It was Anand's eighth loss in the USD 150,000 tournament. The 50-year-old ended in ninth position behind GM Peter Leko who finished last.
Anand needed just 45 moves to win the first round while he closed down the second round in 49 moves. The third ended in a draw.
Anand, however, picked up his first point of the event. He remains at the bottom of the table. He had earlier lost to Peter Svidler, Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik.
The former world champion had kept the Norwegian ace in check-in three games of the best-of-four contest before slipping 1.5-2.5 by in the final game late on Wednesday.
The former world champion said "most Indian parents are right" that chess will help their children do better in school.
Anand was in Germany to play in the Bundesliga chess league in February and was slated to return to India in March.
Anand was in Germany to play in the Bundesliga chess league in February and was to return to India in March, but was forced to stay put after the COVID-19 outbreak disrupted sporting schedules across the globe apart from restricting movement.
Anand, who boarded an Air India flight (AI-120) from Frankfurt on Friday night will reach Bengaluru via Delhi. He is expected to reach Bengaluru at 1.15 pm.
Chahal also spoke about the similarities between the two sports he so dearly loves how chess has helped him to become a better cricketer
Anand had defeated Vladimir Fedoseev 2-0 in the final tiebreaker and finished the tournament ahead of then reigning champion Magnus Carlsen.
India which had Viswanathan Anand, Vidit S Gujrathi, P Harikrishna, B Adhiban, Koneru Humpy and D Harika in its ranks, finished a poor fifth in the six-team event.
Anand beat Teimour Radjabov in 37 moves. Anand had posted his maiden win in the tournament on Thursday by thrashing Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi in just 17 moves.
Five-time world champion Anand was in Germany to take part in the Bundesliga chess tournament and before he could return, the travel restrictions came calling in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anand underlined his class by getting the better of Nepomniachtchi in just 17 moves to set the tone for India in the tie against Russia.
The Chennai ace was in Germany to play in the Bundesliga chess and before he could return, the travel restrictions came calling in wake of the pandemic.
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Teimour Radjabov while world rapid champion Koneru Humpy could not break through the defences of former world champ Mariya Muzychuk.
Organised by the International Chess Federation and Chess.com, the six-team event, touted to the richest online team tournament, features all the big names in the game with World champion Magnus Carlsen being the only big gun missing from the line-up.
Chahal, a former national under-12 champion, participated in the fund-raiser. He had taken part in an online blitz event on April 5.
The participating teams are Russia, USA, Europe, China and India plus a team representing the "Rest of the World," FIDE said on its website.
The 50-year-old reflected on sports in time of worldwide lockdowns and said chess seems to have coped well so far.
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