Editing Algebraic notation (chess) (section)

==Annotation symbols==
{{main article|Chess annotation symbols}}
Though not technically a part of algebraic notation, the following are some symbols commonly used by annotators, for example in publications ''[[Chess Informant]]'' and ''[[Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings]]'', to give editorial comment on a move or position. 

The symbol chosen is appended to the end of the move notation, for example, in the [[Englund Gambit#Soller Gambit|Soller Gambit]]: 1.d4 e5?! 2.dxe5 f6 3.e4! Nc6 4.Bc4+/−. 

===Moves===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:bottom;"
! Symbol
!style="text-align:left;"| Meaning
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="text-align:center;"| !! 
| A brilliant—and usually surprising—move
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="text-align:center;"| ! 
| A very good move 
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="text-align:center;"| !? 
| An interesting move that may not be the best
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="text-align:center;"| ?! 
| A dubious move that is not easily refutable
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="text-align:center;"| ? 
| A bad move; a mistake  
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="text-align:center;"| ?? 
| A [[Blunder (chess)|blunder]] (i.e. critically bad mistake)
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="text-align:center;"| {{big|⌓}} 
| A better move than the one played
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="text-align:center;"| {{big|□}} 
| A {{chessgloss|forced move}}; the only reasonable move, or the only move available
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="text-align:center;"| {{sc|TN}} {{small|or}} {{sc|N}} 
| A {{chessgloss|theoretical novelty}}
|}

===Positions===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:bottom;"
! Symbol
!style="text-align:left;"| Meaning
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="text-align:center;"| = 
| Both players have {{chessgloss|equality|equal chances}}.
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="text-align:center;"| +/= or {{big|⩲}}
| White has a slight plus.
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="text-align:center;"| =/+ or {{big|⩱}} 
| Black has a slight plus.
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="text-align:center;"| +/− or ±  
| White has a clear plus.
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="text-align:center;"| −/+ or {{big|∓}} 
| Black has a clear plus.
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="text-align:center;"| +− 
| White has a winning advantage.
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="text-align:center;"| −+ 
| Black has a winning advantage.
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="text-align:center;"| {{big|∞}} 
| It is unclear whether either side has an advantage; a "toss-up".
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="text-align:center;"| =/{{big|∞}} or ⯹ 
| Whoever is down in {{chessgloss|material}} has [[Compensation (chess)|compensation]] for it.
|}