Apparently the chess scene in Vietnam is on an upswing. The first indicator is this puff piece on the burgeoning chess scene in Hanoi cafes (Hat Tip: Super Friends). Sure, they're talking about Chinese chess, but there's no reason to be parochial about it. And then, just this week the country's news outlets provided a report suggesting that FIDE may be bringing its World Championship knock-out tour of despotic and formerly-despotic nations to Ho Chi Minh City.
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