Anand Returns! Chess Legend Faces D Gukesh After Six Years at Tata Steel Chess India

• Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand ends a six-year break, returning to competitive chess.
• Anand will face reigning world champion D Gukesh and other protégés at the Tata Steel Chess India (Jan 7-11).
• This marks the first individual tournament on Indian soil where the two world champions will meet.
• The event features Open and Women’s sections in rapid and blitz formats with equal prize money.
• Anand expressed excitement to compete against the new generation, symbolizing a 'passing of the torch'.

Why It Matters: Chess legend Viswanathan Anand returns to face D Gukesh and new talents at Tata Steel Chess India.