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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
3651 2023-02-21 PRO League Prelim 2023 chess.com INT 2.2 A.R. Saleh Salem Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 56 Open
3652 2023-02-21 PRO League Prelim 2023 chess.com INT 2.1 Denis Lazavik Gawain C B Maroroa Jones Draw: 1/2-1/2 78 Open
3653 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Early chess.com INT 1 Guillermo Baches Garcia Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 46 Open
3654 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Early chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Alexey Sarana Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
3655 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Early chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Bardiya Daneshvar Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
3656 2023-02-16 PRO League Prelim 2023 chess.com INT 1.4 Aleksandr Lenderman Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 63 Open
3657 2023-02-16 PRO League Prelim 2023 chess.com INT 1.3 Denis Lazavik Trisha Kanyamarala Won: 1-0 37 Open
3658 2023-02-16 PRO League Prelim 2023 chess.com INT 1.2 Samuel Sevian Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
3659 2023-02-16 PRO League Prelim 2023 chess.com INT 1.1 Denis Lazavik Gadir Guseinov Won: 1-0 57 Open
3660 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Early chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Evgeny Postny Draw: 1/2-1/2 69 Open
3661 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Early chess.com INT 8 Rudik Makarian Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 48 Open
3662 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Early chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Mamikon Gharibyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
3663 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Early chess.com INT 6 Thomas Beerdsen Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 25 Open
3664 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Early chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Md Imran Won: 1-0 41 Open
3665 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Early chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Daniil Manelyuk Won: 1-0 102 Open
3666 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Early chess.com INT 3 Bahadir Ozen Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 71 Open
3667 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Early chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Vjacheslav Weetik Won: 1-0 34 Open
3668 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Early chess.com INT 1 Aarav Dengla Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 35 Open
3669 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Early chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Alexander Rustemov Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
3670 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Early chess.com INT 10 Zachary Tanenbaum Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 51 Open
3671 2023-02-09 Airthings Masters Div 2 L chess.com INT 4.3 Alexandr Predke Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 73 Open
3672 2023-02-09 Airthings Masters Div 2 L chess.com INT 4.2 Denis Lazavik Alexandr Predke Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
3673 2023-02-09 Airthings Masters Div 2 L chess.com INT 4.1 Alexandr Predke Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 73 Open
3674 2023-02-08 Airthings Masters Div 2 L chess.com INT 3.2 Daniil Dubov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 64 Open
3675 2023-02-08 Airthings Masters Div 2 L chess.com INT 3.1 Denis Lazavik Daniil Dubov Won: 1-0 53 Open
3676 2023-02-08 Airthings Masters Div 2 L chess.com INT 2.3 A.R. Saleh Salem Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 52 Open
3677 2023-02-08 Airthings Masters Div 2 L chess.com INT 2.2 Denis Lazavik A.R. Saleh Salem Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
3678 2023-02-08 Airthings Masters Div 2 L chess.com INT 2.1 A.R. Saleh Salem Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
3679 2023-02-07 Airthings Masters Div 2 L chess.com INT 1.2 Denis Lazavik Alan Pichot Won: 1-0 46 Open
3680 2023-02-07 Airthings Masters Div 2 L chess.com INT 1.1 Alan Pichot Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
3681 2023-02-06 Airthings Masters Div 2 W chess.com INT 1.4 Alexandr Predke Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 56 Open
3682 2023-02-06 Airthings Masters Div 2 W chess.com INT 1.3 Denis Lazavik Alexandr Predke Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
3683 2023-02-06 Airthings Masters Div 2 W chess.com INT 1.2 Alexandr Predke Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 59 Open
3684 2023-02-06 Airthings Masters Div 2 W chess.com INT 1.1 Denis Lazavik Alexandr Predke Lost: 0-1 60 Open
3685 2023-02-05 Lozovatsky Mem A 2023 Chelyabinsk RUS 10.9 Tagir Salemgareev Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
3686 2023-02-04 Lozovatsky Mem A 2023 Chelyabinsk RUS 9.9 Erik Obgolts Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 17 Open
3687 2023-02-03 Airthings Masters Play-In chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Alexandr Predke Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
3688 2023-02-03 Airthings Masters Play-In chess.com INT 8 Vasif Durarbayli Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
3689 2023-02-03 Lozovatsky Mem A 2023 Chelyabinsk RUS 8.4 Denis Lazavik Pavel Ponkratov Lost: 0-1 46 Open
3690 2023-02-03 Airthings Masters Play-In chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Ian Nepomniachtchi Lost: 0-1 75 Open
3691 2023-02-03 Airthings Masters Play-In chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Praggnanandhaa R Won: 1-0 66 Open
3692 2023-02-03 Airthings Masters Play-In chess.com INT 5 Gadir Guseinov Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
3693 2023-02-03 Airthings Masters Play-In chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Shamsiddin Vokhidov Won: 1-0 32 Open
3694 2023-02-03 Airthings Masters Play-In chess.com INT 3 Rodrigo Vasquez Schroeder Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
3695 2023-02-03 Airthings Masters Play-In chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Mikhail Al. Antipov Won: 1-0 91 Open
3696 2023-02-03 Airthings Masters Play-In chess.com INT 1 Gergely Kantor Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 49 Open
3697 2023-02-03 Airthings Play-In Match chess.com INT 1.3 Eltaj Safarli Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 50 Open
3698 2023-02-03 Airthings Play-In Match chess.com INT 1.2 Eltaj Safarli Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 70 Open
3699 2023-02-03 Airthings Play-In Match chess.com INT 1.1 Denis Lazavik Eltaj Safarli Lost: 0-1 61 Open
3700 2023-02-02 Lozovatsky Mem A 2023 Chelyabinsk RUS 7.2 Dmitry Kokarev Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
  1. vs A.R. Saleh SalemWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-21 · Round 2.2PRO League Prelim 2023
  2. vs Gawain C B Maroroa JonesDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-21 · Round 2.1PRO League Prelim 2023
  3. vs Guillermo Baches GarciaWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-21 · Round 1Titled Tue 21st Feb Early
  4. vs Alexey SaranaDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-21 · Round 11Titled Tue 21st Feb Early
  5. vs Bardiya DaneshvarDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-21 · Round 10Titled Tue 21st Feb Early
  6. vs Aleksandr LendermanWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-16 · Round 1.4PRO League Prelim 2023
  7. vs Trisha KanyamaralaWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-16 · Round 1.3PRO League Prelim 2023
  8. vs Samuel SevianDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-02-16 · Round 1.2PRO League Prelim 2023
  9. vs Gadir GuseinovWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-16 · Round 1.1PRO League Prelim 2023
  10. vs Evgeny PostnyDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-14 · Round 9Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
  11. vs Rudik MakarianLost · 1-0Black · 2023-02-14 · Round 8Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
  12. vs Mamikon GharibyanDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-14 · Round 7Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
  13. vs Thomas BeerdsenWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-14 · Round 6Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
  14. vs Md ImranWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-14 · Round 5Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
  15. vs Daniil ManelyukWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-14 · Round 4Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
  16. vs Bahadir OzenLost · 1-0Black · 2023-02-14 · Round 3Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
  17. vs Vjacheslav WeetikWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-14 · Round 2Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
  18. vs Aarav DenglaWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-14 · Round 1Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
  19. vs Alexander RustemovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-14 · Round 11Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
  20. vs Zachary TanenbaumWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-14 · Round 10Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
  21. vs Alexandr PredkeLost · 1-0Black · 2023-02-09 · Round 4.3Airthings Masters Div 2 L
  22. vs Alexandr PredkeDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-09 · Round 4.2Airthings Masters Div 2 L
  23. vs Alexandr PredkeDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-02-09 · Round 4.1Airthings Masters Div 2 L
  24. vs Daniil DubovWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-08 · Round 3.2Airthings Masters Div 2 L
  25. vs Daniil DubovWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-08 · Round 3.1Airthings Masters Div 2 L
  26. vs A.R. Saleh SalemWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-08 · Round 2.3Airthings Masters Div 2 L
  27. vs A.R. Saleh SalemDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-08 · Round 2.2Airthings Masters Div 2 L
  28. vs A.R. Saleh SalemDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-02-08 · Round 2.1Airthings Masters Div 2 L
  29. vs Alan PichotWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-07 · Round 1.2Airthings Masters Div 2 L
  30. vs Alan PichotDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-02-07 · Round 1.1Airthings Masters Div 2 L
  31. vs Alexandr PredkeLost · 1-0Black · 2023-02-06 · Round 1.4Airthings Masters Div 2 W
  32. vs Alexandr PredkeDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-06 · Round 1.3Airthings Masters Div 2 W
  33. vs Alexandr PredkeWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-06 · Round 1.2Airthings Masters Div 2 W
  34. vs Alexandr PredkeLost · 0-1White · 2023-02-06 · Round 1.1Airthings Masters Div 2 W
  35. vs Tagir SalemgareevDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-02-05 · Round 10.9Lozovatsky Mem A 2023
  36. vs Erik ObgoltsDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-02-04 · Round 9.9Lozovatsky Mem A 2023
  37. vs Alexandr PredkeDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-03 · Round 9Airthings Masters Play-In
  38. vs Vasif DurarbayliDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-02-03 · Round 8Airthings Masters Play-In
  39. vs Pavel PonkratovLost · 0-1White · 2023-02-03 · Round 8.4Lozovatsky Mem A 2023
  40. vs Ian NepomniachtchiLost · 0-1White · 2023-02-03 · Round 7Airthings Masters Play-In
  41. vs Praggnanandhaa RWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-03 · Round 6Airthings Masters Play-In
  42. vs Gadir GuseinovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-02-03 · Round 5Airthings Masters Play-In
  43. vs Shamsiddin VokhidovWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-03 · Round 4Airthings Masters Play-In
  44. vs Rodrigo Vasquez SchroederDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-02-03 · Round 3Airthings Masters Play-In
  45. vs Mikhail Al. AntipovWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-03 · Round 2Airthings Masters Play-In
  46. vs Gergely KantorWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-03 · Round 1Airthings Masters Play-In
  47. vs Eltaj SafarliWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-03 · Round 1.3Airthings Play-In Match
  48. vs Eltaj SafarliWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-03 · Round 1.2Airthings Play-In Match
  49. vs Eltaj SafarliLost · 0-1White · 2023-02-03 · Round 1.1Airthings Play-In Match
  50. vs Dmitry KokarevDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-02-02 · Round 7.2Lozovatsky Mem A 2023

FIDE tournaments

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

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