Denis Lazavik

The Belarusian Chess Championship starts today

Today in Minsk (Belarus) the national chess championship starts. Participants: D. Lazavik, M. Nikitenko, A. Aleksandrov, A. Gorovets, V. Zarubitski, M. Tsaruk, A. Siniauski, Y. Naumovich, S. Vashchilov, A. Alishevich. Rating-favorites: D. Lazavik, M. Nikitenko, A. AleksandrovDates: from January 9 to January 17System: round robin, 9 roundsLine-up: 10 participants, 4 grandmasters Official website Starting list

David Paravyan qualified for the Speed Chess Championship

On November 10-11, the first qualifying tournament within the Speed Chess Championship was held.On Thursday, a tournament was held according to the Swiss system, from where 8 chess players entered the knockout tournament.Knockout format: 2 games of 5+1, 4 games of 3+1 and 8 games of 1+1.In the quarterfinals, Le Tuan Minh defeated Maxim Chigaev…

Memorial of M.I. Chigorin. Standing after the 8th round

The tournament within the framework of the Russian Cup 2022 continues in St. Petersburg. After 8 rounds, D. Lazavik, M. Nikitenko, V. Zvjaginsev, A. Goganov P. are in the lead — 6.5 each. Dates: from 22 to 30 OctoberSystem: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 1,375,000 rubles (1st place — 260000 rubles)Composition: 150 participants, 14 grandmasters position…

Memorial of M.I. Chigorin. Standings after the 7th round

The tournament within the framework of the Russian Cup 2022 continues in St. Petersburg. After 7 rounds, D. Lazavik, M. Nikitenko, V. Zvjaginsev, A. Aleksandrov, P. Shuvalova are in the lead – 6 each; 11 participants are half a point behind, including grandmasters A. Pridorozhni and A. Goganov. Dates: from 22 to 30 OctoberSystem: Swiss,…

Memorial of M.I. Chigorin. Standings after the 6th round

The tournament within the framework of the Russian Cup 2022 continues in St. Petersburg. After 6 rounds, D. Lazavik and M. Nikitenko are in the lead – 5.5 each; 11 participants, including grandmasters V. Zvjaginsev, Z. Tsydypov and A. Goganov, are half a point behind. Dates: from 22 to 30 OctoberSystem: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund:…

Memorial of M.I. Chigorin. Standings after the 5th round

The tournament within the framework of the Russian Cup 2022 continues in St. Petersburg. After 5 rounds, V. Zvjaginsev, A. Aleksandrov, D. Lazavik, E. Vorobiov, M. Nikitenko, K. Stupak, A. Kovalev, A. Fedorov, S. Volkov and A. Stribuk are in the lead – 4.5 each. Dates: from 22 to 30 October System: Swiss, 9 rounds…

The Memorial of A. Panchenko has been completed

The chess festival in Chelyabinsk has come to an end. Vladislav Nozdrachev became the winner of the main tournament, followed by Vladimir Zakhartsov, who scored 7.5 points out of 10 as the first prize-winner. M. Nikitenko (Belarus), N. Petrov (Russia), D. Lazavik (Belarus), Zh. Tsydypov, N. Afanasiev and A. Goganov (all – Russia) were half…