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Annotated
Games
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Chess Annotation Symbols
Assembled and prefaced by
Kelly
Atkins
When studying annotated chess games, you'll often
encounter a myriad of symbols and abbreviations which are there to convey
information in a clear and concise manner, and can be understood by most
players of all languages.
| Symbol |
Means |
Also Written As |
| |
|
|
| 1 - 0 |
White Wins |
|
| 0 - 1 |
Black Wins |
|
| 1/2 - 1/2 |
Draw |
|
| + |
Check |
ch. |
| ++ |
Double Check |
dbl. ch. |
| dis. ch. |
Discovered Check |
|
| O-O |
Castles Kingside |
|
| O-O-O |
Castles Queenside |
|
| # |
Checkmate |
|
| ! |
Good Move |
|
| !! |
Very Strong or Brilliant Move |
|
| ? |
Mistake |
|
| ?? |
Blunder |
|
| !? |
Interesting Move |
|
| ?! |
Dubious Move |
|
| +- |
White has a Winning Advantage |
|
 |
White has a Clear Advantage |
+/- |
 |
White has a Slight Advantage |
+=
or +/= |
| = |
Equal Position |
|
| ~ |
Approximately Equal Position |
|
 |
Unclear Position |
|
 |
Black has a Slight Advantage |
=+
or =/+ |
 |
Black has a Clear Advantage |
-/+ |
| -+ |
Black has a Winning Advantage |
|
 |
Compensation |
|
 |
Counterplay |
|
 |
Initiative |
|
 |
Attack |
|
 |
Zugzwang |
|
 |
Only Move |
|
 |
Development Advantage |
|
 |
Space Advantage |
|
 |
Zeitnot (Time Trouble) |
|
| N |
Novelty |
|
| RR |
Editorial Annotation |
|
 |
Better is |
|
 |
Worse is |
|
| = |
Equivalent is |
|
 |
With the Idea of |
|
 |
Directed Against |
|
| << |
Queenside |
|
| >> |
Kingside |
|
| e.p. |
En Passant |
|
| OTB |
Over the Board |
|
| CC |
Correspondence Chess |
|
| Ch. |
Championship |
|
| M. |
Match |
|
| OL |
Olympiad |
|
| zt |
Zonal |
|
| izt |
Inter-zonal |
|
| rpd |
Rapid Play |
|
| sim |
Simultaneous |
|
| jr |
Junior Event |
|
| w |
Women's Event |
wom |
|
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