Timeline for Is it legal to record moves that have not yet been played?
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| Nov 10, 2014 at 6:36 | comment | added | bof | @dfan Writing down your move before you make it ought to be against the rules because it annoys or distracts the opponent. I am thinking on my opponent's time, as I have a right to do. Opponent write a move on his scoresheet, so naturally I stop thinking because I'm expecting him to move any moment. And then the so-and-so studies the position for a few more minutes. | |
| Nov 9, 2014 at 9:51 | vote | accept | DTR | ||
| Nov 9, 2014 at 3:34 | comment | added | dfan | FIDE rules now require you to make your move before recording it. USCF rules also nominally require it, but the tournament director is allowed to use a variation of the rules in which writing the move first is allowed. In practice, in the US, writing the move first will not generally get you into trouble. | |
| Nov 9, 2014 at 1:18 | comment | added | Pablo S. Ocal | I usually write my move down before actually playing it out. Does this mean that what I'm doing is illegal? | |
| Nov 8, 2014 at 16:39 | comment | added | MikhailTal | It can be for both reasons. I was in a tournament recently, and there was a slight confusion because in the game I was a ply back (Forgot to write a move) | |
| Nov 8, 2014 at 16:37 | comment | added | David Richerby | I don't think it's about confusing arbiters but about taking notes. If you're allowed to write down a move in advance, how do you know whether somebody who writes down a move and crosses it out has changed their mind or is making notes about what moves they've rejected? | |
| Nov 8, 2014 at 15:43 | history | answered | MikhailTal | CC BY-SA 3.0 |