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Simen Agdestein
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Norwegian chess player, chess coach and football player
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Simen Agdestein is a Norwegian male who has pursued careers as an association football player, chess player, and speed skater. Born on May 15, 1967, in Asker, he holds Norwegian citizenship and speaks Norwegian. In football, he played as a forward for Lyn 1896 FK and represented Norway at the men’s national, under-19, and under-21 levels. He is the sibling of Espen Agdestein and is married to Marianne Aasen.
In chess, Agdestein holds the titles of Grandmaster and International Master, with an Elo rating of 2637. He represented Norway in the 25th, 26th, 28th, and 29th Chess Olympiads. He is also an author with two listed works, including *How Magnus Carlsen Became the Youngest Chess Grandmaster in the World* and *Wonderboy*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- How Magnus Carlsen Became the Youngest Chess Grandmaster in the World
- Wonderboy
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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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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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Simen Agdestein” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.