India, June 4 -- Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand says he likes of compartmentalize the various hats he currently wears. Over the last 10 days in Stavanger, though, he's been a busy man. Amidst his daily commentary gig with Norway Chess, Anand made a quick dash for the "Clash of Generations" exhibition game in Italy, and was among the speakers at the Norway Summit on Wednesday.

Sitting down with members of Indian media here ahead of that, the five-time world champion spoke on a range of issues - from Gukesh's performance in the tournament to Magnus Carlsen's fist bang.

On Gukesh's tests of survival in Norway Chess

It is nothing that wasn't unknown to me. He is tough, quite tenacious. He copes pretty well with setbacks. Obviously, ...