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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
2951 2023-12-12 CCT Final Playoff 2023 Toronto CAN 7.1 Hikaru Nakamura Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 58 Open
2952 2023-12-12 Titled Tue 12th Dec Late chess.com INT 6 Sergey Drygalov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 41 Open
2953 2023-12-12 Titled Tue 12th Dec Late chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Sanan Sjugirov Won: 1-0 56 Open
2954 2023-12-12 Titled Tue 12th Dec Late chess.com INT 4 Konstantin Popov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 43 Open
2955 2023-12-12 Titled Tue 12th Dec Late chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Evgeny Postny Won: 1-0 45 Open
2956 2023-12-12 Titled Tue 12th Dec Late chess.com INT 2 Nikolai Vlassov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 39 Open
2957 2023-12-12 Titled Tue 12th Dec Late chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Maksym Dubnevych Won: 1-0 21 Open
2958 2023-12-12 Titled Tue 12th Dec Late chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Dmitry Andreikin Draw: 1/2-1/2 13 Open
2959 2023-12-12 Titled Tue 12th Dec Late chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Daniil Dubov Won: 1-0 39 Open
2960 2023-12-11 CCT Final Playoff 2023 Toronto CAN 6.3 Denis Lazavik Alireza Firouzja Draw: 1/2-1/2 81 Open
2961 2023-12-11 CCT Final Playoff 2023 Toronto CAN 6.2 Denis Lazavik Alireza Firouzja Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
2962 2023-12-11 CCT Final Playoff 2023 Toronto CAN 6.1 Alireza Firouzja Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
2963 2023-12-11 CCT Final Playoff 2023 Toronto CAN 5.2 Denis Lazavik Fabiano Caruana Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
2964 2023-12-11 CCT Final Playoff 2023 Toronto CAN 5.1 Fabiano Caruana Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 63 Open
2965 2023-12-10 CCT Final Playoff 2023 Toronto CAN 4.3 Denis Lazavik Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Won: 1-0 51 Open
2966 2023-12-10 CCT Final Playoff 2023 Toronto CAN 4.2 Denis Lazavik Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
2967 2023-12-10 CCT Final Playoff 2023 Toronto CAN 4.1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
2968 2023-12-10 CCT Final Playoff 2023 Toronto CAN 3.3 Nodirbek Abdusattorov Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 70 Open
2969 2023-12-10 CCT Final Playoff 2023 Toronto CAN 3.2 Denis Lazavik Nodirbek Abdusattorov Draw: 1/2-1/2 80 Open
2970 2023-12-10 CCT Final Playoff 2023 Toronto CAN 3.1 Nodirbek Abdusattorov Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
2971 2023-12-09 CCT Final Playoff 2023 Toronto CAN 2.2 Denis Lazavik Wesley So Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
2972 2023-12-09 CCT Final Playoff 2023 Toronto CAN 2.1 Wesley So Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 62 Open
2973 2023-12-09 CCT Final Playoff 2023 Toronto CAN 1.2 Denis Lazavik Magnus Carlsen Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
2974 2023-12-09 CCT Final Playoff 2023 Toronto CAN 1.1 Magnus Carlsen Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 55 Open
2975 2023-11-28 Titled Tue 28th Nov Early chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Arthur De Winter Lost: 0-1 45 Open
2976 2023-11-28 Titled Tue 28th Nov Early chess.com INT 8 Uygar Durucay Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 48 Open
2977 2023-11-28 Titled Tue 28th Nov Early chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Gaioz Nigalidze Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
2978 2023-11-28 Titled Tue 28th Nov Early chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Marco Materia Lost: 0-1 147 Open
2979 2023-11-28 Titled Tue 28th Nov Early chess.com INT 5 Siar Yaran Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 30 Open
2980 2023-11-28 Titled Tue 28th Nov Early chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Danyil Mosesov Won: 1-0 29 Open
2981 2023-11-28 Titled Tue 28th Nov Early chess.com INT 3 Vaclav Finek Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 26 Open
2982 2023-11-28 Titled Tue 28th Nov Early chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Iwo Godzwon Won: 1-0 40 Open
2983 2023-11-28 Titled Tue 28th Nov Early chess.com INT 1 Miroslaw Lewicki Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 17 Open
2984 2023-11-28 Titled Tue 28th Nov Early chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Artem Bardyk Won: 1-0 61 Open
2985 2023-11-28 Titled Tue 28th Nov Early chess.com INT 10 Sergiy Zavgorodniy Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 18 Open
2986 2023-11-21 Titled Tue 21st Nov Early chess.com INT 9 Milosz Szpar Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 27 Open
2987 2023-11-21 Titled Tue 21st Nov Early chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Alisher Begmuratov Won: 1-0 43 Open
2988 2023-11-21 Titled Tue 21st Nov Early chess.com INT 7 Pouya Idani Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
2989 2023-11-21 Titled Tue 21st Nov Early chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Bojan Maksimovic Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
2990 2023-11-21 Titled Tue 21st Nov Early chess.com INT 5 Yahli Sokolovsky Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 59 Open
2991 2023-11-21 Titled Tue 21st Nov Early chess.com INT 4 Daniel Taboas Rodriguez Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 24 Open
2992 2023-11-21 Titled Tue 21st Nov Early chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Maxim Novik Won: 1-0 67 Open
2993 2023-11-21 Titled Tue 21st Nov Early chess.com INT 2 Edvin Trost Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 59 Open
2994 2023-11-21 Titled Tue 21st Nov Early chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Tamas Gunes Ongut Won: 1-0 30 Open
2995 2023-11-21 Titled Tue 21st Nov Early chess.com INT 11 Zbigniew Pakleza Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 64 Open
2996 2023-11-21 Titled Tue 21st Nov Early chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Egor Baskakov Lost: 0-1 61 Open
2997 2023-11-14 Titled Tue 14th Nov Early chess.com INT 9 Grigoriy Oparin Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 54 Open
2998 2023-11-14 Titled Tue 14th Nov Early chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Guha Mitrabha Won: 1-0 27 Open
2999 2023-11-14 Titled Tue 14th Nov Early chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Kirill Alekseenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 82 Open
3000 2023-11-14 Titled Tue 14th Nov Early chess.com INT 6 Denis Khismatullin Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 85 Open
  1. vs Hikaru NakamuraLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-12 · Round 7.1CCT Final Playoff 2023
  2. vs Sergey DrygalovWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-12 · Round 6Titled Tue 12th Dec Late
  3. vs Sanan SjugirovWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-12 · Round 5Titled Tue 12th Dec Late
  4. vs Konstantin PopovWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-12 · Round 4Titled Tue 12th Dec Late
  5. vs Evgeny PostnyWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-12 · Round 3Titled Tue 12th Dec Late
  6. vs Nikolai VlassovWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-12 · Round 2Titled Tue 12th Dec Late
  7. vs Maksym DubnevychWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-12 · Round 1Titled Tue 12th Dec Late
  8. vs Dmitry AndreikinDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-12 · Round 11Titled Tue 12th Dec Late
  9. vs Daniil DubovWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-12 · Round 10Titled Tue 12th Dec Late
  10. vs Alireza FirouzjaDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-11 · Round 6.3CCT Final Playoff 2023
  11. vs Alireza FirouzjaDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-11 · Round 6.2CCT Final Playoff 2023
  12. vs Alireza FirouzjaDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-11 · Round 6.1CCT Final Playoff 2023
  13. vs Fabiano CaruanaDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-11 · Round 5.2CCT Final Playoff 2023
  14. vs Fabiano CaruanaLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-11 · Round 5.1CCT Final Playoff 2023
  15. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-10 · Round 4.3CCT Final Playoff 2023
  16. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-10 · Round 4.2CCT Final Playoff 2023
  17. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-10 · Round 4.1CCT Final Playoff 2023
  18. vs Nodirbek AbdusattorovLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-10 · Round 3.3CCT Final Playoff 2023
  19. vs Nodirbek AbdusattorovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-10 · Round 3.2CCT Final Playoff 2023
  20. vs Nodirbek AbdusattorovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-10 · Round 3.1CCT Final Playoff 2023
  21. vs Wesley SoDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-09 · Round 2.2CCT Final Playoff 2023
  22. vs Wesley SoLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-09 · Round 2.1CCT Final Playoff 2023
  23. vs Magnus CarlsenDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-09 · Round 1.2CCT Final Playoff 2023
  24. vs Magnus CarlsenLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-09 · Round 1.1CCT Final Playoff 2023
  25. vs Arthur De WinterLost · 0-1White · 2023-11-28 · Round 9Titled Tue 28th Nov Early
  26. vs Uygar DurucayWon · 0-1Black · 2023-11-28 · Round 8Titled Tue 28th Nov Early
  27. vs Gaioz NigalidzeDraw · ½–½White · 2023-11-28 · Round 7Titled Tue 28th Nov Early
  28. vs Marco MateriaLost · 0-1White · 2023-11-28 · Round 6Titled Tue 28th Nov Early
  29. vs Siar YaranWon · 0-1Black · 2023-11-28 · Round 5Titled Tue 28th Nov Early
  30. vs Danyil MosesovWon · 1-0White · 2023-11-28 · Round 4Titled Tue 28th Nov Early
  31. vs Vaclav FinekLost · 1-0Black · 2023-11-28 · Round 3Titled Tue 28th Nov Early
  32. vs Iwo GodzwonWon · 1-0White · 2023-11-28 · Round 2Titled Tue 28th Nov Early
  33. vs Miroslaw LewickiWon · 0-1Black · 2023-11-28 · Round 1Titled Tue 28th Nov Early
  34. vs Artem BardykWon · 1-0White · 2023-11-28 · Round 11Titled Tue 28th Nov Early
  35. vs Sergiy ZavgorodniyWon · 0-1Black · 2023-11-28 · Round 10Titled Tue 28th Nov Early
  36. vs Milosz SzparWon · 0-1Black · 2023-11-21 · Round 9Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
  37. vs Alisher BegmuratovWon · 1-0White · 2023-11-21 · Round 8Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
  38. vs Pouya IdaniDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-11-21 · Round 7Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
  39. vs Bojan MaksimovicDraw · ½–½White · 2023-11-21 · Round 6Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
  40. vs Yahli SokolovskyWon · 0-1Black · 2023-11-21 · Round 5Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
  41. vs Daniel Taboas RodriguezWon · 0-1Black · 2023-11-21 · Round 4Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
  42. vs Maxim NovikWon · 1-0White · 2023-11-21 · Round 3Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
  43. vs Edvin TrostLost · 1-0Black · 2023-11-21 · Round 2Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
  44. vs Tamas Gunes OngutWon · 1-0White · 2023-11-21 · Round 1Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
  45. vs Zbigniew PaklezaWon · 0-1Black · 2023-11-21 · Round 11Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
  46. vs Egor BaskakovLost · 0-1White · 2023-11-21 · Round 10Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
  47. vs Grigoriy OparinWon · 0-1Black · 2023-11-14 · Round 9Titled Tue 14th Nov Early
  48. vs Guha MitrabhaWon · 1-0White · 2023-11-14 · Round 8Titled Tue 14th Nov Early
  49. vs Kirill AlekseenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2023-11-14 · Round 7Titled Tue 14th Nov Early
  50. vs Denis KhismatullinDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-11-14 · Round 6Titled Tue 14th Nov Early

FIDE tournaments

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

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