Chess has replaced football as the lead story in El Pais, the most prestigious and largest selling Spanish daily on November 23, 2013.

Magnus Carlsen of Norway who defeated world champion Viswanathan Anand 6.5-3.5 has occupied the top position in various other nations as well besides India and Norway.

The final day news dispatch of Leontxo Garcia from the Hyatt Regency Hotel has taken the top slot and the second slot news item in El Pais.

While the review talks about the new king defeating Anand, the profile of Carlsen (Carlsen, Crocodile with a chip) are on top of the news charts.

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AICF Press Release – November 23, 2013