Simen Agdestein
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1967-05-15
- Works
- 2
via Open Library + Wikidata
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- N6-methyladenosine Modulates Messenger RNA Translation Efficiency
· 2015 · cited 3,148x
- Recognition of RNA N6-methyladenosine by IGF2BP proteins enhances mRNA stability and translation
· 2018 · cited 2,526x
- Shifting the limits in wheat research and breeding using a fully annotated reference genome
· 2018 · cited 2,186x
- Post-transcriptional gene regulation by mRNA modifications
· 2016 · cited 2,112x
- A chromosome-based draft sequence of the hexaploid bread wheat (
<i>Triticum aestivum</i>
) genome
· 2014 · cited 1,290x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1967-05-15 ) 15 May 1967 (age 59) , Asker , Norway
- Spouse
- Marianne Aasen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1996 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2008 )
- Title
- Grandmaster (1985)
- Fide rating
- 2525 (June 2026)
- Peak rating
- 2637 (July 2014)
- Peak ranking
- No. 16 (July 1989)
- Height
- Association football career Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
- Position
- Forward
- Years
- Team
- 1984 1992
- Lyn
- 1988 1989
- Norway
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Key dates
- Born
- 15 May 1967
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Simen
- Family name
- Agdestein
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Place of birth
- Asker
- Spouse
- Marianne Aasen
- Sibling
- Espen Agdestein
- Occupation
- speed skater
- Languages spoken
- Norwegian
Article
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.
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 written and co-written several books on chess, including a biography of Carlsen.