Agdestein om Carlsen-kritikk: – Det er noe ordentlig tull! Magnus Carlsen (23) har måttet tåle en del kritikk etter at det ble klart at han gir seg i sjakk-OL. Lagkompis Simen Agdestein kommer nå med et brennende forsvar av Carlsen. – Det er noe ordentlig tull! Han (Carlsen) har gjort en kjempeinnsats for laget og […]
The champ knows how to psyche out his opponents
Magnus knows how to psyche his opponent out’ “Magnus has mastered the endgame like nobody else,” says Simen Agdestein, who played a key role in shaping the World champion’s chess career. By P.K. Ajith Kumar. Simen Agdestein has some trouble while speaking. He has a bigger trouble chewing. “I need some food, maybe you could […]
Simen Agdestein wins Oslo International
http://tournamentservice.com/standings.aspx?TID=OsloChessInternational2013-AkademiskSjakklubb Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
3 share Oslo lead heading to the final round
http://www.bergensjakk.no/oslointernational Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Postny & Agdestein lead Oslo International after 7 rounds
Official website: http://www.bergensjakk.no/oslointernational Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Andrei Istratescu storming through Dieppe
French Grandmaster Andrei Istratescu demolished the opposition in the 9th Dieppe Open to convincingly take the first place with 8,5/9 points. Istratescu won eight games and conceded only one draw to the similarly inspired GM Simen Agdestein of Norway. Agdestein “allowed” one draw too many and finished clear second with 8,0/9, point and a half […]
Telenor World Cup Blitz
Telenor World Cup Blitz, the first of the many planned side events during the 2013 World Chess Cup, was held on 13th August at the Scandic Hotel in Tromsø. The tournament was played as a 10-round Swiss with the time control 3′+2”. World Cup players, seconds, accompanying persons and local chess fans formed the field […]
Agdestein crushed field, won big blitz event at Tromsø World Cup
Article here: http://www.chessworldcup2013.com/news/122-gm-simen-agdestein-victorious-in-telenor-world-cup-blitzFull results here: http://turneringsservice.sjakklubb.no/standings.aspx?TID=IshavsbyenBlitz2013-TromsoSjakklubb Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Agdestein on fire at Sant Marti, just in time for World Cup
Norwegian Grandmaster Simen Agdestein completely dominated the main section of the International Open Sant Marti 2013 to take the first place with 8,5/9 points, leaving the nearest followers point and a half behind. Agdestein earned 28 elo points (performance 2901) and 1200 EUR money prize. Alexander Kovchan, Nazar Firman (both Ukraine) and Mauricio Flores Rios […]
Nakamura wins BN Bank Blitz
Nakamura vant en spennende BN Bank Blitz-finale!I en langt mer spennende finale enn mange hadde fryktet, ble det til slutt lynfantomet Hikaru Smallville Nakamura som trakk det lengste strået i BN Bank Blitz 2010! Simen Agdestein gav Nakamura kamp til døra, men måtte gi tapt i armageddon-partiet etter 2-2 i finalespillet. Lahno tok 3.plassen etter […]