Simen Agdestein

Simen Agdestein
Agdestein at the Norwegian Chess Championship in Bergen, July 2009
CountryNorway
Born (1967-05-15) 15 May 1967 (age 57)
Asker, Norway
TitleGrandmaster (1985)
FIDE rating2564 (November 2024)
Peak rating2637 (July 2014)
Peak rankingNo. 16 (July 1989)
Association football career
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1992 Lyn[1] 92 (37)
International career
1988–1989 Norway 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 authored and co-authored several books on chess, including a biography of Carlsen.

  1. ^ "Simen Agdestein som Lynspiller". Retrieved 4 December 2016.