India, Dec. 18 -- Viswanathan Anand is set to face D Gukesh next month at the Tata Steel India Chess Tournament in Kolkata. Anand is among the participants in the tournament, which is scheduled to take place from January 7 to 11. Anand will be headlining the open section with Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh Chitambaram, Vidit Gujrathi, Wesley So, Wei Yi, Volodar Murzin and Hans Niemann.

Speaking in an official press release, Anand said, "I am really very excited to be back at Tata Steel Chess India as a player after a gap of 6 years. Within this period, the world of chess has changed massively with the emergence of talented players across the country specially in India. I am really excited to accept the challenge from ...