I have been using a MonRoi for some time now and people are always asking me how do I turn in a scoresheet.
I explain to them that the scoresheets do not have to be turned in but the Wall Chart needs to be annotated
with the game results. If there is a dispute with the results that are entered on the Wall Chart then
both parties will have to show a score sheet. The person that hand recorded will show his signed score sheet and the person
using the approved electronic recorder will allow the arbiter to print out the game from the electronic recorder to compare
moves, results etc.
Is this the way it works? Must the scoresheets be signed and turned in at the completion of the game?
The short answer to your questions: It depends on the tournament.
Most tournaments in the United States do not require scoresheets to be submitted, signed or otherwise. The result from each round is marked on the same pairing sheet from which you got your pairing.
Some events in the US have result slips that must be signed by the players and turned in after each game, in lieu of handing in signed scoresheets.
Outside the United States, many tournaments do require signed scoresheets to be submitted so the arbiter can record the result. For such tournaments, carbonless duplicate scoresheets are generally provided. These also help to create a library of games played at the event, but this often requires having at least one or two people to decipher the game scores and enter them into ChessBase.
When a MonRoi is in use, there is a screen where an arbiter and both players can use the included stylus to sign for the result of the game, if so desired. Some tournaments (in the US, usually larger cash events) provide the ability to print out the game for a player, if s/he wants a printed copy. MonRoi tournament hardware is pretty pricey, though, so relatively few organizers in the US own it.
The one thing that is common virtually anywhere:
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(On a personal note, I wish all larger tournaments provided result slips. A lot of potential post-game confusion is avoided that way, especially when two players with a language barrier are paired.)
Scoresheets are property of the tournament organizer. Very few organizers and TDs enforce this right. There are a few ways to transfer your MonRoi games into the TD’s computer.
The same piece of equipment that prints out my pairings and wall charts can scan in the scoresheets for me. (I just need a piece of software to convert them to PGN.)
There is a reason that Rule 15G is not generally enforced in US tournaments. The tournament can require duplicate score sheets, but if the organizer doesn’t provide a fairly convenient facility for doing so (something other than forcing a player to manually copy the game), that organizer is going to have a problem attracting repeat customers.
Most of the events I have worked at, of course, don’t require scoresheet submission. I have run a few smaller invitational events where I made copies of the original scoresheets and gave those copies to the players. I have also run a few larger Swiss events where players were required to sign and submit scoresheets. For those events, carbonless duplicates were provided. (Organizers can also require players to use the provided score sheets; this usually goes hand in hand with enforcement of Rule 15G.)
15G says
“The scoresheets of all games in a tournament are the property of the sponsoring organization(s). If the organizer requires that a copy of each game score be submitted by the players, duplicate scoresheets must be provided, and players who fail to submit scoresheets may be penalized.”
It says the scoresheet, not the scorekeeping device, so the organizer does not own the pencil, notepad with e-notate, or Monroi. Just the scoresheet itself.
If the organizer requires a copy then duplicate scoresheets must be provided. That usually means carbon-copy scoresheets, but can be done by having e-notate or Monroi devices and printing copies of their games for the participants.
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