India’s D Gukesh is just a teenager, 18, while his FIDE World Chess Championship opponent Liren Ding is 32. But when it comes to maturity, the Indian leaves his Chinese opponent far behind, said Indian Grandmaster Pravin Thipsay during a symposium organised by the Sports Journalists’ Association of Mumbai (SJAM) at the MIG Cricket Club, Bandra (East), yesterday. 

“I’ve watched Gukesh closely and it amazes me that he just doesn’t make any mistakes at all. He may be young, but his maturity and accuracy level is like that of a CEO or a Chairman of a multi-national corporation,” said Thipsay.