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In the late 1980s, Agdestein combined top-flight chess with a full-time football career, representing his country at both. In the early 1990s, a knee injury cut short his football activities. In 1999, Agdestein returned to winning ways, topping the
Cappelle la Grande tournament that year and the
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during the 1980s amply demonstrated that there were few players who could resist his enterprising and inventive style. In international competition, he finished second at the 1986
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with 8½ points out of 9 possible, with a rating performance of 2901, and the Oslo Chess
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785:Den unge sjakkspiller
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276:International Master
196:International career
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1219:Leif E. Johannessen
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374:Internet Chess Club
337:queen pawn openings
254:Agdestein won nine
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61:15 May 1967
1363:Categories
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1275:Aryan Tari
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824:References
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