Spanish press praises champion Le Quang Liem as 'solid as granite' and humble

El Pais, a prestigious Spanish newspaper, likened Le Quang Liem to 'granite' after his impressive victory over former chess champion Viswanathan Anand to win the Leon Masters tournament, held in Spain.

Le Quang Liem received a lot of compliments from the international press - Photo: BIEL

"Le Quang Liem has truly imposed his style of play on a chess legend - Viswanathan Anand", El Pais headlined, expressing admiration.

It is easy to understand why the Spanish newspaper was surprised by Le Quang Liem's victory. The Indian player has held the title of "king of chess" 5 times, including 4 consecutive victories in the world chess finals from 2007-2013.

Despite being 55 years old, Anand still maintains his status as a superstar in the chess world. He is currently ranked 13th in the world in standard chess, 9 places higher than Le Quang Liem.

"Le Quang Liem, now 34, has a masterful technique and a style of play as solid as granite. He seems allergic to mistakes and inaccuracies, and he defeated one of the best players in the world with ease," commented El Pais newspaper.

Not only that, the newspaper also praised the modesty of Le Quang Liem - who said: "I have studied very carefully the playing style of Anand, a living legend. It is an honor to play with him".

Many other newspapers also had nice words for Le Quang Liem. Marca commented: "Anand was a bit distracted by a fly in the second game, but that could not obscure the fact that Le Quang Liem had a deserved and easy victory."

Other Spanish newspapers such as La Nueva Cronica and Leonoticias share the same opinion with El Pais , praising Le Quang Liem for his extremely solid playing style, making almost no mistakes.

HUY DANG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/bao-chi-tay-ban-nha-ca-ngoi-nha-vo-dich-le-quang-liem-chac-nhu-da-granit-va-khiem-ton-20250708175405689.htm