CHENNAI: Even as numerous sporting events across the world have either been postponed or cancelled after the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), the upcoming Candidates chess - to be held in Yekaterinburg, Russia from March 15 to April 5 - will go on as per schedule.However, the preparation of two of the Chinese players featuring in the competition has been hit by coronavirus. While world no. 3 Ding Liren - who arrived in Moscow earlier this month - has been quarantined for a period of 14 days along with his team members, world no. 12 Wang Hao is scheduled to reach Russia on March 13. The corona fears have already witnessed GM Teimour Radjabov withdrawing from the tournament. Radjabov's withdrawal saw French GM Maxime Vachier Lagrave taking his place.Thirty-year-old Wang, will be without his seconds for the tournament. "I don't have any seconds with me this time, because they would be quarantined (as they arrive from China). And that's not nice for them since they have already been quarantined there for a long time. It would be a big torture for them if they have to undergo the procedure again in Russia," Wang told TOI. He is scheduled to take on Liren in the opening game of the tournament.Wang, who has been training in Tokyo for the last few weeks, feels FIDE - the game's governing body - shouldn't be conducting the tournament in the current scenario. "I think the whole world is in a big crisis now. I feel that FIDE should just postpone the tournament. Corona fears meant that I stopped having training camps and had to change my schedule," Wang said. The Chinese, who began the year by taking part at the Gibraltars Masters in January, qualified for his maiden Candidates after winning the Grand Swiss tournament at the Isle of Man in 2019.Anand to be part of the commentary panel: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand will be doing commentary during the course of the Candidates. Anand will be doing expert analysis and commentary. Other big names in the commentary panel include former world champion Vladimir Kramnik , Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So