Looking forward to playing again: Viswanathan Anand
The Hindu
Former World champion returns to over-the-board chess with Croatian Grand Tour
The enthusiasm was palpable in Viswanathan Anand’s voice as he spoke from Croatia about his return to competitive chess after a gap of more than a year. He is set to make his moves at the Croatian Grand Chess Tour, which opens at Zagreb on July 7. “I am really happy to be able to play again,” Anand told The Hindu on Saturday. “Only when I enter the tournament hall, see the stage, the board, the pieces, the arbiters and all that will it feel like how it used to be. But I am looking forward to the experience.” The five-time World champion said it felt nice to be travelling again.
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