CHESS PLAYER

Simen Agdestein

1967 - Today

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simen Agdestein is the 153rd most popular chess player (down from 138th in 2019), the 349th most popular biography from Norway (down from 331st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Simen Agdestein ranks 153 out of 461. Before him are Edgard Colle, Chantal Chaudé de Silans, Boško Abramović, Hermann Pilnik, Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, and Georg Marco. After him are Hermanis Matisons, Eduard Gufeld, Sofia Polgár, Rafael Vaganian, Nicolas Rossolimo, and William Lombardy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Simen Agdestein ranks 210. Before him are Melina Kanakaredes, Cevdet Yılmaz, Ruslan Khomchak, Klaus Badelt, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and Peter Hermann. After him are Carles Busquets, Richard Bona, Oleg Taktarov, Michael Marsh, Pierre Coffin, and Abdiweli Gaas.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Simen Agdestein ranks 349 out of 1,039. Before him are Tom Henning Øvrebø (1966), Terje Rypdal (1947), Halfdan Kjerulf (1815), Therese Johaug (1988), Fartein Valen (1887), and Grímur Kamban (801). After him are Gjermund Eggen (1941), Otto Bahr Halvorsen (1872), Peter Ascanius (1723), Finn Helgesen (1919), Jens Bjørneboe (1920), and Shagrath (1976).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Norway

Among chess players born in Norway, Simen Agdestein ranks 2. Before him are Magnus Carlsen (1990). After him are Aryan Tari (1999), and Jon Ludvig Hammer (1990).

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