EAN: 9789083347981

GAMES AND GOALS - ATLE GRØNN KARTONIERT (TB)

Simen Agdestein was awarded the title of chess grandmaster at the age of eighteen  the youngest
in the world at the time. Two years later he wrote in his diary that he believed he could
become the best in the world. But chess wasn't his only passion. He also excelled at football
and was selected nine times for the Norwegian national team. Foreign clubs wanted to sign him
as a professional. Simen Agdestein's combined careers are unique and amazing. 'I can't choose
between my left and my right arm'  he once said of the choice between chess and football. His
international football career was cut short when he refused to play for Norway in a World Cup
qualifier against Scotland. He opted instead to play Garry Kasparov in a chess tournament in
Belgrade. A few years later  a knee injury put an end to his footballing dreams. These days
Agdestein is a coach and teacher at the Norwegian College for Top Athletes  a fertile breeding
ground where his most successful pupil  Magnus Carlsen  also attended. Agdestein continues to
compete in chess. In 2023 he won the Norwegian Championship for the ninth time  41 years after
his first successful bid. Games and Goals is a gripping biography of a unique double talent 
revealing his insecurities and ambitions  his doubts and dreams. The author had access to
Agdestein's private letters and diaries and conducted numerous interviews with relatives 
friends and Agdestein himself.

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