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The result was soft delete‎. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can . Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:40, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nikolay Averin (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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Does not meet WP:GNG. There's some brief mentions in Russian-language writeups of local youth chess tournaments, but no significant biographic coverage. The strongest source I could find was this. _signed, Rosguill ^talk 20:02, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople, Games, and Russia. _signed, Rosguill ^talk 20:02, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Hey man im josh (talk) 22:10, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Can't find any SIGCOV. It's also a BLP that is entirely negative, consisting only of a couple of trivial incidents of supposed bad sportsmanship. Pawnkingthree (talk) 23:06, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  I hadn't thought about the coverage of the chess matches being negative, but you're right. With that in mind, it's worth noting that the subject is not only a living person, but also a child. _signed, Rosguill ^talk 23:12, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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