1967 - Today
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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simen Agdestein has received more than 156,743 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Simen Agdestein is the 162nd most popular chess player (down from 135th in 2019), the 352nd most popular biography from Norway (down from 300th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Chess Player.
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Among chess players, Simen Agdestein ranks 162 out of 374. Before him are George Koltanowski, Lev Alburt, Kira Zvorykina, Endre Steiner, Carl Mayet, and Rustam Kasimdzhanov. After him are Vassily Ivanchuk, Juan Corzo, Isaac Kashdan, Giambattista Lolli, Paul Felix Schmidt, and Rafael Vaganian.
1903 - 2000
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 156
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 157
1919 - 2014
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 158
1901 - 1944
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 159
1810 - 1868
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 160
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 161
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 162
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 163
1873 - 1941
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 164
1905 - 1985
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 165
1698 - 1769
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 166
1916 - 1984
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 167
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 168
Among people born in 1967, Simen Agdestein ranks 232. Before him are Benoît Hamon, Jimmy Kimmel, Khalid Skah, Alexia, Chad Channing, and Brooke Smith. After him are Aslı Erdoğan, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Pieter Huistra, Marie NDiaye, Billy Corgan, and Geraldine Somerville.
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 226
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 227
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 228
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 229
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 230
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 231
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 232
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 233
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 234
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 235
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 236
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 237
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 238
Among people born in Norway, Simen Agdestein ranks 352 out of 927. Before him are Babben Enger-Damon (1939), Terje Rypdal (1947), Olaf Hoffsbakken (1908), Øystein Ore (1899), Nils Petter Molvær (1960), and Michael Sars (1805). After him are Sten Stensen (1947), Aksel Hennie (1975), Jørgen Løvland (1848), Rolf Holmberg (1914), Simon Slåttvik (1917), and Reidar Liaklev (1917).
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 346
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 347
1908 - 1986
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 348
1899 - 1968
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 349
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 350
1805 - 1869
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 351
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 352
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 353
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 354
1848 - 1922
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 355
1914 - 1979
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 356
1917 - 2001
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 357
1917 - 2006
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 358
Among chess players born in Norway, Simen Agdestein ranks 2. Before him are Magnus Carlsen (1990). After him are Jon Ludvig Hammer (1990).
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 1
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 2
1990 - Present
HPI: 19.76
Rank: 3