The result was Speedy Keep per WP:SNOW. Warden ( talk) 18:07, 28 December 2012 (UTC) reply
This person has no reliable third-party sources attesting to his notability in any way. His FIDE "card" is not a source for anything at all, and some website called "Chessgames.com" is certainly not a reliable source. Furthermore, the information in either "source" does not establish why the subject is notable or special either. This article may be blatant advertising for his self-published works. If not blatant, it still most certainly is advertising.
The only thing cited to any source at all is that the subject is a "grandmaster." That in itself does not beet the notability criteria. Now take out all the unsourced stuff and what do you have? A five word article that goes like "Andrew Soltis is a Grandmaster." So thus delete please. OGBranniff ( talk) 04:50, 27 December 2012 (UTC) reply
The result was Speedy Keep per WP:SNOW. Warden ( talk) 18:07, 28 December 2012 (UTC) reply
This person has no reliable third-party sources attesting to his notability in any way. His FIDE "card" is not a source for anything at all, and some website called "Chessgames.com" is certainly not a reliable source. Furthermore, the information in either "source" does not establish why the subject is notable or special either. This article may be blatant advertising for his self-published works. If not blatant, it still most certainly is advertising.
The only thing cited to any source at all is that the subject is a "grandmaster." That in itself does not beet the notability criteria. Now take out all the unsourced stuff and what do you have? A five word article that goes like "Andrew Soltis is a Grandmaster." So thus delete please. OGBranniff ( talk) 04:50, 27 December 2012 (UTC) reply