Simen Agdestein
Chess Player
Norwegian Chess Champion and International Grandmaster who is equally regarded as a player and a coach.
He first won a Norwegian National Championship at the age of 15.
He has represented his country seven times at the Chess Olympiad and, in addition to chess, he is also a former professional footballer.
He married Marianne Aasen in 1996.
He has coached fellow Norse chess master Magnus Carlsen, perhaps the world's top player.