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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
4001 2022-09-27 Titled Tue 27th Sep Late chess.com INT 7 Oskar Wieczorek Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 72 Open
4002 2022-09-27 Titled Tue 27th Sep Early chess.com INT 6 Dmitry Rostovtsev Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 53 Open
4003 2022-09-27 Titled Tue 27th Sep Late chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Bahadir Ozen Won: 1-0 72 Open
4004 2022-09-27 Titled Tue 27th Sep Late chess.com INT 5 Alexandros Papasimakopoulos Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 92 Open
4005 2022-09-27 Titled Tue 27th Sep Early chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Reza Mahdavi Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
4006 2022-09-27 Titled Tue 27th Sep Early chess.com INT 4 Egor Baskakov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 31 Open
4007 2022-09-27 Titled Tue 27th Sep Late chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Arnaldo Fernandez De La Vara Won: 1-0 42 Open
4008 2022-09-27 Titled Tue 27th Sep Early chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Aleksandra Maltsevskaya Won: 1-0 28 Open
4009 2022-09-27 Titled Tue 27th Sep Late chess.com INT 3 Mark Timmermans Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 45 Open
4010 2022-09-27 Titled Tue 27th Sep Early chess.com INT 2 Vladimir Burmakin Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 72 Open
4011 2022-09-27 Titled Tue 27th Sep Late chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Andrey Levitskiy Won: 1-0 37 Open
4012 2022-09-27 Titled Tue 27th Sep Late chess.com INT 1 Iung Alicio de O. Pinheiro Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 44 Open
4013 2022-09-27 Titled Tue 27th Sep Early chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Garv Gaur Won: 1-0 59 Open
4014 2022-09-27 Titled Tue 27th Sep Early chess.com INT 11 Artyom Timofeev Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
4015 2022-09-27 Titled Tue 27th Sep Late chess.com INT 11 Hrant Melkumyan Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 145 Open
4016 2022-09-27 Titled Tue 27th Sep Early chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Eric Hansen Won: 1-0 42 Open
4017 2022-09-27 Titled Tue 27th Sep Late chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Martyn Kravtsiv Won: 1-0 49 Open
4018 2022-09-21 Panchenko Mem Open A 2022 Chelyabinsk RUS 10.3 Nikita Petrov Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 11 Open
4019 2022-09-20 Panchenko Mem Open A 2022 Chelyabinsk RUS 9.2 Mihail Nikitenko Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
4020 2022-09-19 Panchenko Mem Open A 2022 Chelyabinsk RUS 8.3 Denis Lazavik Rudik Makarian Won: 1-0 64 Open
4021 2022-09-18 Panchenko Mem Open A 2022 Chelyabinsk RUS 7.2 Igor Lysyj Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 19 Open
4022 2022-09-17 Panchenko Mem Open A 2022 Chelyabinsk RUS 6.9 Denis Lazavik Nikolay Averin Won: 1-0 47 Open
4023 2022-09-17 CGC KO 2022 chess.com INT 1.4 Denis Lazavik Wesley So Draw: 1/2-1/2 112 Open
4024 2022-09-17 CGC KO 2022 chess.com INT 1.3 Wesley So Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 56 Open
4025 2022-09-17 CGC KO 2022 chess.com INT 1.2 Denis Lazavik Wesley So Won: 1-0 54 Open
4026 2022-09-17 CGC KO 2022 chess.com INT 1.1 Wesley So Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 87 Open
4027 2022-09-16 Panchenko Mem Open A 2022 Chelyabinsk RUS 5.8 Anton Sitnikov Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 13 Open
4028 2022-09-15 Panchenko Mem Open A 2022 Chelyabinsk RUS 4.17 Denis Lazavik Petr Kostenko Won: 1-0 42 Open
4029 2022-09-14 Panchenko Mem Open A 2022 Chelyabinsk RUS 3.13 Roland Berzinsh Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
4030 2022-09-13 Panchenko Mem Open A 2022 Chelyabinsk RUS 2.24 Denis Lazavik Artiom Stribuk Won: 1-0 44 Open
4031 2022-09-12 Panchenko Mem Open A 2022 Chelyabinsk RUS 1.13 Grigori Ponomarev Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
4032 2022-09-11 Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2022 Chelyabinsk RUS 9.3 Dmitriy Khegay Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
4033 2022-09-11 Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2022 Chelyabinsk RUS 11.4 Vladislav Nozdrachev Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
4034 2022-09-11 Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2022 Chelyabinsk RUS 10.3 Denis Lazavik Anton Shomoev Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
4035 2022-09-10 Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2022 Chelyabinsk RUS 8.6 Denis Lazavik Mikhail Demidov Won: 1-0 70 Open
4036 2022-09-10 Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2022 Chelyabinsk RUS 7.8 Aleksey Goganov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 54 Open
4037 2022-09-10 Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2022 Chelyabinsk RUS 4.7 Denis Lazavik David Paravyan Lost: 0-1 34 Open
4038 2022-08-30 Titled Tue 30th Aug Late chess.com INT 9 Daniel Naroditsky Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 54 Open
4039 2022-08-30 Titled Tue 30th Aug Late chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Dmitry Andreikin Won: 1-0 64 Open
4040 2022-08-30 Titled Tue 30th Aug Late chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Andrew Tang Won: 1-0 36 Open
4041 2022-08-30 Titled Tue 30th Aug Late chess.com INT 6 Viacheslav Mikhailov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 30 Open
4042 2022-08-30 Titled Tue 30th Aug Late chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Leon Livaic Won: 1-0 39 Open
4043 2022-08-30 Titled Tue 30th Aug Late chess.com INT 4 Alexander Rustemov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 46 Open
4044 2022-08-30 Titled Tue 30th Aug Late chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Dmitry Rostovtsev Won: 1-0 38 Open
4045 2022-08-30 Titled Tue 30th Aug Late chess.com INT 2 Christophe Claverie Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 81 Open
4046 2022-08-30 Titled Tue 30th Aug Late chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Nelson Wilfredo Fernandez Won: 1-0 44 Open
4047 2022-08-30 Titled Tue 30th Aug Late chess.com INT 11 Sanan Sjugirov Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
4048 2022-08-30 Titled Tue 30th Aug Late chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Alexey Sarana Draw: 1/2-1/2 17 Open
4049 2022-08-16 Titled Tue 16th Aug Early chess.com INT 9 Robert Hess Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 25 Open
4050 2022-08-16 Titled Tue 16th Aug Early chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Dennis Wagner Won: 1-0 32 Open
  1. vs Oskar WieczorekDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-27 · Round 7Titled Tue 27th Sep Late
  2. vs Dmitry RostovtsevWon · 0-1Black · 2022-09-27 · Round 6Titled Tue 27th Sep Early
  3. vs Bahadir OzenWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-27 · Round 6Titled Tue 27th Sep Late
  4. vs Alexandros PapasimakopoulosDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-27 · Round 5Titled Tue 27th Sep Late
  5. vs Reza MahdaviDraw · ½–½White · 2022-09-27 · Round 5Titled Tue 27th Sep Early
  6. vs Egor BaskakovWon · 0-1Black · 2022-09-27 · Round 4Titled Tue 27th Sep Early
  7. vs Arnaldo Fernandez De La VaraWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-27 · Round 4Titled Tue 27th Sep Late
  8. vs Aleksandra MaltsevskayaWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-27 · Round 3Titled Tue 27th Sep Early
  9. vs Mark TimmermansLost · 1-0Black · 2022-09-27 · Round 3Titled Tue 27th Sep Late
  10. vs Vladimir BurmakinDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-27 · Round 2Titled Tue 27th Sep Early
  11. vs Andrey LevitskiyWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-27 · Round 2Titled Tue 27th Sep Late
  12. vs Iung Alicio de O. PinheiroWon · 0-1Black · 2022-09-27 · Round 1Titled Tue 27th Sep Late
  13. vs Garv GaurWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-27 · Round 1Titled Tue 27th Sep Early
  14. vs Artyom TimofeevDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-27 · Round 11Titled Tue 27th Sep Early
  15. vs Hrant MelkumyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-27 · Round 11Titled Tue 27th Sep Late
  16. vs Eric HansenWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-27 · Round 10Titled Tue 27th Sep Early
  17. vs Martyn KravtsivWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-27 · Round 10Titled Tue 27th Sep Late
  18. vs Nikita PetrovDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-21 · Round 10.3Panchenko Mem Open A 2022
  19. vs Mihail NikitenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-20 · Round 9.2Panchenko Mem Open A 2022
  20. vs Rudik MakarianWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-19 · Round 8.3Panchenko Mem Open A 2022
  21. vs Igor LysyjDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-18 · Round 7.2Panchenko Mem Open A 2022
  22. vs Nikolay AverinWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-17 · Round 6.9Panchenko Mem Open A 2022
  23. vs Wesley SoDraw · ½–½White · 2022-09-17 · Round 1.4CGC KO 2022
  24. vs Wesley SoLost · 1-0Black · 2022-09-17 · Round 1.3CGC KO 2022
  25. vs Wesley SoWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-17 · Round 1.2CGC KO 2022
  26. vs Wesley SoLost · 1-0Black · 2022-09-17 · Round 1.1CGC KO 2022
  27. vs Anton SitnikovDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-16 · Round 5.8Panchenko Mem Open A 2022
  28. vs Petr KostenkoWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-15 · Round 4.17Panchenko Mem Open A 2022
  29. vs Roland BerzinshDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-14 · Round 3.13Panchenko Mem Open A 2022
  30. vs Artiom StribukWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-13 · Round 2.24Panchenko Mem Open A 2022
  31. vs Grigori PonomarevDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-12 · Round 1.13Panchenko Mem Open A 2022
  32. vs Dmitriy KhegayDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-11 · Round 9.3Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2022
  33. vs Vladislav NozdrachevDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-11 · Round 11.4Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2022
  34. vs Anton ShomoevDraw · ½–½White · 2022-09-11 · Round 10.3Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2022
  35. vs Mikhail DemidovWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-10 · Round 8.6Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2022
  36. vs Aleksey GoganovWon · 0-1Black · 2022-09-10 · Round 7.8Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2022
  37. vs David ParavyanLost · 0-1White · 2022-09-10 · Round 4.7Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2022
  38. vs Daniel NaroditskyWon · 0-1Black · 2022-08-30 · Round 9Titled Tue 30th Aug Late
  39. vs Dmitry AndreikinWon · 1-0White · 2022-08-30 · Round 8Titled Tue 30th Aug Late
  40. vs Andrew TangWon · 1-0White · 2022-08-30 · Round 7Titled Tue 30th Aug Late
  41. vs Viacheslav MikhailovWon · 0-1Black · 2022-08-30 · Round 6Titled Tue 30th Aug Late
  42. vs Leon LivaicWon · 1-0White · 2022-08-30 · Round 5Titled Tue 30th Aug Late
  43. vs Alexander RustemovWon · 0-1Black · 2022-08-30 · Round 4Titled Tue 30th Aug Late
  44. vs Dmitry RostovtsevWon · 1-0White · 2022-08-30 · Round 3Titled Tue 30th Aug Late
  45. vs Christophe ClaverieWon · 0-1Black · 2022-08-30 · Round 2Titled Tue 30th Aug Late
  46. vs Nelson Wilfredo FernandezWon · 1-0White · 2022-08-30 · Round 1Titled Tue 30th Aug Late
  47. vs Sanan SjugirovDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-08-30 · Round 11Titled Tue 30th Aug Late
  48. vs Alexey SaranaDraw · ½–½White · 2022-08-30 · Round 10Titled Tue 30th Aug Late
  49. vs Robert HessLost · 1-0Black · 2022-08-16 · Round 9Titled Tue 16th Aug Early
  50. vs Dennis WagnerWon · 1-0White · 2022-08-16 · Round 8Titled Tue 16th Aug Early

FIDE tournaments

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

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