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The player we were looking for is the Norwegian GM Simen Agdestein, will celebrate his 50th birthday on May 15, 2017.
Simen Agdestein (Photo: André Schulz)
Simen Agdestein was Norway's number one before Magnus Carlsen surpassed him. Agdestein had discovered Magnus' talent and had trained him as a junior. The Russian trainer mentioned in the quiz who later trained Carlsen, is Garry Kasparov, and Carlsen's manager is Espen Agdestein, Simen's brother. Simen Agdestein was a professional soccer player before a knee injury forced him to quit. In 1989 he preferred to play a chess tournament in Tilburg instead of going to a trial session of the soccer club Besiktas Istanbul. Agdestein is soccer coach of the Norwegian's girls team.
A lot of people found the right answer to the quiz and three of them win a copy of the current issue of the ChessBase Magazine. The three winners will be notified by email.
