Talk:John Saunders (chess player)
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Disputed
edit'John C. Saunders (born 1953) is a British chess master'. Given that there is no British chess organisation see English Chess Federation and Welsh Chess Union I do not see how this can be true. SunCreator (talk) 23:58, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
- "BritBase" mentioned in the article is his own website: BritBase. Bubba73 (talk), 00:34, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
- ChessGames.com doesn't list any games by him. Bubba73 (talk), 00:36, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
- ChessBase does have several games by him, peak rating 2245. Bubba73 (talk), 00:38, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
- British just means he's from Britain; it's a bit like saying someone from Hawaii is an American. I understand the reticence in keeping this article but on balance, I think it's OK. For a comparison, try Burt Hochberg - writer, editor etc. The main difference is that John has written fewer books, but played for his national side. Brittle heaven (talk) 00:59, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
- He is British, okay, so where does the master part come from? He is a British chess author. SunCreator (talk) 00:54, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
- If that is your concern, you can just change it to say "chess player" instead of "chess master". Personally I prefer "player" to "master" in general, as master doesn't have a clear or precise meaning in most of these contexts. I don't see any need for tagging or drama. Quale (talk) 04:30, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
- My impression was that master was an officailly assign title by some body. So anyway removed master. Question now occurs how is this guy notable. SunCreator (talk) 04:36, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
- If that is your concern, you can just change it to say "chess player" instead of "chess master". Personally I prefer "player" to "master" in general, as master doesn't have a clear or precise meaning in most of these contexts. I don't see any need for tagging or drama. Quale (talk) 04:30, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
- He is British, okay, so where does the master part come from? He is a British chess author. SunCreator (talk) 00:54, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
- British just means he's from Britain; it's a bit like saying someone from Hawaii is an American. I understand the reticence in keeping this article but on balance, I think it's OK. For a comparison, try Burt Hochberg - writer, editor etc. The main difference is that John has written fewer books, but played for his national side. Brittle heaven (talk) 00:59, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
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