Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Famous entities with chess related names

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The result of the debate was delete. Joyous 19:14, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)

Famous entities with chess related names[edit]

Delete. I don't understand the point of the article.--Sonjaaa 19:29, Jan 14, 2005 (UTC)
Delete as, um, chesscruft. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 04:31, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)
Delete. And congratulations to the user for creating a new form of cruft. Khanartist 09:06, 2005 Jan 17 (UTC)
Delete. Its not even factually accurate - "Exchequer" does not mean "chess board" it is derived from The Norman French? for "checked cloth". Chess board quite possibly has the same origins, but just because A and B are both derrived from C does not mean that A is derrived from B. Thryduulf 11:15, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- Actually, if you read Exchequer, you'll find that yes, it derives its name from a chess board. Uncle G 15:35, 2005 Jan 17 (UTC)
  - My appologies, I was basing my comment on what I heard at Dover Castle last summer. Thryduulf 16:34, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
The individual articles already had far more detailed etymologies. And a list of "chess-related" hyperlinks belongs in the "See Also" section of chess. Delete. 15:35, 2005 Jan 17 (UTC)
Delete. All those silly "Rukh"/"rook" puns are BJAODN fare... unless "rukh" actually does mean "rook" in some other language. --Idont Havaname 06:38, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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