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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
3601 2023-03-13 Chessable Masters Play-In chess.com INT 8 M. Amin Tabatabaei Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
3602 2023-03-13 Chessable Masters Play-In chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Maksim Chigaev Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
3603 2023-03-13 Chessable Masters Play-In chess.com INT 6 Nodirbek Yakubboev Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 64 Open
3604 2023-03-13 Chessable Masters Play-In chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Erigaisi Arjun Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
3605 2023-03-13 Chessable Masters Play-In chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Rudik Makarian Won: 1-0 50 Open
3606 2023-03-13 Chessable Masters Play-In chess.com INT 3 Awonder Liang Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 9 Open
3607 2023-03-13 Chessable Masters Play-In chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez Won: 1-0 53 Open
3608 2023-03-13 Chessable Masters Play-In chess.com INT 1 Wenjun Ju Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 65 Open
3609 2023-03-13 Chessable Play-In Match chess.com INT 1.2 Denis Lazavik Levon Aronian Draw: 1/2-1/2 64 Open
3610 2023-03-13 Chessable Play-In Match chess.com INT 1.1 Levon Aronian Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 73 Open
3611 2023-03-10 PRO League Prelim 2023 chess.com INT 4.4 Denis Lazavik Razvan Preotu Won: 1-0 61 Open
3612 2023-03-10 PRO League Prelim 2023 chess.com INT 4.3 Maili-Jade Ouellet Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 28 Open
3613 2023-03-10 PRO League Prelim 2023 chess.com INT 4.2 Magnus Carlsen Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 45 Open
3614 2023-03-10 PRO League Prelim 2023 chess.com INT 4.1 Denis Lazavik Jorden Van Foreest Lost: 0-1 47 Open
3615 2023-03-07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Michal Fiedorek Won: 1-0 54 Open
3616 2023-03-07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early chess.com INT 8 Vjacheslav Weetik Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 33 Open
3617 2023-03-07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Omer Faruk Ozer Won: 1-0 65 Open
3618 2023-03-07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early chess.com INT 6 Michal Walentukiewicz Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 29 Open
3619 2023-03-07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik L M S T De Silva Draw: 1/2-1/2 67 Open
3620 2023-03-07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early chess.com INT 4 Fidel Corrales Jimenez Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 49 Open
3621 2023-03-07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Dennis Wagner Won: 1-0 47 Open
3622 2023-03-07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early chess.com INT 2 Nikolaos Aggelis Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 33 Open
3623 2023-03-07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Ritvik Krishnan Won: 1-0 37 Open
3624 2023-03-07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Kazybek Nogerbek Won: 1-0 34 Open
3625 2023-03-07 Titled Tue 7th Mar Early chess.com INT 10 Roman Dehtiarov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 30 Open
3626 2023-03-02 PRO League Prelim 2023 chess.com INT 3.4 Rameshbabu Vaishali Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 35 Open
3627 2023-03-02 PRO League Prelim 2023 chess.com INT 3.3 Denis Lazavik Pranesh M Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
3628 2023-03-02 PRO League Prelim 2023 chess.com INT 3.2 Praggnanandhaa R Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 52 Open
3629 2023-03-02 PRO League Prelim 2023 chess.com INT 3.1 Denis Lazavik Nihal Sarin Draw: 1/2-1/2 91 Open
3630 2023-02-28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Early chess.com INT 9 Elham Amar Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 36 Open
3631 2023-02-28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Early chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Etienne Bacrot Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
3632 2023-02-28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Early chess.com INT 7 David Paravyan Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 74 Open
3633 2023-02-28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Early chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Hikaru Nakamura Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
3634 2023-02-28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Early chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Alexander Rustemov Won: 1-0 27 Open
3635 2023-02-28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Early chess.com INT 4 Ivan Zemlyanskii Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 35 Open
3636 2023-02-28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Early chess.com INT 3 Pawel Sowinski Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 59 Open
3637 2023-02-28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Early chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Vjacheslav Weetik Won: 1-0 35 Open
3638 2023-02-28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Early chess.com INT 1 Evgenij Novikov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 50 Open
3639 2023-02-28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Early chess.com INT 11 Lazaro Bruzon Batista Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 34 Open
3640 2023-02-28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Early chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Gata Kamsky Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
3641 2023-02-22 PRO League Prelim 2023 chess.com INT 2.4 Denis Lazavik V Pranav Lost: 0-1 63 Open
3642 2023-02-22 PRO League Prelim 2023 chess.com INT 2.3 Nino Batsiashvili Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 49 Open
3643 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Early chess.com INT 9 Hikaru Nakamura Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
3644 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Early chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Daniil Dubov Won: 1-0 28 Open
3645 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Early chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Sina Movahed Won: 1-0 36 Open
3646 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Early chess.com INT 6 David Anton Guijarro Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 60 Open
3647 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Early chess.com INT 5 Srinath Narayanan Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 66 Open
3648 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Early chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Avital Boruchovsky Draw: 1/2-1/2 70 Open
3649 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Early chess.com INT 3 Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 65 Open
3650 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Early chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Codrut-Constantin Florescu Won: 1-0 25 Open
  1. vs M. Amin TabatabaeiDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-03-13 · Round 8Chessable Masters Play-In
  2. vs Maksim ChigaevDraw · ½–½White · 2023-03-13 · Round 7Chessable Masters Play-In
  3. vs Nodirbek YakubboevDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-03-13 · Round 6Chessable Masters Play-In
  4. vs Erigaisi ArjunDraw · ½–½White · 2023-03-13 · Round 5Chessable Masters Play-In
  5. vs Rudik MakarianWon · 1-0White · 2023-03-13 · Round 4Chessable Masters Play-In
  6. vs Awonder LiangDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-03-13 · Round 3Chessable Masters Play-In
  7. vs Jose Carlos Ibarra JerezWon · 1-0White · 2023-03-13 · Round 2Chessable Masters Play-In
  8. vs Wenjun JuWon · 0-1Black · 2023-03-13 · Round 1Chessable Masters Play-In
  9. vs Levon AronianDraw · ½–½White · 2023-03-13 · Round 1.2Chessable Play-In Match
  10. vs Levon AronianLost · 1-0Black · 2023-03-13 · Round 1.1Chessable Play-In Match
  11. vs Razvan PreotuWon · 1-0White · 2023-03-10 · Round 4.4PRO League Prelim 2023
  12. vs Maili-Jade OuelletWon · 0-1Black · 2023-03-10 · Round 4.3PRO League Prelim 2023
  13. vs Magnus CarlsenLost · 1-0Black · 2023-03-10 · Round 4.2PRO League Prelim 2023
  14. vs Jorden Van ForeestLost · 0-1White · 2023-03-10 · Round 4.1PRO League Prelim 2023
  15. vs Michal FiedorekWon · 1-0White · 2023-03-07 · Round 9Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
  16. vs Vjacheslav WeetikLost · 1-0Black · 2023-03-07 · Round 8Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
  17. vs Omer Faruk OzerWon · 1-0White · 2023-03-07 · Round 7Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
  18. vs Michal WalentukiewiczDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-03-07 · Round 6Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
  19. vs L M S T De SilvaDraw · ½–½White · 2023-03-07 · Round 5Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
  20. vs Fidel Corrales JimenezLost · 1-0Black · 2023-03-07 · Round 4Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
  21. vs Dennis WagnerWon · 1-0White · 2023-03-07 · Round 3Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
  22. vs Nikolaos AggelisWon · 0-1Black · 2023-03-07 · Round 2Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
  23. vs Ritvik KrishnanWon · 1-0White · 2023-03-07 · Round 1Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
  24. vs Kazybek NogerbekWon · 1-0White · 2023-03-07 · Round 11Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
  25. vs Roman DehtiarovWon · 0-1Black · 2023-03-07 · Round 10Titled Tue 7th Mar Early
  26. vs Rameshbabu VaishaliWon · 0-1Black · 2023-03-02 · Round 3.4PRO League Prelim 2023
  27. vs Pranesh MDraw · ½–½White · 2023-03-02 · Round 3.3PRO League Prelim 2023
  28. vs Praggnanandhaa RLost · 1-0Black · 2023-03-02 · Round 3.2PRO League Prelim 2023
  29. vs Nihal SarinDraw · ½–½White · 2023-03-02 · Round 3.1PRO League Prelim 2023
  30. vs Elham AmarLost · 1-0Black · 2023-02-28 · Round 9Titled Tue 28th Feb Early
  31. vs Etienne BacrotDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-28 · Round 8Titled Tue 28th Feb Early
  32. vs David ParavyanWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-28 · Round 7Titled Tue 28th Feb Early
  33. vs Hikaru NakamuraDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-28 · Round 6Titled Tue 28th Feb Early
  34. vs Alexander RustemovWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-28 · Round 5Titled Tue 28th Feb Early
  35. vs Ivan ZemlyanskiiWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-28 · Round 4Titled Tue 28th Feb Early
  36. vs Pawel SowinskiWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-28 · Round 3Titled Tue 28th Feb Early
  37. vs Vjacheslav WeetikWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-28 · Round 2Titled Tue 28th Feb Early
  38. vs Evgenij NovikovWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-28 · Round 1Titled Tue 28th Feb Early
  39. vs Lazaro Bruzon BatistaWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-28 · Round 11Titled Tue 28th Feb Early
  40. vs Gata KamskyDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-28 · Round 10Titled Tue 28th Feb Early
  41. vs V PranavLost · 0-1White · 2023-02-22 · Round 2.4PRO League Prelim 2023
  42. vs Nino BatsiashviliWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-22 · Round 2.3PRO League Prelim 2023
  43. vs Hikaru NakamuraDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-02-21 · Round 9Titled Tue 21st Feb Early
  44. vs Daniil DubovWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-21 · Round 8Titled Tue 21st Feb Early
  45. vs Sina MovahedWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-21 · Round 7Titled Tue 21st Feb Early
  46. vs David Anton GuijarroWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-21 · Round 6Titled Tue 21st Feb Early
  47. vs Srinath NarayananWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-21 · Round 5Titled Tue 21st Feb Early
  48. vs Avital BoruchovskyDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-21 · Round 4Titled Tue 21st Feb Early
  49. vs Ranindu Dilshan LiyanageWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-21 · Round 3Titled Tue 21st Feb Early
  50. vs Codrut-Constantin FlorescuWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-21 · Round 2Titled Tue 21st Feb Early

FIDE tournaments

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

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