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Explanation
of symbols: The symbols I use are the standard
ChessBase/Informant ones.
(Except they are more-or-less turned on their sides, and
with a few modifications.)
A
"plus-slash-minus" ("+/-"), means that, "White
is winning."
A "plus-over-a line" ("+/"), means that White
is much better.
A "plus-over-an equal sign" ("+/="), means
that "White is just slightly better."
An equal sign ("=") means the game is level or the play is
roughly balanced.
An "unclear symbol" ("~") means that the play is
unclear, but should be roughly close to equal.
A "minus-slash-plus" ("-/+") means that, "Black
is winning."
A "plus-under-a-line" ("/+"), means that
"Black is much better."
A "plus-under-an equal sign" ("=/+"), means
that "Black is just slightly better."
The symbol "<=>" (or 'cp')
means, "with good counterplay." (For either
party.)
The symbol "~" means, "good
compensation" (i.e. active play), for the material invested.
The symbol " ---> " means, with a strong
attack. (For the player who made the last move.)
The symbol "/\" means, with a strong
initiative.
(This is not quite the same thing as an attack, but means
basically the ability to greatly dictate the course of play.)
"[]"
or "box" This signifies that this move is probably
forced. (The only move.)
"TN"
- A theoretical novelty or a move that is new to opening theory.
">/=" The continuation that follows this symbol is better
than or superior to what was actually played
in
the game or the given continuation.
(Or the annotator has discovered an improvement over a line that had
been given earlier.)
"</=" The continuation that follows this
symbol is worse than or inferior to what was actually played in
the
game or the given continuation.
(Or the annotator has discovered an improvement over a line that had
been given earlier.)
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'!'
- a very good or exceptional move.
'!!' - an extremely good
move, of great or rare brilliance.
(Not to be used lightly or often!)
'?' - a bad move or a
mistake.
'??' - a very bad move
... or a blunder/gross oversight.
'!?' - A very
interesting move. (I also use this to show that there might be
a very wide
range
of move choices at this point.)
(Some authors use this to mean some risk is involved.)
'?!' - A very
(extremely) risky move. (Or) A move of highly doubtful value.
(DUBIOUS.)
(Or) A move
that is very much inferior
to some of the alternatives.
(Less than best.)
Most
books use many more symbols than this, but these are the most
common-place ones.
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I also use the
mark, (appellation)
'!?'
a lot.
The
normal interpretation of this mark (after a move) is interesting, but
perhaps associated with a great deal of risk. I do not
agree with this interpretation and prefer just interesting. I
also use it to show a divergent path in the analysis, or
a departure from normal opening theory. This does NOT
mean the move is good or bad, just interesting ... and there are
possibly MANY
different alternatives at this particular juncture of the
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