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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
2801 2024-02-06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Early chess.com INT 1 Maka Purtseladze Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 23 Open
2802 2024-02-06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Late chess.com INT 1 Mikayel Mkrtchyan Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 78 Open
2803 2024-02-06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Early chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Vladimir Mikhailovsky Won: 1-0 53 Open
2804 2024-02-06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Late chess.com INT 11 Vasif Durarbayli Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
2805 2024-02-06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Early chess.com INT 10 Abhimanyu Puranik Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 33 Open
2806 2024-02-06 Titled Tue 6th Feb Late chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Leon Livaic Won: 1-0 38 Open
2807 2024-02-05 Chessable Masters Div 1 L chess.com INT 4.2 Denis Lazavik Alireza Firouzja Draw: 1/2-1/2 78 Open
2808 2024-02-05 Chessable Masters Div 1 L chess.com INT 4.1 Alireza Firouzja Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 60 Open
2809 2024-02-04 Chessable Masters Div 1 W chess.com INT 3.4 Denis Lazavik Magnus Carlsen Lost: 0-1 61 Open
2810 2024-02-04 Chessable Masters Div 1 W chess.com INT 3.3 Magnus Carlsen Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 55 Open
2811 2024-02-04 Chessable Masters Div 1 W chess.com INT 3.2 Denis Lazavik Magnus Carlsen Draw: 1/2-1/2 76 Open
2812 2024-02-04 Chessable Masters Div 1 W chess.com INT 3.1 Magnus Carlsen Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 49 Open
2813 2024-02-03 Chessable Masters Div 1 W chess.com INT 2.3 Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 25 Open
2814 2024-02-03 Chessable Masters Div 1 W chess.com INT 2.2 Denis Lazavik Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara Won: 1-0 44 Open
2815 2024-02-03 Chessable Masters Div 1 W chess.com INT 2.1 Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 80 Open
2816 2024-02-02 Chessable Masters Div 1 W chess.com INT 1.5 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 57 Open
2817 2024-02-02 Chessable Masters Div 1 W chess.com INT 1.4 Denis Lazavik Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
2818 2024-02-02 Chessable Masters Div 1 W chess.com INT 1.3 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
2819 2024-02-02 Chessable Masters Div 1 W chess.com INT 1.2 Denis Lazavik Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
2820 2024-02-02 Chessable Masters Div 1 W chess.com INT 1.1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 90 Open
2821 2024-02-01 Chessable Play-In Match D1 chess.com INT 2.5 Anish Giri Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
2822 2024-02-01 Chessable Play-In Match D1 chess.com INT 2.4 Denis Lazavik Anish Giri Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
2823 2024-02-01 Chessable Play-In Match D1 chess.com INT 2.3 Anish Giri Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
2824 2024-02-01 Chessable Play-In Match D1 chess.com INT 2.2 Denis Lazavik Anish Giri Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
2825 2024-02-01 Chessable Play-In Match D1 chess.com INT 2.1 Anish Giri Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
2826 2024-02-01 Chessable Play-In Match D1 chess.com INT 1.2 Denis Lazavik Hikaru Nakamura Won: 1-0 36 Open
2827 2024-02-01 Chessable Play-In Match D1 chess.com INT 1.1 Hikaru Nakamura Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 53 Open
2828 2024-01-31 Chessable Masters Play-In chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Maxim Matlakov Won: 1-0 48 Open
2829 2024-01-31 Chessable Masters Play-In chess.com INT 8 Anton Demchenko Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 83 Open
2830 2024-01-31 Chessable Masters Play-In chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Raja Rithvik R Won: 1-0 66 Open
2831 2024-01-31 Chessable Masters Play-In chess.com INT 6 David Anton Guijarro Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 66 Open
2832 2024-01-31 Chessable Masters Play-In chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Christopher Woojin Yoo Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
2833 2024-01-31 Chessable Masters Play-In chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Gata Kamsky Draw: 1/2-1/2 84 Open
2834 2024-01-31 Chessable Masters Play-In chess.com INT 3 Abhimanyu Mishra Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 48 Open
2835 2024-01-31 Chessable Masters Play-In chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Pavel Smirnov Won: 1-0 33 Open
2836 2024-01-31 Chessable Masters Play-In chess.com INT 1 Read Samadov Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
2837 2024-01-30 Titled Tue 30th Jan Early chess.com INT 9 Roman Ovetchkin Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
2838 2024-01-30 Titled Tue 30th Jan Late chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Sergei Zhigalko Won: 1-0 44 Open
2839 2024-01-30 Titled Tue 30th Jan Late chess.com INT 8 Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 44 Open
2840 2024-01-30 Titled Tue 30th Jan Early chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Vasiliy Korchmar Won: 1-0 45 Open
2841 2024-01-30 Titled Tue 30th Jan Late chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Aram Hakobyan Lost: 0-1 52 Open
2842 2024-01-30 Titled Tue 30th Jan Early chess.com INT 7 Sargis A. Manukyan Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
2843 2024-01-30 Titled Tue 30th Jan Early chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Uurtsaikh Agibileg Lost: 0-1 37 Open
2844 2024-01-30 Titled Tue 30th Jan Late chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Artem Galaktionov Won: 1-0 70 Open
2845 2024-01-30 Titled Tue 30th Jan Late chess.com INT 5 Jan Klimkowski Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
2846 2024-01-30 Titled Tue 30th Jan Early chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Georgios Souleidis Won: 1-0 42 Open
2847 2024-01-30 Titled Tue 30th Jan Late chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Leon Livaic Won: 1-0 46 Open
2848 2024-01-30 Titled Tue 30th Jan Early chess.com INT 4 Marcel Winkels Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 28 Open
2849 2024-01-30 Titled Tue 30th Jan Early chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Valentin Dragnev Lost: 0-1 94 Open
2850 2024-01-30 Titled Tue 30th Jan Late chess.com INT 3 Milosz Szpar Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 83 Open
  1. vs Maka PurtseladzeWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-06 · Round 1Titled Tue 6th Feb Early
  2. vs Mikayel MkrtchyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-06 · Round 1Titled Tue 6th Feb Late
  3. vs Vladimir MikhailovskyWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-06 · Round 11Titled Tue 6th Feb Early
  4. vs Vasif DurarbayliDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-06 · Round 11Titled Tue 6th Feb Late
  5. vs Abhimanyu PuranikLost · 1-0Black · 2024-02-06 · Round 10Titled Tue 6th Feb Early
  6. vs Leon LivaicWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-06 · Round 10Titled Tue 6th Feb Late
  7. vs Alireza FirouzjaDraw · ½–½White · 2024-02-05 · Round 4.2Chessable Masters Div 1 L
  8. vs Alireza FirouzjaLost · 1-0Black · 2024-02-05 · Round 4.1Chessable Masters Div 1 L
  9. vs Magnus CarlsenLost · 0-1White · 2024-02-04 · Round 3.4Chessable Masters Div 1 W
  10. vs Magnus CarlsenWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-04 · Round 3.3Chessable Masters Div 1 W
  11. vs Magnus CarlsenDraw · ½–½White · 2024-02-04 · Round 3.2Chessable Masters Div 1 W
  12. vs Magnus CarlsenLost · 1-0Black · 2024-02-04 · Round 3.1Chessable Masters Div 1 W
  13. vs Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-03 · Round 2.3Chessable Masters Div 1 W
  14. vs Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-03 · Round 2.2Chessable Masters Div 1 W
  15. vs Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-03 · Round 2.1Chessable Masters Div 1 W
  16. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-02 · Round 1.5Chessable Masters Div 1 W
  17. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveDraw · ½–½White · 2024-02-02 · Round 1.4Chessable Masters Div 1 W
  18. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-02 · Round 1.3Chessable Masters Div 1 W
  19. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveDraw · ½–½White · 2024-02-02 · Round 1.2Chessable Masters Div 1 W
  20. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-02 · Round 1.1Chessable Masters Div 1 W
  21. vs Anish GiriDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-01 · Round 2.5Chessable Play-In Match D1
  22. vs Anish GiriDraw · ½–½White · 2024-02-01 · Round 2.4Chessable Play-In Match D1
  23. vs Anish GiriDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-01 · Round 2.3Chessable Play-In Match D1
  24. vs Anish GiriDraw · ½–½White · 2024-02-01 · Round 2.2Chessable Play-In Match D1
  25. vs Anish GiriDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-01 · Round 2.1Chessable Play-In Match D1
  26. vs Hikaru NakamuraWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-01 · Round 1.2Chessable Play-In Match D1
  27. vs Hikaru NakamuraWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-01 · Round 1.1Chessable Play-In Match D1
  28. vs Maxim MatlakovWon · 1-0White · 2024-01-31 · Round 9Chessable Masters Play-In
  29. vs Anton DemchenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2024-01-31 · Round 8Chessable Masters Play-In
  30. vs Raja Rithvik RWon · 1-0White · 2024-01-31 · Round 7Chessable Masters Play-In
  31. vs David Anton GuijarroLost · 1-0Black · 2024-01-31 · Round 6Chessable Masters Play-In
  32. vs Christopher Woojin YooDraw · ½–½White · 2024-01-31 · Round 5Chessable Masters Play-In
  33. vs Gata KamskyDraw · ½–½White · 2024-01-31 · Round 4Chessable Masters Play-In
  34. vs Abhimanyu MishraWon · 0-1Black · 2024-01-31 · Round 3Chessable Masters Play-In
  35. vs Pavel SmirnovWon · 1-0White · 2024-01-31 · Round 2Chessable Masters Play-In
  36. vs Read SamadovDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-01-31 · Round 1Chessable Masters Play-In
  37. vs Roman OvetchkinDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-01-30 · Round 9Titled Tue 30th Jan Early
  38. vs Sergei ZhigalkoWon · 1-0White · 2024-01-30 · Round 9Titled Tue 30th Jan Late
  39. vs Jose Carlos Ibarra JerezWon · 0-1Black · 2024-01-30 · Round 8Titled Tue 30th Jan Late
  40. vs Vasiliy KorchmarWon · 1-0White · 2024-01-30 · Round 8Titled Tue 30th Jan Early
  41. vs Aram HakobyanLost · 0-1White · 2024-01-30 · Round 7Titled Tue 30th Jan Late
  42. vs Sargis A. ManukyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-01-30 · Round 7Titled Tue 30th Jan Early
  43. vs Uurtsaikh AgibilegLost · 0-1White · 2024-01-30 · Round 6Titled Tue 30th Jan Early
  44. vs Artem GalaktionovWon · 1-0White · 2024-01-30 · Round 6Titled Tue 30th Jan Late
  45. vs Jan KlimkowskiDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-01-30 · Round 5Titled Tue 30th Jan Late
  46. vs Georgios SouleidisWon · 1-0White · 2024-01-30 · Round 5Titled Tue 30th Jan Early
  47. vs Leon LivaicWon · 1-0White · 2024-01-30 · Round 4Titled Tue 30th Jan Late
  48. vs Marcel WinkelsWon · 0-1Black · 2024-01-30 · Round 4Titled Tue 30th Jan Early
  49. vs Valentin DragnevLost · 0-1White · 2024-01-30 · Round 3Titled Tue 30th Jan Early
  50. vs Milosz SzparWon · 0-1Black · 2024-01-30 · Round 3Titled Tue 30th Jan Late

FIDE tournaments

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

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