It was indicative that Magnus Carlsen's team that visited Chennai included, apart from himself, his father, agent and chef, three members of the Norwegian media.
The 22-year old was awarded the title of the sportsman of the year by the leading newspapers and is arguably the country's greatest ever sportsman. "Everybody recognises him (in Norway). He is not mobbed because they are normally very polite, so they don't run up to him. He can walk around. But definitely, everybody knows who he is," says Espen Agdestein, his manager.
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