Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alexi Gorbatov


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The result was   delete. -- Cirt (talk) 18:19, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

Alexi Gorbatov

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No apparent notability to WP:NSPORT. Typically chess players are Grandmasters to be considered professional. Alexi is one level lower as an International master and no other obvious claim to fame notability. Regards, SunCreator (talk) 13:06, 2 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Yes, but he is an International master and many might like to know him(like I did myslef)-Hooshdaran — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.182.40.208 (talk • contribs)


 * Delete Usually for an International Master (as opposed to a grandmaster) to be notable, he must be distinguished in some other way - as an author, coach, etc. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 03:34, 3 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. A notability claim for a chess player should include one or more achievements similar to the following: competition at the highest level of chess (such as participation in later parts of a World Championship cycle or invitational tournaments of top GMs), winning a national championship, membership on national team at a Chess Olympiad, notability as a coach or chess writer.  I searched a bit but didn't find any evidence of these sorts of achievements, and there are no inbound links from any other articles.  If something like this is added to the article and sourced before the AFD closes I will reconsider my not-a-vote. Quale (talk) 03:41, 3 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions.  — Logan Talk Contributions 15:33, 3 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete. International masters are a bit borderline on notability. They are very strong players indeed, and their competence at the game make them authorities when they publish chess books and articles, but most of them are actually amateurs who make a living doing something else. Since the article contains nothing more than the year the IM title was awarded, I agree with Bubba73 and Quale that the article is too thin to justify inclusion. Sjakkalle (Check!)  09:06, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete per Bubba. SyG (talk) 16:29, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
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