Lazhevskaya, Zhanni

Zhanni Lazhevskaya, a 42-year-old Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1927. She has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 23 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd Hurghada Chess International Championship 2026, 9th Batumi Int.Festival (Open-A), and Pamukkale International Open Chess Tournament - B. Also played 4 rapid (including 3rd Hurghada Chess International Championship 2026 Rapid) and 12 blitz events (including Nesis Cup-2025) recently. She had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2003–2005), 123 months (2005–2015) and 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Her peak of 2117 was reached at age 19 (Jan 2003, #60 nationally at the time).

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Nov 2022. Awarded WFM in 2022 (age 38). At junior level, she reached #6 and #6 nationally in U20 and U18.