Wikipedia:WikiProject Chess/FAQ

This FAQ aims at answering some frequent questions asked by participants of the WikiProject Chess, or just by persons interested in chess.

=Format of chess articles= to be continued

=Etiquette= to be continued

=Articles Assessment=

How to assess the importance of a chess article
For an introduction to the general idea of importance assessment, you may read the following articles:
 * Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment
 * Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/Release_Version_Criteria
 * Template:Importance scheme

The overall philosophy is the following: As this philosophy may be seen as a bit vague and subjective, more precise ways of assessment have been thought of for the scope of the present WikiProject (see hereunder). You can find past discussions on this issue at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Chess/FAQ/Assessment)

How to assess the importance of a chess person
Several systems can be thought off: Each system has its pros and cons, for example: The best may be a combination of all systems, so be bold in your assessment, but open to discussion if others disagree.
 * the "Championship" system ensures players are sorted proportionally to their performance,
 * the "Articles" system ensures we get a pyramidal relationship between assessment classes,
 * the "Book" system ensures notability and implicitely relies on importance assessment made by established authors. Also, it can be objectively applied to any subject.

How to assess the importance of a chess opening
Several systems can be thought off:

=Miscellaneous= to be continued