Oct
18
When annotating games I sometimes use some chess annotation symbols. The table below gives an overview of these symbols. These symbols are placed at the end of a move.
| To indicate the move itself | |
| Symbol | Meaning |
| # | Checkmate |
| + | Check |
| ++ | Double check. Sometimes this symbol is used to indicate checkmate, but I will only use it to indicate that two pieces are checkmating the king at the same time. |
| To indicate the quality of the move | |
| ! | A good move. I only use this symbol for non trivial moves. |
| !! | An excellent move, even more difficult to see. |
| ? | A bad move |
| ?? | A blunder, a very bad move |
| !? | An interesting move, probably it will be good |
| ?! | A dubious move, probably to risky |
| To indicate the current postion | |
| = | Equal |
| += | Evaluating the position as a small advantage for White. White stands slightly better |
| =+ | A small advantage for Black |
| +/- | A clear advantage for White |
| -/+ | A clear advantage for Black |
| +- | A winning advantage for White |
| -+ | A winning advantage for Black |
| ? | Unclear |
Next chess lesson: Minor promotion.
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