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I’m going to my first chess tournament soon and I have to record my games on a score sheet. The problem is that I don’t know all the openings so I don’t know what to write down beside [opening]. Can someone explain
Nothing!
From FIDE Rules
8.1.4 The scoresheet shall be used only for recording the moves, the times of the clocks, offers of a draw, matters relating to a claim and other relevant data.
Mar 13, 2023
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fluffy_persian wrote:
I’m going to my first chess tournament soon and I have to record my games on a score sheet. The problem is that I don’t know all the openings so I don’t know what to write down beside [opening]. Can someone explain
That field is optional.
If you know the opening, you have every right to enter it. If you don't know it is not obligatory.
For example, if I am Black, and the game goes 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5, I will write in French Defense, but if it goes 1.h4 e5 2.Rh2 d5, I would leave it Blank.
While what post 2 says is the rule, it is implied that game data is allowed, which are all the fields at the top of the score sheet, which includes:
Event
Date
Round
Board
Section
Opening
White Name
White Rating
Black Name
Black Rating
Time Control