Viswanathan Anand ready for revenge rematch

Vengeance is not an emotion you normally associate with Viswanathan Anand. But thanks to Magnus Carlsen and his refreshing brand of chess, Anand is hungrier than ever before. The Chennai-based Grandmaster admitted that the world championship loss in Chennai had "knocked the stuffing out" of him. However, winning the Candidates tournament has boosted his confidence. In short, he is ready to avenge his loss to the Norwegian later this year.

"I have a fair bit of idea what I want to change and what I think went wrong. So I have an idea what I want to do. So I will choose my team accordingly. But right now, I don't want to give any details," Anand said at a promotional event in New Delhi on Wednesday. "Secondly, I'm waiting for the bill. The billing procedure will finish by the end of this month. So after that we will have an idea of the venue. It is roughly scheduled for November but I just want it to be confirmed," he added.

Asked if he would treat the rematch with Carlsen as a 'revenge' contest, Anand said, "Yeah, well, I will try to take the confidence to the world championship. It is inevitable that we will remember some aspects of that match but I will try to take it as a fresh match. The previous results will obviously have some influence on my thoughts, but it will be a different match. I will try to change the course and he is going to anticipate. I will think about what happened and try to give it a different twist this time," he said.