Taking notes

I know that alot of players, particularly the higher ranked players, like to take notes in their games. I just wondered what the main benefits of doing this are and what the main things to write would be. For instance material counts.

to write down combinations would be one thing. If I see a sneaky tactical line and don't write it down, sometimes I forget it by the next move :-)

Another thing you may wish to make a note of, is just what is going to be your plan in the next few moves? Also, what do you think your opponent might be trying to do? It's handy to make notes of these things if you're one who has many games going and you'll find it hard to remember everything about every game.

And it's KILLING ME that we can't write stuff down there between moves! I just made a move in one of my many ongoing games, then noticed a crafty trap my opponent is trying to spring. Now, I can deal with it. With ONE MOVE. And it's fairly subtle-ish. If I forget it, I lose a won position... eeeekkk....

Originally posted by paultopia
And it's KILLING ME that we can't write stuff down there between moves! I just made a move in one of my many ongoing games, then noticed a crafty trap my opponent is trying to spring. Now, I can deal with it. With ONE MOVE. And it's fairly subtle-ish. If I forget it, I lose a won position... eeeekkk....

'cause I'd forget where it was if it were written anywhere else but the in-game notepad. :-)

(it's ok, he didn't spring it. phew...)

Originally posted by paultopia
'cause I'd forget where it was if it were written anywhere else but the in-game notepad. :-)

(it's ok, he didn't spring it. phew...)