How to.

Squares, pieces, signs, castling, promotion and en passant, with the Opera Game.

What goes wrong on a scoresheet, and what to do about it, at the board and afterwards.

What the FIDE Laws say about recording moves and devices, how events set their own rules, and why you ask first.

PGN is how chess games are saved and shared: plain text that any chess program can read.

Download your Lichess and Chess.com games as PGN, then keep them alongside your games over the board.

How each works, where to look yours up, how often they change, and keeping a history.

Write your own notes while the game is fresh, then switch the engine on and compare.

What the numbers mean, why +1 is not a win, and when to ignore the bar altogether.

A clear chess scoresheet to print, A4 or A5, with the same layout as the Plyfolio app. Free.