 Lazavik in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 November 2006 [1] Minsk, Belarus |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Title | Grandmaster (2022) [2] |
| FIDE rating | 2605 (December 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2605 (September 2025) |
Denis Vyacheslavovich Lazavik [a] (born 17 November 2006) is a Belarusian chess grandmaster.
In December 2018, Lazavik was part of the Belarus team (alongside Vyacheslav Zarubitsky, Olga Badelka, Maksim Tsaruk and Artyom Sinyavsky) in the World Youth Chess Olympiad. [3]
In November 2019, Lazavik again represented Belarus (alongside Maksim Tsaruk, Ivan Runets, Artsiom Siniauski, and Aliaksandra Tarasenka) in the World Youth Chess Olympiad. The team finished 3rd, behind Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. [4]
In December 2022, Lazavik competed in the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships. He finished 16th in the Blitz tournament and 42nd in the Rapid tournament.
In January 2023, Lazavik won a Chess.com-hosted Titled Tuesday tournament by defeating Jeffery Xiong in the tiebreaks. [5]
In July 2023, Lazavik won Division II of the Aimchess Rapid tournament of the Champions Chess Tour 2023 by defeating Sam Sevian. [6]
Lazavik competed in the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023. [7] He got his only win of the event in the final round against Sandro Mareco. He finished 80th out of 114 players, with a score of 5/11 (+1-2=8).
Lazavik has been referred to as a chess prodigy, due to his youth and rapid rise, particularly in Rapid and Blitz online events. [8]