Answers.Body: <p>No, you don't have to. In rule 8.1 of the <a href="http://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=124&amp;view=article">Laws of Chess</a>, it says:</p>
  
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    <p>A player may reply to his opponent’s move before recording it, if he so wishes. He must record his previous move before making another.</p>
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  <p>So your previous move must have been recorded by the time you make the next. You must have recorded at least <em>1.e4</em> before you can play <em>2.Nf3</em>.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Suppose I play <strong>1. e4</strong> and my opponent plays <strong>1..e5</strong>. Do FIDE tournament rules require me to write <strong>1...e5</strong> on my scoresheet before I play the next move <strong>2. Nf3?</strong> </p>
  
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Title: FIDE tournament rules: Does a player HAVE to record the opponent's move before making a move?
ThreadText: # FIDE tournament rules: Does a player HAVE to record the opponent's move before making a move?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-03-30)
  
  Suppose I play **1. e4** and my opponent plays **1..e5**. Do FIDE tournament rules require me to write **1...e5** on my scoresheet before I play the next move **2. Nf3?**
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-03-30. Score: 7 | Accepted answer
  
  No, you don't have to. In rule 8.1 of the [Laws of Chess](http://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=124&view=article), it says:
  
  > A player may reply to his opponent’s move before recording it, if he so wishes. He must record his previous move before making another.
  
  So your previous move must have been recorded by the time you make the next. You must have recorded at least *1.e4* before you can play *2.Nf3*.
  
  
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