Have been playing chess with my son and watching Queen's Gambit. Meanwhile, unrelated, a buddy of mine is moving to Thailand.
So naturally one day the 80s song One Night in Bankok gets in my head. I would have been 13 or so when that was big. Never paid much attention to the lyrics; no internet back then, but always thought it was some 80s pap (albeit really catchy)
Turns out the song is from a musical called Chess (written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA fame) and is about international chess tournaments.
Love it when the universe throws up little twists like that
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