Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rules of chess
Interpreting this as a violation of  is a drastic case going by the letter of the law and not the spirit (much to the detriment of the project, I think.)  As everyone else has already said, have you ever seen an encyclopedia that ''didn't'' include the rules of chess?  Last I checked, the first thing listed at  was "Wikipedia is an encyclopedia".  The provisions against game guides and instruction manuals are meant to prevent pages like "How to get the first star in Super Mario 64" and "How to repair your weedeater", not as an excuse to remove something that's vitally important to understanding any other articles about one of the most widely-played board games in the world.  Why, exactly, anyone would like the specific wording of the constructed guidelines of Wikipedia more than the goal of making the best encyclopedia ever completely escapes me
— User:Pinball22, 17:09, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:NOT||WP:FIVE (Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not)