19-year-old Belarusian Denis Lazavik enters world top 100 in chess

19-year-old Belarusian Denis Lazavik has entered the world top 100 chess players for the first time. After the latest FIDE rating update, he rose 20 positions, from 104th to 84th place, reaching 2636 rating points. In August, Lazavik reached the final of the Esports World Cup, where he lost to Magnus Carlsen. For second place, the Belarusian earned $190,000.