CHESS \\ Chess legend Viswanathan Anand was chosen as the CNN IBN Indian of the Year 2012 in sports category for defending his title for the third year in a row. Other nominees were billiards ace Pankaj Advani for claiming eight world titles at an age of just 26 years, shuttler Saina Nehwal for winning India’s first Olympic medal in badminton and four titles on the circuit that saw her regain her no-3 world ranking, wrestler Sushil Kumar for becoming the first Indian individual athlete to win back-to-back medals at the Olympic, shooter Vijay Kumar for decimating some big names on his way to winning a Silver at the London Olympics and Virat Kohli for cementing his status as the next big name in Indian cricket. In December, Anand finished his campaign with a draw against Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the ninth and final round of London Chess Classic.