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Denis Lazavik

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Denis Lazavik
Denis Lazavik at FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023
CountryBelarus
Born (2006-11-17) November 17, 2006 (age 17)[1]
Minsk, Belarus
TitleGrandmaster (2022)[2]
FIDE rating2578 (October 2024)
Peak rating2578 (June 2024)

Denis Lazavik (born 17 November 2006) is a Belarusian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

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In December 2018, Lazavik was part of the Belarus team (alongside Vyacheslav Zarubitsky, Olga Badelko, 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).

Playing style

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Lazavik has been referred to as a chess prodigy, due to his youth and rapid rise, particularly in Rapid and Blitz online events.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Denis Lazavik".
  2. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Belarus 4th at FIDE World Youth Chess Olympiad 2018". December 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "Belarus 3rd at World Youth Chess Olympiad in Turkey". November 6, 2019.
  5. ^ Doggers, Peter (January 27, 2023). "15-Year-Old Denis Lazavik Stuns At Titled Tuesday".
  6. ^ "Carlsen Prevails vs. So, Winning Streak Grows With Aimchess Rapid". July 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "Grand Swiss and Women's Grand Swiss 2023: preliminary lineups and World Cup passes". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  8. ^ "Magnus v Prodigy Sensation Denis!". February 4, 2024.