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Gear (Things to bring to chess tournaments)

Tip

Printer

Under no circumstances should you not bring a printer. Printers are the bane of every arbiter's existence. We will always need more printers.

  • Tissues
  • Scissors (for cutting up paper)
  • Paper (A4)
  • Sellotape (hanging up signs)
  • Duct-tape + tissues (for dampening doors that close loudly)
  • AA batteries
  • 1000 score sheets
  • Pens!!! (Or pencils. Don't expect to get them back)
  • Snacks (quiet snacks)
  • Blu tack
  • (Hand sanitizer)
  • Clipboard (A4 size)
  • Silent counter
  • Ruler (alternative to scissors)
  • Measuring tape?
  • Black and white printer
  • Portable fan
  • Extension cable
  • Silent mouse

To-get list

Things to get:

  • Black and white printer. Laser printer, not inkjet because inkjet is noisy
  • Clipboard for keeping track of illegal moves, players that show up late etc.