Odds and ends

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Odds and Ends

On this page, I will have a little bit of everything.

Symbols (Similar to 'Informant')

"=" The position is equal, (level) or play is relatively balanced.
Both sides have approximately equal chances.

"+/=" ("=/+") White (Black) is a little better here.
"+/" ("/+") White (Black) is much better in the given position.
"+/-" ("-/+") White (Black) now has a won game - or a decisive
                      material advantage in the position being examined.
"~" The position is unclear.  (Unbalanced.)
        (Murky. But play is close to being balanced, or approx. level chances.)
"~" The side who played the last move has "compensation"
        for any material sacrificed.
"/\" The player who made the last move has the initiative.
"--->" The player who made the last move has a powerful attack.
"cp" ("<=>") The last player to move has good counterplay here.
"[]" 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.

'!' - a very good or exceptional move.
'!!' - an extremely good move, 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 how that there might
           be   a very wide range of move choices at this point.)
           (Some authors use this to mean some risk is involved, but I reject this
             as being the interpretation 100% of the time!)
'?!' - A very (extremely) risky move. (Or) A move of highly doubtful
          value. (Or) A move that is very much inferior to some of the
          alternatives.

Most books use many more symbols than this, but these are the most common-place ones.

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