Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Taffin Khan

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The result was no consensus. MBisanz ^talk 04:30, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

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Being junior chess champion of Guyana is not notable enough, given the very low number of chess players in this country. SyG (talk) 20:27, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Weak delete:Actually I wasn't convinced of the notability of this one. He featured heavily in the 2008 Guyanese tournament which could be considered nationally of note and won the junior championships but probably as a player isn't of a level yet to be worth including. Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 20:37, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. -- Raven1977 ^{Talk to me}_{My edits} 20:58, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Weak Delete - Has some sources to draw upon, but not enough. Doesn't meet notability or WP:ATHLETE. Maybe when he gets out of the jr league. --Omarcheeseboro (talk) 01:16, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Delete - WP:ATHLETE says that, for sports in general, a person needs to compete at the top level, i.e. not just junior competition, to be notable. We follow the same principle in chess, that success at the senior level is required. A rough guideline, which has been used in the past, is that this usually means being a Grandmaster or a national champion (men's or women's). So being a national junior champion, while a fine achievement, doesn't bring enough notability. Peter Ballard (talk) 11:52, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
Keep. He won a national competition. It's called "junior", not because the event is not notable, but because of the age of the participants. Calling him not notable because of his age is discrimination. - Mgm|^(talk) 13:20, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
There is nothing discriminatory about it. As I understand it, a younger player is allowed into the senior level chess tournaments if they are good enough. The junior tournaments for players under a certain age are not the top level of competition. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 16:53, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
Weak Delete - Can't find any independant sources reporting on him. However, being a chess player is obscure and not covered by most publications. Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 22:26, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
Keep. Meets WP:ATHLETE, has competed at the Guyana National Chess Championships and won the junior category, [http://www.stabroeknews.com/sports/taffin-khan-wins-national-junior-chess-crown/ 1], [http://www.kaieteurnews.com/2008/11/18/greenidge-leads-national-chess-championships/ 2] --J.Mundo (talk) 04:31, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
Delete. The Guyanese junior championship is a nice achievement, but the restriction on age makes that tournament considerably weaker than the regular national championship, and so winning it is not the kind of achievement which garners notability as a chess player. Sjakkalle (Check!) 07:22, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

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