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Alte Gronn
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Games and Goals
The Fascinating Chess and Football Careers of Simen Agdestein
By Alte Gronn
Translated by Jonathan Tisdall
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 n...