Gear (Things to bring to chess tournaments)
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.