But the Madrid-based player said he would not get obsessed with the match.
"In Mexico, my attitude was not to get obsessed with the championship. Similarly here I will try to be myself before anything else. You can't work out everything at home. In the end be it a match or a tournament its a game of chess and you have to just enjoy it," he said.
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"In a match you tend to start looking at just one person. His games, his actions etc... It's an important challenge and I hope to do well. We will both be well prepared," he added.
Asked who was he preparing with, Anand held his cards close to his chest so as not to give any insight into his preparation.
"I'm quite happy with the way the team has come together. At this point can't really tell who is in my team but surely you will know soon...," he said.
Image: Anand teaches Gaitri Vaitande a move on the chess board at a Government School for underprivileged children in Mumbai on December 19, 2003.
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