04-16 · Round 1Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
  50. vs Asish PandaWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-16 · Round 1Titled Tue 16th Apr Late

FIDE tournaments

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

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