Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alexander Bagrationi (chess)

Alexander Bagrationi (chess)

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No evidence found that he is notable, nothing beyond routine coverage found. Fram (talk) 08:01, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople, Israel, and Ukraine. Fram (talk) 08:01, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete The subject has not received substantial coverage in indepdent reliable sources.John Pack Lambert (talk) 13:10, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep He has an entry in Berdichevsky's Jewish Chess Encyclopedia; that and the ChessOK bio which is also cited in the article constitute significant coverage. Chess grandmasters can typically be presumed notable per WP:NCHESS. Somebody with access to Ukrainian, Russian, and Hebrew print media (chess websites in these languages tend not to have long half-lives) would likely be able to find more. Cobblet (talk) 23:40, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per WP:NCHESS and coverage in the form of game analysis [1]. EternalNomad (talk) 05:34, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. NCHESS is not a guideline and has zero standing in deletion discussions. Having an entry in an encyclopedic dictionary devoted to a subset of a subset of people is not by itself indicative of notability absent someone showing coverage therein is actually significant. The ChessOK article has no byline, so there is no way to tell if it is reliable and independent. And the idea that written game analysis (in what seems to be a blog-like post by a pseudonymous chess.com member, not a staff writer) consisting of "The Alexander Bagrationi (2485) vs. Dmitry Skorchenko (2487) game is another example of no queen but rampaging minor pieces" constitutes anything other than a trivial mention is absurd. Can someone find a source that demonstrably meets all the requirements of GNG? JoelleJay (talk) 01:32, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep A GM is a top professional in chess, and there are only <2000 of them in the world. We have articles on not only every current and former MP but also every member of any state legislature in any country in the world, so I see no reason not to keep an article on one of the 2000 top chess players in the world. 172.58.110.253 (talk) 06:13, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]