World’s second and India’s youngest Grandmaster D. Gukesh (12) met, interacted and traded moves on the chessboard with former World champion and Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand at the latter’s residence here on Tuesday. The soft-spoken, to-the-point Gukesh said he was “happy” to meet Anand and that he had intended to discuss “some openings” and some games he had “problem with”. Anand said: “He has just come back from Gibraltar (Tradewise Gibraltar chess festival). That’s good.”Asked if Gukesh playing a lot is a cause for concern, Anand said: “It’s not a concern, many of his peers play as much as he does. Like, sometimes you come back much stronger if you took a break for a month or two months.”On what he makes of Gukesh the person, Anand said, “Well, basically, he’s a Grandmaster and he’s understanding.

Source: The Hindu February 05, 2019 17:03 UTC