Simen Agdestein
Norwegian chess grandmaster and footballer (born 1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Simen Agdestein (born 15 May 1967) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster, chess coach, author, and former professional footballer as a striker for the Norway national football team.
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Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1967-05-15) 15 May 1967 (age 56) Asker, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title | Grandmaster (1985) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIDE rating | 2559 (April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peak rating | 2637 (July 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Agdestein won nine Norwegian Chess Championships between 1982 and 2023. He is also the former coach of Magnus Carlsen, and brother of Carlsen's manager, Espen Agdestein. He has authored and co-authored several books on chess, including a biography of Carlsen.