PART 1 • It's all in the numbers
What happens when one side has a forced mate? Different
programs will display the fact in different ways. Some
programs will replace the Informant symbol with a pound sign
followed by a number (such as “#6”), which means that it's
checkmate in that number of moves (e.g. “#6” means “mate
in six”). Other programs (like Chess King) will display the
Informant symbol for one side having a winning position, show
a very high numerical evaluation (in the hundreds of pawns),
and replace the “Score” value with the number of moves to
checkmate, as seen here:
Your chess program's documentation will often contain specific
information about the way it presents the engine's analysis, which can
include additional parameters unique to that software.
Now that you understand how to read the engine's analysis, it's time to
learn how to use it as a tool to help improve your chess.
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