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Denis Lazavik
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Denis Lazavik

BelarusBorn 2006 (age 20)FIDE ID 13515110

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2686
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2636
Luft

Flair

Denis Lazavik's classical flairs

0 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • UnderdogRegularly beats players rated 50+ higher
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games over the last 12 months
  • RisingAged 18 or under, Luft rating up 40+ over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • TacticianTactics 90+: sharp, tactical games they made sharp
  • LightningTop 20 at speed chess (mostly blitz, some rapid)
  • Hot StreakAt least 6 points from 7 straight games against strong opposition
  • SignatureSticks to one defence with black far more than most
  • ChameleonPlays a wide range of defences with black
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • FighterRarely draws, and wins far more than they lose
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events

No classical flair in the last year yet.

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 83Positional 86Endgame 85Openings 85Composure 89Defence 84Speed 86Consistency 92

Luft classical rating

2686No. 39

From 17 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2789 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2789 level, blended with their FIDE rating+51
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity17 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 22 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense3100%
Italian Game367%
Catalan Opening275%
Queen's Pawn Game1100%
English Opening1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 3, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Scheveningen Variation1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Main line1100%

Italian Game

With White: 3 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Main line275%
Giuoco Piano150%

Catalan Opening

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense1100%
Closed150%

Queen's Pawn Game

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
London System1100%

English Opening

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Harrwitz Attack275%
Ragozin Defense1100%
Main line150%

English Opening

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense1100%

Scotch Game

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Tartakower Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Romanishin Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
KazChess Masters Almaty 20263 Nov 20266½/9+12+10
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267½/10+15+16
31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival24 Aug 20256/8+13+13
FIDE Grand Swiss 202325 Oct 2023½/1+1+1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMJ. Duda21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262743
GMN. Vitiugov26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262666
GMM. Muradli26 Oct 2026 · KazChess Masters Almaty 20262662
GMS. Vokhidov29 Oct 2026 · KazChess Masters Almaty 20262649
GMZeng Chongsheng23 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival2553

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. KorobovLast 25 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20231010
IMSong YuxinLast 16 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival1100
GMJ. SiddharthLast 17 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival1100
GMXue HaowenLast 18 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival1010
GMB. SockoLast 19 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival1010

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How attributes are calculated

From their games in top events over the last 12 months, each judged against the opponent's rating

  • TacticsHow well they score in sharp games they chose to make sharp.
  • PositionalHow well they score in quiet, manoeuvring games they steered.
  • EndgameHow they do in endgames against what the position promised when it began: converting a winning one earns a little, saving a losing one earns a lot, and throwing a winning one costs a lot.
  • OpeningsThe engine's verdict on their position around moves 15 to 20, against what's normal for that colour, as the score it points to. Over the last 4 years, with older games counting less.
  • ComposureHow well they score under pressure: the game straight after a loss, and the last 3 games of an event while they can still win it. Over the last 4 years.
  • DefenceHow they do in games where they were 0.8 pawns or more worse after move 18, against what that position usually scores: holding the draw earns, turning it around earns more, and losing costs a little.
  • SpeedTheir Luft rapid and blitz ratings. With neither, an estimate a little below their classical level.
  • ConsistencyTheir Luft rating, less their off days: tournaments (5+ games each) over the last 4 years where they played 50+ below it. Anything better never counts against them.

  • "How well they score" is a performance rating: the opponent's rating, plus 400 for a win and minus 400 for a loss, averaged. So it's always judged against who they played.

    The score out of 100: 80 is a 2600 level, and each 13 rating points adds one, so 2860 and up is 100.

    Fair to everyone: with only a few games of a kind, the result leans towards their overall Luft rating. Strengths and weaknesses are measured against their overall level and compared with the top 100, so a specialist's best side stands out. A little recent form is added to all but Speed.