Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ewen McGowen Green
though a bit weakly. In general, an FM title is insufficient for notability, while IM title might be borderline, yet I feel that national champions have made a sufficient claim for notability since that means you are the number one in that country. I understand the concern that New Zealand is a small country, and that people from such countries might be favored in terms of notability, but still, I don't think NZ's top tournament can be described as weak. I paused a bit because I note that Green shared that championship with two other people that year (many other countries arrange play-offs between those tying for first place, or use a tie-break score), but still I feel that "co-champion" is closer to "champion" than "not a champion". That Green won the championship is verifiable from more than the ChessGames.com forum, see e.g. http://www.newzealandchess.co.nz/academy.html. Coverage on the Internet seems rather thin, but that has more to do with his championship being in 1979-1980, and the best sources are probably on paper, on the opposite side of the globe from where I sit. Participation in the Olympiad also contributes to notability, although I agree it's probably not sufficient. If we use the  guideline (which is not an exact match, but fairly close to chess players), we have ''"People who have competed at the highest amateur level of a sport, usually considered to mean the Olympic Games or World Championships,"'' and the Olympiad is the top level of team chess (though NZ is hardly the top team in that event). I feel that the national co-championship (mainly), and participation in the Olympiad (slightly) sum up to Green passing notability, barely
— User:Sjakkalle, 10:44, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:ATHLETE (Wikipedia:Notability)