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Anatoly Karpov

Self-nomination. --Etaonish 20:13, 15 Apr 2004 (UTC)

(This was promoted directly from the objections section without much commentray - restored to candidate status pending more commentary →Raul654 21:51, Apr 25, 2004 (UTC))

• Object for now. Although it's quite good, I think this article needs some work before it can be featured. There are some POV-ish parts ("which is saddening", "Nigel's success was richly deserved"), and several parts of the text are not wikified even though it seems appropriate. Some chess jargon or chess specific terms might be briefly explained or at least linked. Finally, there's hardly anything to find about Karpov's personal life. I'll go and do some minor edits now, which may "disqualify" me as a voter. Jeronimo 20:55, 15 Apr 2004 (UTC)
  • Okay. Will attempt to update on personal life, but there really isn't much to find on that. Should have reread a bit closely on someone else's work. --Etaonish 21:25, 15 Apr 2004 (UTC)
  • Have added much info and wikified. --Etaonish 16:27, 17 Apr 2004 (UTC)
• I'm withdrawing my objection, and vote neutrally. The article's allright as it is, although I still think some more background would do it good. Tell more about Karpov's second era of being a World Champion, and more about the Kasparov/FIDE-split. Why did Karpov not defend his title in 1999? What is prophylaxis exactly (the article refers to Petrosian, but nothing is said about it there)? Jeronimo 09:59, 18 Apr 2004 (UTC)
• Support, very well written.--TheEvilLibrarian 11:41, 19 Apr 2004 (UTC)