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Re:Are Chinese and Russian Developers More Skilled Than Amer... by a_bonobo on Friday February 10, 2017 @01:06AM (#13613580)
Could it be an overhang from the Soviet Union's focus on chess?

See for example http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/20...

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Re:Are Chinese and Russian Developers More Skilled Than Amer... by rdtsc on Friday February 10, 2017 @01:09AM (#13613586)
Could be. I used to watch chess competitions on TV with my dad like people watch football here in US.
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