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 were held to a 2-2 draw against Europe in the Online Nations Cup Chess tournament.
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.
The 50-year-old reflected on sports in time of worldwide lockdowns and said chess seems to have coped well so far.
India no.1 Anand, no.2 Vidit Gujrathi, P Harikrishna and B Adhiban and the country's top two women players -- Koneru Humpy and D Harika -- took part in the event.
Apart from Anand, India No.2 Vidit S Gujrathi, P Harikrishna, Baskaran Adhiban (all Grandmasters) and the country's top two women players-Koneru Humpy and Dronavalli Harika will compete on 20-board event.
The coronavirus pandemic has brought international sports to grinding halt with events either cancelled or postponed for the next fortnight.
Anand was struggling for form but roared back to notch a win after one loss and three draws.
Viswanathan Anand won one, lost one and drew one game as Magnus Carlsen extended his lead by three points.
Chess Grandmasters Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen rang the bell to begin the second day of the Day-Night Test.
Anand, the reigning world rapid chess champion, also said the constant zigzagging of the three formats was unhelpful.
The 48-year-old chess icon felt that enough was written about it and it's better not to pile anything more to it.
With 13 points in their kitty now, the Indian men assured themselves of a joint third place with three rounds still to come in the biggest chess event.
For the Indian men, it was a chance to register a big victory against the lower-rated Egyptian team in their quest for a position at the podium but the sailing was not so smooth.
The Indian women came almost close to beating sole leaders United States but eventually had to settle for a draw.
Anand asserted that the team is not aware of the opponents and so a lot of work will have to be done at the Olympiad.
After jumping to joint lead following a crushing victory over Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, Anand could not repeat the magic and Caruana deserved all the credit for taking chances.
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