I don't know if it's legal to write down the move before making it according to uscf rules, but in fide rules it is not allowed since some years back.
I always make at least one mistake in my written score every game I play, usually mixing up the d and e files, or g and h files.
Thanks for the game by the way.
I am interested to hear how this goes for you. Good luck!
I will also offer to buy your plycounter
Electronics are nice, and they make things easier. And that is also precisely the problem with them. They make things easier. We get lazy in our thinking, we get lazy in how we do things. "Theres an app for that"
Nothing replaces hard work, and effort. I have used pen and paper for almost 40 years, and will continue to.
I currently use a PlyCounter to keep my rated game scores/notation during the game. However, I recently experienced a 2 year slump and over 220 point US rating drop. So I am looking at all things in my play to recoup my former performance ability on the Chess board. I am doing other things to improve my game and I am currently on a comeback. I just started wondering if I should go back to the written score keeping to slow me down and improve my playing time.
Before I got my PlyCounter I used an eNotate system which was also US Chess approved. I also had a chance a few years ago to work with and use a Monroi device.
There are some definite benefits to digital score keeping. These include:
1. There are no score keeping errors like skipping moves or writing the wrong thing down or not being able to read the writing.
2. After the game, it is really nice to use the device in going over the game with my opponent and others. IF we go off on a variation tangent, I still have the last position on the screen to quickly put the pieces back where they were before the variation.
3. When I get home, it literally takes less than 5 minutes to upload the pgn of the game into my database and even send an email attachment of the game score to my opponent or other interested people.
I am thinking the reason to go back to the written score is mainly because it will slow me down in my thinking process before I move. While it is legal to write the move down before making it, I do not know if I would do this after all the time of using the digital, but perhaps.
What do you all think about this?