What are people seeing used more in club play and smaller tournaments, carbonless copy scoresheets (white and yellow traditional) or single copy scoresheet (no carbon)?
When I was running tournaments at our local club in New Britain, CT, most people used their own scorebooks. The club provided single-sheet scoresheets for those who wanted them. I believe that still happens today.
Most of the small tournaments that I have attended around here are similarly run.
We’ve got one guy in our club who uses the carbonless, but he’s pretty old-school. I use a spiral scorepad. Most of our members use the surplus single-copy scoresheets that are always left over after our local tournaments.
I use double-sided scoresheets, which are more eco-friendly.
When I run a tournament I provide the carbonless scoresheets and require that one copy is turn in.
Single-copy scoresheets where I play.
So far nobody in this thread has mentioned the Monroi, which I have a hunch Sevan was angling for.
Bill Smythe
No Bill, I wasn’t talking about electronic scoresheets. I was talking about regular paper scoresheets.
Thanks to all that have responded.
Organizers tend to provide the carbonless sheets for Colorado’s larger events about once a quarter. Smaller events and weekly club matches use personal notebooks.
We provide carbonless scoresheets for our larger adult tournaments (so that we can have a copy). We provide single-page scoresheets for scholastic events.
- Enrique
While most players use their own scorebooks, we provide single scoresheets to the players at each table. Since our club’s tournaments are small, we also provide sets, boards, and clocks. Everything is set up for the players before they arrive; makes a nice impression for the spectators.
Have seen few Monroi devices in the Pgh area or in the tri-state region. An expensive extravagance IMHO. The trend to digital clocks is almost complete; over 95% of Pgh Chess League games and local tournament games are using digital clocks. We have almost zero instances of “insufficient losing chances” appeals. Trend in the use of playing programs, Chessbase, and other training options is increasing rapidly. Unfortunately, this has led to more of a shift to online play (correspondence, blitz, and tournament) than OTB. I see regional tournaments getting smaller.
I stopped handing out duplicate score sheets some years ago because too many players resisted handing in copies of their scoresheets. And they got pretty darned expensive, too.
Thankfully, I’m now retired as an organizer/TD.