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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
3451 2023-05-01 ChessKid Cup Play-In chess.com INT 7.5 Denis Lazavik Jorden Van Foreest Lost: 0-1 60 Open
3452 2023-05-01 ChessKid Cup Play-In chess.com INT 6.6 Sergey Volkov Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 8 Open
3453 2023-05-01 ChessKid Cup Play-In chess.com INT 5.8 Denis Lazavik Vasif Durarbayli Won: 1-0 66 Open
3454 2023-05-01 ChessKid Cup Play-In chess.com INT 4.6 Denis Lazavik Aleksandr Shimanov Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
3455 2023-05-01 ChessKid Cup Play-In chess.com INT 3.3 Dmitrij Kollars Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
3456 2023-05-01 ChessKid Cup Play-In chess.com INT 2.7 Kirill Alekseenko Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 25 Open
3457 2023-05-01 ChessKid Cup Play-In chess.com INT 1.7 Denis Lazavik Sergey Drygalov Won: 1-0 63 Open
3458 2023-05-01 TCh-RUS Premier 2023 Sochi RUS 1.5 Vladimir Zakhartsov Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
3459 2023-05-01 ChessKid Play-In Match chess.com INT 1.3 Grzegorz Nasuta Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
3460 2023-05-01 ChessKid Play-In Match chess.com INT 1.2 Grzegorz Nasuta Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 44 Open
3461 2023-05-01 ChessKid Play-In Match chess.com INT 1.1 Denis Lazavik Grzegorz Nasuta Lost: 0-1 13 Open
3462 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Late chess.com INT 9 Yuriy Kuzubov Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 67 Open
3463 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Elmar Atakishiyev Won: 1-0 55 Open
3464 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Late chess.com INT 8 Gata Kamsky Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 54 Open
3465 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Pablo Salinas Herrera Draw: 1/2-1/2 92 Open
3466 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Late chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Hrant Melkumyan Won: 1-0 38 Open
3467 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early chess.com INT 7 Sergei Zhigalko Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
3468 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Srinath Narayanan Won: 1-0 35 Open
3469 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Late chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Andrey Esipenko Lost: 0-1 46 Open
3470 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early chess.com INT 5 Harsha Bharathakoti Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
3471 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Late chess.com INT 5 Sergei Zhigalko Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 56 Open
3472 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Late chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Laurent Fressinet Won: 1-0 48 Open
3473 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Mikhail Bryakin Won: 1-0 27 Open
3474 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Late chess.com INT 3 Vjacheslav Weetik Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 40 Open
3475 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early chess.com INT 3 Harshavardhan G B Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 77 Open
3476 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Alexei Saveliev Won: 1-0 35 Open
3477 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Late chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Piotr Piesik Won: 1-0 25 Open
3478 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early chess.com INT 1 Alexei Belov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 31 Open
3479 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Late chess.com INT 1 Jeevan Karamsetty Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 30 Open
3480 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Late chess.com INT 11 Aryan Tari Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 60 Open
3481 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Andrey Esipenko Lost: 0-1 30 Open
3482 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Late chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Oleksii Bilych Won: 1-0 31 Open
3483 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early chess.com INT 10 Vasif Durarbayli Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 33 Open
3484 2023-04-18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Late chess.com INT 9 Levy Rozman Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 28 Open
3485 2023-04-18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Early chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Renato Terry Lost: 0-1 49 Open
3486 2023-04-18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Late chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik David Paravyan Lost: 0-1 103 Open
3487 2023-04-18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Early chess.com INT 8 Tuan Minh Le Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 54 Open
3488 2023-04-18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Early chess.com INT 7 Yusnel Bacallao Alonso Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 52 Open
3489 2023-04-18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Late chess.com INT 7 Andrey Drygalov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 50 Open
3490 2023-04-18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Late chess.com INT 6 Christopher Woojin Yoo Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 59 Open
3491 2023-04-18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Early chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Hikaru Nakamura Draw: 1/2-1/2 109 Open
3492 2023-04-18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Early chess.com INT 5 Sina Movahed Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 15 Open
3493 2023-04-18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Late chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Vasif Durarbayli Won: 1-0 36 Open
3494 2023-04-18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Late chess.com INT 4 Maxim Rodshtein Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 33 Open
3495 2023-04-18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Early chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Etienne Bacrot Won: 1-0 23 Open
3496 2023-04-18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Late chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Alexey Averjanov Won: 1-0 37 Open
3497 2023-04-18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Early chess.com INT 3 Thomas Beerdsen Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 53 Open
3498 2023-04-18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Late chess.com INT 2 Ruben Domingo Nunez Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 82 Open
3499 2023-04-18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Early chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Marcin Sieciechowicz Won: 1-0 42 Open
3500 2023-04-18 Titled Tue 18th Apr Late chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Kanan Hajiyev Won: 1-0 34 Open
  1. vs Jorden Van ForeestLost · 0-1White · 2023-05-01 · Round 7.5ChessKid Cup Play-In
  2. vs Sergey VolkovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-05-01 · Round 6.6ChessKid Cup Play-In
  3. vs Vasif DurarbayliWon · 1-0White · 2023-05-01 · Round 5.8ChessKid Cup Play-In
  4. vs Aleksandr ShimanovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-05-01 · Round 4.6ChessKid Cup Play-In
  5. vs Dmitrij KollarsDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-05-01 · Round 3.3ChessKid Cup Play-In
  6. vs Kirill AlekseenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2023-05-01 · Round 2.7ChessKid Cup Play-In
  7. vs Sergey DrygalovWon · 1-0White · 2023-05-01 · Round 1.7ChessKid Cup Play-In
  8. vs Vladimir ZakhartsovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-05-01 · Round 1.5TCh-RUS Premier 2023
  9. vs Grzegorz NasutaDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-05-01 · Round 1.3ChessKid Play-In Match
  10. vs Grzegorz NasutaWon · 0-1Black · 2023-05-01 · Round 1.2ChessKid Play-In Match
  11. vs Grzegorz NasutaLost · 0-1White · 2023-05-01 · Round 1.1ChessKid Play-In Match
  12. vs Yuriy KuzubovLost · 1-0Black · 2023-04-25 · Round 9Titled Tue 25th Apr Late
  13. vs Elmar AtakishiyevWon · 1-0White · 2023-04-25 · Round 9Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
  14. vs Gata KamskyDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-04-25 · Round 8Titled Tue 25th Apr Late
  15. vs Pablo Salinas HerreraDraw · ½–½White · 2023-04-25 · Round 8Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
  16. vs Hrant MelkumyanWon · 1-0White · 2023-04-25 · Round 7Titled Tue 25th Apr Late
  17. vs Sergei ZhigalkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-04-25 · Round 7Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
  18. vs Srinath NarayananWon · 1-0White · 2023-04-25 · Round 6Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
  19. vs Andrey EsipenkoLost · 0-1White · 2023-04-25 · Round 6Titled Tue 25th Apr Late
  20. vs Harsha BharathakotiDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-04-25 · Round 5Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
  21. vs Sergei ZhigalkoWon · 0-1Black · 2023-04-25 · Round 5Titled Tue 25th Apr Late
  22. vs Laurent FressinetWon · 1-0White · 2023-04-25 · Round 4Titled Tue 25th Apr Late
  23. vs Mikhail BryakinWon · 1-0White · 2023-04-25 · Round 4Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
  24. vs Vjacheslav WeetikWon · 0-1Black · 2023-04-25 · Round 3Titled Tue 25th Apr Late
  25. vs Harshavardhan G BDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-04-25 · Round 3Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
  26. vs Alexei SavelievWon · 1-0White · 2023-04-25 · Round 2Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
  27. vs Piotr PiesikWon · 1-0White · 2023-04-25 · Round 2Titled Tue 25th Apr Late
  28. vs Alexei BelovWon · 0-1Black · 2023-04-25 · Round 1Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
  29. vs Jeevan KaramsettyWon · 0-1Black · 2023-04-25 · Round 1Titled Tue 25th Apr Late
  30. vs Aryan TariLost · 1-0Black · 2023-04-25 · Round 11Titled Tue 25th Apr Late
  31. vs Andrey EsipenkoLost · 0-1White · 2023-04-25 · Round 11Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
  32. vs Oleksii BilychWon · 1-0White · 2023-04-25 · Round 10Titled Tue 25th Apr Late
  33. vs Vasif DurarbayliWon · 0-1Black · 2023-04-25 · Round 10Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
  34. vs Levy RozmanWon · 0-1Black · 2023-04-18 · Round 9Titled Tue 18th Apr Late
  35. vs Renato TerryLost · 0-1White · 2023-04-18 · Round 9Titled Tue 18th Apr Early
  36. vs David ParavyanLost · 0-1White · 2023-04-18 · Round 8Titled Tue 18th Apr Late
  37. vs Tuan Minh LeLost · 1-0Black · 2023-04-18 · Round 8Titled Tue 18th Apr Early
  38. vs Yusnel Bacallao AlonsoWon · 0-1Black · 2023-04-18 · Round 7Titled Tue 18th Apr Early
  39. vs Andrey DrygalovWon · 0-1Black · 2023-04-18 · Round 7Titled Tue 18th Apr Late
  40. vs Christopher Woojin YooLost · 1-0Black · 2023-04-18 · Round 6Titled Tue 18th Apr Late
  41. vs Hikaru NakamuraDraw · ½–½White · 2023-04-18 · Round 6Titled Tue 18th Apr Early
  42. vs Sina MovahedWon · 0-1Black · 2023-04-18 · Round 5Titled Tue 18th Apr Early
  43. vs Vasif DurarbayliWon · 1-0White · 2023-04-18 · Round 5Titled Tue 18th Apr Late
  44. vs Maxim RodshteinWon · 0-1Black · 2023-04-18 · Round 4Titled Tue 18th Apr Late
  45. vs Etienne BacrotWon · 1-0White · 2023-04-18 · Round 4Titled Tue 18th Apr Early
  46. vs Alexey AverjanovWon · 1-0White · 2023-04-18 · Round 3Titled Tue 18th Apr Late
  47. vs Thomas BeerdsenWon · 0-1Black · 2023-04-18 · Round 3Titled Tue 18th Apr Early
  48. vs Ruben Domingo NunezDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-04-18 · Round 2Titled Tue 18th Apr Late
  49. vs Marcin SieciechowiczWon · 1-0White · 2023-04-18 · Round 2Titled Tue 18th Apr Early
  50. vs Kanan HajiyevWon · 1-0White · 2023-04-18 · Round 1Titled Tue 18th Apr Late

FIDE tournaments

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

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