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Belarus Best chess players in Belarus

Official FIDE ratings, updated monthly.

Active playersActive
1,131
GrandmastersGM
14
International MastersIM
23
Woman GrandmastersWGM
4
  1. 1 GM Denis Lazavik BelarusBelarus 2636 New
  2. 2 IM Dmitriy Kushko BelarusBelarus 2442 New
  3. 3 GM Mihail Nikitenko BelarusBelarus 2427 New
Best chess players in Belarus, Standard, Open
RankPlayerRatingChangeGamesBorn
1 GM Denis Lazavik BelarusBelarus2636NewNew·2006
2 IM Dmitriy Kushko BelarusBelarus2442NewNew92004
3 GM Mihail Nikitenko BelarusBelarus2427NewNew102000
4 GM Aleksej Aleksandrov BelarusBelarus2414NewNew191973
5 GM Andrei Kovalev BelarusBelarus2394NewNew181961
6 GM Kirill Stupak BelarusBelarus2394NewNew101990
7 GM Andrey Gorovets BelarusBelarus2394NewNew101987
8 IM Viachaslau Zarubitski BelarusBelarus2388NewNew102002
9 GM Alexei Fedorov BelarusBelarus2383NewNew101972
10 FM Mikhail Spizharny BelarusBelarus2358NewNew102006
11 FM Artsiom Bialiauski BelarusBelarus2318NewNew·2008
12 FM Aliaksei Kramich BelarusBelarus2312NewNew72002
13 IM Peter Korzubov BelarusBelarus2283NewNew·1962
14 FM Mikita Novikau BelarusBelarus2277NewNew102011
15 IM Stanislav Tsyhanchuk BelarusBelarus2270NewNew·1992
16 WIM Aliaksandra Tarasenka BelarusBelarus2258NewNew·2006
17 GM Vitaly Teterev BelarusBelarus2239NewNew·1983
18 IM Sergei Khamitskiy BelarusBelarus2229NewNew·1981
19 Vyacheslav Gorozhankin BelarusBelarus2195NewNew·1965
20 IM Dmitrij Novitzkij BelarusBelarus2178NewNew·1971
21 IM Valerij Smirnov BelarusBelarus2170NewNew·1953
22 FM Denis Trifonov BelarusBelarus2167NewNew·1978
23 Matvei Savelev BelarusBelarus2161NewNew·2011
24 Dmitrij Kirilin BelarusBelarus2155NewNew·2002
25 Yaroslav Naumovich BelarusBelarus2152NewNew·2005
26 Nikita Romanovskij BelarusBelarus2111NewNew·2003
27 Alexandr Korolev BelarusBelarus2104NewNew·1987
28 Konstantin Kuleshov BelarusBelarus2094NewNew·1993
29 Ivan Strizhnev BelarusBelarus2068NewNew·2007
30 Serafim Krukouski BelarusBelarus2047NewNew·2008
31 Kiryl Parkhimchyk BelarusBelarus2032NewNew·2008
32 FM Nikola Prokhoda BelarusBelarus2031NewNew·1953
33 Siarhei Gasparian BelarusBelarus2027NewNew·2009
34 FM Alexander Bystrov BelarusBelarus2014NewNew·1963
35 WGM Genrieta Lagvilava BelarusBelarus2010NewNew·1969
36 Aleksandr Vl Alishevich BelarusBelarus2009NewNew·2005
37 Uladzislau Damnitski BelarusBelarus2008NewNew·2016
38 Platon Klachkou BelarusBelarus2007NewNew·2006
39 FM Uladzislau Katashuk BelarusBelarus2005NewNew·1975
40 Sergey Vashchilov BelarusBelarus1984NewNew·1988
41 Evgenij Koishman BelarusBelarus1981NewNew·1973
42 WFM Ekaterina Kovaleva BelarusBelarus1980NewNew·1984
43 Zakhar Yemelyanau BelarusBelarus1978NewNew·2011
44 Dmitriy Ponyavin BelarusBelarus1976NewNew·1989
45 Ilya Sidorenko BelarusBelarus1972NewNew·2001
46 Makar Kuzmuk BelarusBelarus1969NewNew·1996
47 Ilya Kozlovsky BelarusBelarus1968NewNew·2014
48 Vadim Sharevich BelarusBelarus1958NewNew··
49 Mark Kovalev BelarusBelarus1957NewNew·2008
50 Alisa Scherbakova BelarusBelarus1949NewNew·1991

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Questions

There are 1,131 active FIDE rated players in Belarus, 14 of them grandmasters. The highest rated is GM Denis Lazavik with 2636 in standard chess.

Who is the best chess player in Belarus?

GM Denis Lazavik, rated 2636 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How many grandmasters are there in Belarus?

The FIDE list of November 2026 has 14 grandmasters in Belarus.

Who is the highest rated woman in Belarus?

WIM Aliaksandra Tarasenka, rated 2258 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

Who is the highest rated junior in Belarus?

GM Denis Lazavik, rated 2636 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How often are FIDE ratings updated?

FIDE publishes a new rating list on the first day of every month. This page shows the list of November 2026. These are not live ratings.

Source: FIDE rating list of November 2026, 800,240 rated players. Last updated November 15, 2026.