Why learn to take notation?

Taking notation is a valuable lesson to learn. Taking notation is as important as knowing how to castle. When I was just begining, I absolutely refused to take notation. Finally, some of the tournament directors made me take it. The first tournament I took notation in, I lost my first two game on time. But, I am very glad I learned to take notation. It has helped me prepare to play against some of my rivals. And in one tournament it helped me keep a rightful win.

It was a tournmant in Minnesota in 2005. It was the last round, and I had just beaten a 7-year-old (at the time, I was 8). When we were walking up to record our game, the kid said, "You know, since I haven't won a game, can we just tell them that I won?" I said, "No, I won the game." I figured that he was joking, but when he walked up to the tournament recorders, he told them that he had won. Of course, I said that I had won. We fought for a little time (trying to convince the directors who had won), until I pulled out my notation sheet. The sheet plainly showed that I had won. Since he hadn't taken notation, I won that argument, and the last game of that tournment. I ended up winning my section because I won my last game. So, taking notation is very important for more than one reason!!

This was a scholastic tournament with 30 min time control. I was in 3rd grade at the time, and in the K-3 section, they don't require you to take notation.

>>>Juggalo_Mike

>>>I woulda punched him out right in front of the tournament recorders lol.

That would have you put out of the tournmant.  Plus two wrongs don't make a right.

so true

That's a great life lesson. Get into a habit of documenting the work you do too. Notes taken of meetings and conversations carry a lot of weight in a court of law.

 Fair enough, but two right punches sure don't seem too wrong in the aforementioned situation

wow... weird story.