notebook on a chess tournament
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You’ll be expected to have pen and paper to record the game. Most people have a book of all there games they recorded, but you are not allowed to take notes while you are playing and you are not allowed to look through your previous games.
what if i have a note in my pocket saying "undefended pieces, king safety, color complexes" - just reminders what to concentrate on during the game, and i look at it when im up walking during my opponents move?
Mar 17, 2018
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I can only speak as a former US Chess Federation Tournament Director, but I'm sure the TD's or Arbiters in other countries follow the same rules: if I saw you look at the note "undefended pieces, king safety, color complexes" it's the same as looking in a book to get information about the game: both mean I have to rule that you lost the game. If it's just that reminding piece of paper, I would not throw you out of the tournament or make an adverse report on you to USCF. But that paper would cost you the game.
I suggest that something that simple can be memorized and you can remind yourself to consider it during a game as easily as you could have reminded yourself to look at the paper.
Should you need to use the restroom during the game, just remember that all chess tournaments install hidden cameras in the stalls --
Hey guys, i've never played in OTB tournaments before. I know its not allowed to bring electronic devices such as phones, laptops etc. into the playing hall. What about a notebook with a pen, or a simple piece of paper? do players get their pockets checked for little pieces of paper that might contain opening lines or move lists?