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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
4551 2021-09-03 Online Olym Div2 C 2021 chess.com INT 5.1 Moyo Blessing Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 57 Open
4552 2021-09-03 Online Olym Div2 C 2021 chess.com INT 4.1 Denis Lazavik Ergit Ramaj Won: 1-0 36 Open
4553 2021-09-02 Online Olym Div2 C 2021 chess.com INT 1.1 L M S T De Silva Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 85 Open
4554 2021-08-27 Youth World Cup U16 KO Tornelo INT 2.2 Christopher Woojin Yoo Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 65 Open
4555 2021-08-27 Youth World Cup U16 KO Tornelo INT 2.1 Denis Lazavik Christopher Woojin Yoo Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
4556 2021-08-26 Youth World Cup U16 KO Tornelo INT 1.3 Jubin Jimmy Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 69 Open
4557 2021-08-26 Youth World Cup U16 KO Tornelo INT 1.2 Jubin Jimmy Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 84 Open
4558 2021-08-26 Youth World Cup U16 KO Tornelo INT 1.1 Denis Lazavik Jubin Jimmy Lost: 0-1 54 Open
4559 2021-08-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Aug chess.com INT 9 Viktor Skliarov Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 67 Open
4560 2021-08-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Aug chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Daniel Taboas Rodriguez Won: 1-0 39 Open
4561 2021-08-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Aug chess.com INT 7 Sargis A. Manukyan Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 41 Open
4562 2021-08-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Aug chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Anastasia Avramidou Won: 1-0 56 Open
4563 2021-08-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Aug chess.com INT 5 Sergei Iskusnyh Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 63 Open
4564 2021-08-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Aug chess.com INT 4 Danila Bilan Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
4565 2021-08-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Aug chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Viani Antonio Dcunha Lost: 0-1 37 Open
4566 2021-08-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Aug chess.com INT 2 Franz Robert Grafil Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 36 Open
4567 2021-08-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Aug chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Evgeny V. Melikhov Won: 1-0 55 Open
4568 2021-08-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Aug chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Oleg Krivonosov Lost: 0-1 76 Open
4569 2021-08-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Aug chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Vasiliy Korchmar Won: 1-0 75 Open
4570 2021-08-03 Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug chess.com INT 9 Nikolai Vlassov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 27 Open
4571 2021-08-03 Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug chess.com INT 8 Semetei Tologon tegin Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 38 Open
4572 2021-08-03 Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Abdul Hameed El Arousy Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
4573 2021-08-03 Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug chess.com INT 6 Bibisara Assaubayeva Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 52 Open
4574 2021-08-03 Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Azer Mirzoev Lost: 0-1 43 Open
4575 2021-08-03 Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug chess.com INT 4 Read Samadov Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 71 Open
4576 2021-08-03 Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug chess.com INT 3 Leandro Krysa Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 54 Open
4577 2021-08-03 Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Pavel Skatchkov Won: 1-0 56 Open
4578 2021-08-03 Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug chess.com INT 1 Artem Odegov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 27 Open
4579 2021-08-03 Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Gabriel Petesch Won: 1-0 28 Open
4580 2021-08-03 Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Nathan Solon Lost: 0-1 39 Open
4581 2021-07-27 Titled Tuesday 27th July chess.com INT 9 Alexander Zubov Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 49 Open
4582 2021-07-27 Titled Tuesday 27th July chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Olexandr Bortnyk Won: 1-0 67 Open
4583 2021-07-27 Titled Tuesday 27th July chess.com INT 7 Evgeny Sapunov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 66 Open
4584 2021-07-27 Titled Tuesday 27th July chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Pavel Shkapenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 75 Open
4585 2021-07-27 Titled Tuesday 27th July chess.com INT 5 Pablo Salinas Herrera Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 76 Open
4586 2021-07-27 Titled Tuesday 27th July chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian Won: 1-0 22 Open
4587 2021-07-27 Titled Tuesday 27th July chess.com INT 3 Lucas Do Valle Cardoso Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 58 Open
4588 2021-07-27 Titled Tuesday 27th July chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Diego Saul Rodri Flores Quillas Won: 1-0 23 Open
4589 2021-07-27 Titled Tuesday 27th July chess.com INT 1 Pavel Chernomordik Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 34 Open
4590 2021-07-27 Titled Tuesday 27th July chess.com INT 11 Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 42 Open
4591 2021-07-27 Titled Tuesday 27th July chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Mukhiddin Madaminov Won: 1-0 60 Open
4592 2021-07-20 Titled Tuesday 20th July chess.com INT 9 Mark Timmermans Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 37 Open
4593 2021-07-20 Titled Tuesday 20th July chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Aaron Grabinsky Won: 1-0 33 Open
4594 2021-07-20 Titled Tuesday 20th July chess.com INT 7 Tuan Minh Le Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 49 Open
4595 2021-07-20 Titled Tuesday 20th July chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Hikaru Nakamura Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
4596 2021-07-20 Titled Tuesday 20th July chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Murali Karthikeyan Won: 1-0 43 Open
4597 2021-07-20 Titled Tuesday 20th July chess.com INT 4 Bogdan Belyakov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 9 Open
4598 2021-07-20 Titled Tuesday 20th July chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Oleg Krivonosov Won: 1-0 50 Open
4599 2021-07-20 Titled Tuesday 20th July chess.com INT 2 German Spata Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 58 Open
4600 2021-07-20 Titled Tuesday 20th July chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Matias Michailov Won: 1-0 76 Open
  1. vs Moyo BlessingWon · 0-1Black · 2021-09-03 · Round 5.1Online Olym Div2 C 2021
  2. vs Ergit RamajWon · 1-0White · 2021-09-03 · Round 4.1Online Olym Div2 C 2021
  3. vs L M S T De SilvaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-09-02 · Round 1.1Online Olym Div2 C 2021
  4. vs Christopher Woojin YooLost · 1-0Black · 2021-08-27 · Round 2.2Youth World Cup U16 KO
  5. vs Christopher Woojin YooDraw · ½–½White · 2021-08-27 · Round 2.1Youth World Cup U16 KO
  6. vs Jubin JimmyWon · 0-1Black · 2021-08-26 · Round 1.3Youth World Cup U16 KO
  7. vs Jubin JimmyWon · 0-1Black · 2021-08-26 · Round 1.2Youth World Cup U16 KO
  8. vs Jubin JimmyLost · 0-1White · 2021-08-26 · Round 1.1Youth World Cup U16 KO
  9. vs Viktor SkliarovDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-08-24 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 24th Aug
  10. vs Daniel Taboas RodriguezWon · 1-0White · 2021-08-24 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 24th Aug
  11. vs Sargis A. ManukyanWon · 0-1Black · 2021-08-24 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 24th Aug
  12. vs Anastasia AvramidouWon · 1-0White · 2021-08-24 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 24th Aug
  13. vs Sergei IskusnyhLost · 1-0Black · 2021-08-24 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 24th Aug
  14. vs Danila BilanDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-08-24 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 24th Aug
  15. vs Viani Antonio DcunhaLost · 0-1White · 2021-08-24 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 24th Aug
  16. vs Franz Robert GrafilWon · 0-1Black · 2021-08-24 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 24th Aug
  17. vs Evgeny V. MelikhovWon · 1-0White · 2021-08-24 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 24th Aug
  18. vs Oleg KrivonosovLost · 0-1White · 2021-08-24 · Round 11Titled Tuesday 24th Aug
  19. vs Vasiliy KorchmarWon · 1-0White · 2021-08-24 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 24th Aug
  20. vs Nikolai VlassovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-08-03 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug
  21. vs Semetei Tologon teginWon · 0-1Black · 2021-08-03 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug
  22. vs Abdul Hameed El ArousyDraw · ½–½White · 2021-08-03 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug
  23. vs Bibisara AssaubayevaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-08-03 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug
  24. vs Azer MirzoevLost · 0-1White · 2021-08-03 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug
  25. vs Read SamadovDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-08-03 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug
  26. vs Leandro KrysaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-08-03 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug
  27. vs Pavel SkatchkovWon · 1-0White · 2021-08-03 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug
  28. vs Artem OdegovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-08-03 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug
  29. vs Gabriel PeteschWon · 1-0White · 2021-08-03 · Round 11Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug
  30. vs Nathan SolonLost · 0-1White · 2021-08-03 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug
  31. vs Alexander ZubovLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-27 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 27th July
  32. vs Olexandr BortnykWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-27 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 27th July
  33. vs Evgeny SapunovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-27 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 27th July
  34. vs Pavel ShkapenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-27 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 27th July
  35. vs Pablo Salinas HerreraDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-07-27 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 27th July
  36. vs Krikor Sevag MekhitarianWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-27 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 27th July
  37. vs Lucas Do Valle CardosoWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-27 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 27th July
  38. vs Diego Saul Rodri Flores QuillasWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-27 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 27th July
  39. vs Pavel ChernomordikWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-27 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 27th July
  40. vs Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-27 · Round 11Titled Tuesday 27th July
  41. vs Mukhiddin MadaminovWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-27 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 27th July
  42. vs Mark TimmermansWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-20 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 20th July
  43. vs Aaron GrabinskyWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-20 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 20th July
  44. vs Tuan Minh LeLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-20 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 20th July
  45. vs Hikaru NakamuraDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-20 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 20th July
  46. vs Murali KarthikeyanWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-20 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 20th July
  47. vs Bogdan BelyakovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-20 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 20th July
  48. vs Oleg KrivonosovWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-20 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 20th July
  49. vs German SpataWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-20 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 20th July
  50. vs Matias MichailovWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-20 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 20th July

FIDE tournaments

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

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