Grivas on Carlsen-Lazavik

by Efstratios Grivas
12/21/2023 – It is totally accepted that the 20th FIDE World Champion Magnus Carlsen makes any ending look like a piece of cake! And this is simply based on good knowledge and understanding, two great assets that are wrongly interpreted as intuition and sometimes, even magic! A world leading chess trainer and analyst, GM Efstratios Grivas, shows us how Magnus handles the endgame. You can learn from it!

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Eftratios Grivas

Eftratios Grivas lives and works in Dubai. His full CV is provided at the end of this article.


Efstratios (30.03.1966) is a highly experienced chess trainer and chess author. He has been awarded by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) the titles of International Chess Grandmaster, FIDE Senior Trainer, International Chess Arbiter and International Chess Organiser.

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