Deletion of Alan Baker (shogi)

Comment: We shouldn't nominate articles for deletion on valid noteworthy topics simply due to weaknesses in the article's current state.  I agree that someone who is an expert Shogi player, who merely happens to be a professor, is unlikely to be notable.  But I am concerned that Alan Baker may be a notable academic, and I would feel a lot more comfortable if nominator had shown they had complied with .  Would the NYTimes have used questions from one of his exams in their pop quiz column if he was a nobody
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion (WP:BEFORE)