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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
2651 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early chess.com INT 11 Matvey Galchenko Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 79 Open
2652 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Late chess.com INT 11 Bogdan-Daniel Deac Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 37 Open
2653 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Late chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Adam Kozak Won: 1-0 49 Open
2654 2024-04-16 Titled Tue 16th Apr Early chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Jaime Santos Latasa Lost: 0-1 19 Open
2655 2024-04-09 Titled Tue 9th Apr Early chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Jan-Krzysztof Duda Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
2656 2024-04-09 Titled Tue 9th Apr Early chess.com INT 8 Dmitry Andreikin Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 72 Open
2657 2024-04-09 Titled Tue 9th Apr Early chess.com INT 7 Pranesh M Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 42 Open
2658 2024-04-09 Titled Tue 9th Apr Early chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Alan Pichot Won: 1-0 36 Open
2659 2024-04-09 Titled Tue 9th Apr Early chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Brandon G I Clarke Won: 1-0 47 Open
2660 2024-04-09 Titled Tue 9th Apr Early chess.com INT 4 Roman Yanchenko Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
2661 2024-04-09 Titled Tue 9th Apr Early chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Roman Kezin Won: 1-0 50 Open
2662 2024-04-09 Titled Tue 9th Apr Early chess.com INT 2 Valery Skatchkov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 33 Open
2663 2024-04-09 Titled Tue 9th Apr Early chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Roberto Al Avila Bautista Won: 1-0 29 Open
2664 2024-04-09 Titled Tue 9th Apr Early chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Eray Kilic Lost: 0-1 72 Open
2665 2024-04-09 Titled Tue 9th Apr Early chess.com INT 10 Alvar Alonso Rosell Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 59 Open
2666 2024-04-02 Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early chess.com INT 9 Vjacheslav Weetik Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 46 Open
2667 2024-04-02 Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early chess.com INT 8 Gata Kamsky Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 46 Open
2668 2024-04-02 Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Pavel Eljanov Won: 1-0 57 Open
2669 2024-04-02 Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Suleyman Suleymanli Won: 1-0 59 Open
2670 2024-04-02 Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early chess.com INT 5 Roman Yanchenko Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 96 Open
2671 2024-04-02 Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early chess.com INT 4 Sergei Zhigalko Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
2672 2024-04-02 Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Dmitriy Kushko Won: 1-0 52 Open
2673 2024-04-02 Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early chess.com INT 2 Viktor Shapiro Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 36 Open
2674 2024-04-02 Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Justin Liang Won: 1-0 21 Open
2675 2024-04-02 Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Jonas Buhl Bjerre Won: 1-0 39 Open
2676 2024-04-02 Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Yuriy Kuzubov Won: 1-0 32 Open
2677 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early chess.com INT 9 Sanan Sjugirov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 67 Open
2678 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early chess.com INT 8 Vasif Durarbayli Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 50 Open
2679 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Luca Jr Moroni Won: 1-0 25 Open
2680 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early chess.com INT 6 Gata Kamsky Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
2681 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Yuriy Kuzubov Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
2682 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Etienne Bacrot Won: 1-0 25 Open
2683 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early chess.com INT 3 Volodymyr Onyshchuk Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 47 Open
2684 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Maksym Dubnevych Won: 1-0 40 Open
2685 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early chess.com INT 1 Kanan Hajiyev Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 45 Open
2686 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early chess.com INT 11 Hikaru Nakamura Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
2687 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Alireza Firouzja Won: 1-0 64 Open
2688 2024-03-19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Late chess.com INT 9 Xiangyu Xu Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 51 Open
2689 2024-03-19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Early chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Hikaru Nakamura Draw: 1/2-1/2 73 Open
2690 2024-03-19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Early chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Magnus Carlsen Won: 1-0 54 Open
2691 2024-03-19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Late chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov Won: 1-0 54 Open
2692 2024-03-19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Late chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Kevin Bordi Won: 1-0 57 Open
2693 2024-03-19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Early chess.com INT 7 Alireza Firouzja Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 75 Open
2694 2024-03-19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Early chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Nihal Sarin Won: 1-0 51 Open
2695 2024-03-19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Late chess.com INT 6 Vladislav Kovalev Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
2696 2024-03-19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Late chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Kassa Korley Won: 1-0 35 Open
2697 2024-03-19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Early chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Alan Pichot Won: 1-0 46 Open
2698 2024-03-19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Early chess.com INT 4 Ilamparthi A R Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 27 Open
2699 2024-03-19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Late chess.com INT 4 Michel Alejandro Diaz Perez Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 40 Open
2700 2024-03-19 Titled Tue 19th Mar Early chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Rui Gao Won: 1-0 36 Open
  1. vs Matvey GalchenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2024-04-16 · Round 11Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
  2. vs Bogdan-Daniel DeacWon · 0-1Black · 2024-04-16 · Round 11Titled Tue 16th Apr Late
  3. vs Adam KozakWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-16 · Round 10Titled Tue 16th Apr Late
  4. vs Jaime Santos LatasaLost · 0-1White · 2024-04-16 · Round 10Titled Tue 16th Apr Early
  5. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaDraw · ½–½White · 2024-04-09 · Round 9Titled Tue 9th Apr Early
  6. vs Dmitry AndreikinWon · 0-1Black · 2024-04-09 · Round 8Titled Tue 9th Apr Early
  7. vs Pranesh MWon · 0-1Black · 2024-04-09 · Round 7Titled Tue 9th Apr Early
  8. vs Alan PichotWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-09 · Round 6Titled Tue 9th Apr Early
  9. vs Brandon G I ClarkeWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-09 · Round 5Titled Tue 9th Apr Early
  10. vs Roman YanchenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-04-09 · Round 4Titled Tue 9th Apr Early
  11. vs Roman KezinWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-09 · Round 3Titled Tue 9th Apr Early
  12. vs Valery SkatchkovWon · 0-1Black · 2024-04-09 · Round 2Titled Tue 9th Apr Early
  13. vs Roberto Al Avila BautistaWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-09 · Round 1Titled Tue 9th Apr Early
  14. vs Eray KilicLost · 0-1White · 2024-04-09 · Round 11Titled Tue 9th Apr Early
  15. vs Alvar Alonso RosellWon · 0-1Black · 2024-04-09 · Round 10Titled Tue 9th Apr Early
  16. vs Vjacheslav WeetikWon · 0-1Black · 2024-04-02 · Round 9Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early
  17. vs Gata KamskyLost · 1-0Black · 2024-04-02 · Round 8Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early
  18. vs Pavel EljanovWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-02 · Round 7Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early
  19. vs Suleyman SuleymanliWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-02 · Round 6Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early
  20. vs Roman YanchenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-04-02 · Round 5Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early
  21. vs Sergei ZhigalkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-04-02 · Round 4Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early
  22. vs Dmitriy KushkoWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-02 · Round 3Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early
  23. vs Viktor ShapiroWon · 0-1Black · 2024-04-02 · Round 2Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early
  24. vs Justin LiangWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-02 · Round 1Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early
  25. vs Jonas Buhl BjerreWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-02 · Round 11Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early
  26. vs Yuriy KuzubovWon · 1-0White · 2024-04-02 · Round 10Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early
  27. vs Sanan SjugirovWon · 0-1Black · 2024-03-26 · Round 9Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
  28. vs Vasif DurarbayliWon · 0-1Black · 2024-03-26 · Round 8Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
  29. vs Luca Jr MoroniWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-26 · Round 7Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
  30. vs Gata KamskyDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-03-26 · Round 6Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
  31. vs Yuriy KuzubovDraw · ½–½White · 2024-03-26 · Round 5Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
  32. vs Etienne BacrotWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-26 · Round 4Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
  33. vs Volodymyr OnyshchukWon · 0-1Black · 2024-03-26 · Round 3Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
  34. vs Maksym DubnevychWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-26 · Round 2Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
  35. vs Kanan HajiyevWon · 0-1Black · 2024-03-26 · Round 1Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
  36. vs Hikaru NakamuraDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-03-26 · Round 11Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
  37. vs Alireza FirouzjaWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-26 · Round 10Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
  38. vs Xiangyu XuLost · 1-0Black · 2024-03-19 · Round 9Titled Tue 19th Mar Late
  39. vs Hikaru NakamuraDraw · ½–½White · 2024-03-19 · Round 9Titled Tue 19th Mar Early
  40. vs Magnus CarlsenWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-19 · Round 8Titled Tue 19th Mar Early
  41. vs Mukhammadzokhid SuyarovWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-19 · Round 8Titled Tue 19th Mar Late
  42. vs Kevin BordiWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-19 · Round 7Titled Tue 19th Mar Late
  43. vs Alireza FirouzjaDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-03-19 · Round 7Titled Tue 19th Mar Early
  44. vs Nihal SarinWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-19 · Round 6Titled Tue 19th Mar Early
  45. vs Vladislav KovalevDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-03-19 · Round 6Titled Tue 19th Mar Late
  46. vs Kassa KorleyWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-19 · Round 5Titled Tue 19th Mar Late
  47. vs Alan PichotWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-19 · Round 5Titled Tue 19th Mar Early
  48. vs Ilamparthi A RWon · 0-1Black · 2024-03-19 · Round 4Titled Tue 19th Mar Early
  49. vs Michel Alejandro Diaz PerezWon · 0-1Black · 2024-03-19 · Round 4Titled Tue 19th Mar Late
  50. vs Rui GaoWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-19 · Round 3Titled Tue 19th Mar Early

FIDE tournaments

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

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