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Hopefully you have the appropriate ChessBase fonts to take advantage of the following symbol annotations, occasionally used to enrich analysis quality. The various affiliations (ECO, New In Chess, etc.) have some differences with the less often used symbols. This is the complete legend of Informant abbreviations.

²          white is slightly better

³          black is slightly better

±          white is better

µ          black is better

+-        white is winning

-+        black is winning

=          the game is even

÷          the position is unclear

©          compensation for the material

‰         development advantage

†         space advantage

‚         with attack

ƒ          with initiative

„         with counterplay

‡         zugzwang

#          checkmate

!           good move

!!          an excellent move

?          a mistake

??        a blunder

!?         a move deserving attention

?!         a dubious move

…          with the idea

™         only move

¹         better is

'           file

'           diagonal

»          kingside

«          queenside

×         weak point

¬          ending

­         pair of bishops

®         bishops of opposite color

¯         bishops of the same color

"           center

"           time pressure

••        united pawns

•..•      separated pawns

Þ          doubled pawns

þ          passed pawn

>          advantage in pawns

N         new move

R         various moves

RR      editorial comment

ª         with

º         without

||          etcetera

_          see

§          figure pawn

¤         figure knight

¥          figure bishop

¦          figure rook

£         figure queen

¢         figure king

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