Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sovereign Chess

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The result was redirect to List of chess variants#Sovereign Chess. Star Mississippi 15:25, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sovereign Chess

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This seems like a very interesting game and I might buy it. Sadly, I'm not convinced it's notable. Notability tags were removed in the past on the basis of a local news write-up and an industry news article on a show it was played in, which doesn't mention the game by name or in any detail. The first is an RS, although as a local source I'd only accord it a moderate amount of weight; but more importantly, it's the only RS I can find. The Chess Variant Pages and BoardGameGeek are both user-generated, and regardless only discuss the game in terms of how it's played, not any real-world impact. I propose a redirect to List of chess variants § Sovereign Chess (to which I've already added the one RS). The current content, which is well-written if very in-game-oriented, can remain in the history for if more reliable sources emerge. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 12:54, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Games-related deletion discussions. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 12:54, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• I'll note also some strong apparent COIs in the page history. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 13:33, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge (that is, redirect once closed since the content has already been merged by the nom) to List of chess variants, as I agree the RS are enough to meet V but not enough to justify a standalone article. Jclemens (talk) 18:55, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.