NAG Values

Standard NAGs

Standard Numeric Annotation Glyphs are defined in the PGN Standard and are listed below.
Scid's use of Ascii strings to represent annotations is common, but against the PGN standard. There are options in the PGN window, and PGN Export window, to show Numeric Glyphs.

1 Good move : !
2 Poor move : ?
3 Excellent move : !!
4 Blunder : ??
5 Interesting move : !?
6 Dubious move : ?!
7 Forced move : forced
8 The only move. No reasonable alternatives : □
9 Worst move : worst
10 Drawish position : =
11 Equal chances, quiet position : =, quiet
12 Equal chances, active position : ↹
13 Unclear position : ~
14 White has a slight advantage : +=
15 Black has a slight advantage : =+
16 White has a moderate advantage : +/-
17 Black has a moderate advantage : -/+
18 White has a decisive advantage : +-
19 Black has a decisive advantage : -+
20 White has a crushing advantage : +--
21 Black has a crushing advantage : --+
22 White is in zugzwang : ⊙
23 Black is in zugzwang : ⊙
24 White has a slight space advantage : ◯
25 Black has a slight space advantage : ◯
26 White has a moderate space advantage : ◯◯
27 Black has a moderate space advantage : ◯◯
28 White has a decisive space advantage : ◯◯◯
29 Black has a decisive space advantage : ◯◯◯
30 White has a slight time (development) advantage : ↻
31 Black has a slight time (development) advantage : ↺
32 White has a moderate time (development) advantage : ↻↻
33 Black has a moderate time (development) advantage : ↺↺
34 White has a decisive time (development) advantage : ↻↻↻
35 Black has a decisive time (development) advantage : ↺↺↺
36 White has the initiative : ↑
37 Black has the initiative : ↓
38 White has a lasting initiative : ⇑
39 Black has a lasting initiative : ⇓
40 White has the attack : →
41 Black has the attack : ←
42 White has insufficient compensation for material deficit : &/-
43 Black has insufficient compensation for material deficit : &/+
44 White has sufficient compensation for material deficit : =/&
45 Black has sufficient compensation for material deficit : =/&
46 White has more than adequate compensation for material deficit : +/&
47 Black has more than adequate compensation for material deficit : -/&
48 White has a slight center control advantage : ⊞
49 Black has a slight center control advantage : ⊞
50 White has a moderate center control advantage : ⊞⊞
51 Black has a moderate center control advantage : ⊞⊞
52 White has a decisive center control advantage : ⊞⊞⊞
53 Black has a decisive center control advantage : ⊞⊞⊞
54 White has a slight kingside control advantage : ⟩
55 Black has a slight kingside control advantage : ⟩
56 White has a moderate kingside control advantage : ⟫
57 Black has a moderate kingside control advantage : ⟫
58 White has a decisive kingside control advantage : ⋙
59 Black has a decisive kingside control advantage : ⋙
60 White has a slight queenside control advantage : ⟨
61 Black has a slight queenside control advantage : ⟨
62 White has a moderate queenside control advantage : ⟪
63 Black has a moderate queenside control advantage : ⟪
64 White has a decisive queenside control advantage : ⋘
65 Black has a decisive queenside control advantage : ⋘
66 White has a vulnerable first rank
67 Black has a vulnerable first rank
68 White has a well protected first rank
69 Black has a well protected first rank
70 White has a poorly protected king
71 Black has a poorly protected king
72 White has a well protected king
73 Black has a well protected king
74 White has a poorly placed king
75 Black has a poorly placed king
76 White has a well placed king
77 Black has a well placed king
78 White has a very weak pawn structure
79 Black has a very weak pawn structure
80 White has a moderately weak pawn structure
81 Black has a moderately weak pawn structure
82 White has a moderately strong pawn structure
83 Black has a moderately strong pawn structure
84 White has a very strong pawn structure
85 Black has a very strong pawn structure
86 White has poor knight placement
87 Black has poor knight placement
88 White has good knight placement
89 Black has good knight placement
90 White has poor bishop placement
91 Black has poor bishop placement
92 White has good bishop placement : ↗
93 Black has good bishop placement : ↖
94 White has poor rook placement
95 Black has poor rook placement
96 White has good rook placement : ⇈
97 Black has good rook placement : ⇊
98 White has poor queen placement
99 Black has poor queen placement
100 White has good queen placement
101 Black has good queen placement
102 White has poor piece coordination
103 Black has poor piece coordination
104 White has good piece coordination
105 Black has good piece coordination
106 White has played the opening very poorly
107 Black has played the opening very poorly
108 White has played the opening poorly
109 Black has played the opening poorly
110 White has played the opening well
111 Black has played the opening well
112 White has played the opening very well
113 Black has played the opening very well
114 White has played the middlegame very poorly
115 Black has played the middlegame very poorly
116 White has played the middlegame poorly
117 Black has played the middlegame poorly
118 White has played the middlegame well
119 Black has played the middlegame well
120 White has played the middlegame very well
121 Black has played the middlegame very well
122 White has played the ending very poorly
123 Black has played the ending very poorly
124 White has played the ending poorly
125 Black has played the ending poorly
126 White has played the ending well
127 Black has played the ending well
128 White has played the ending very well
129 Black has played the ending very well
130 White has slight counterplay : ⇄
131 Black has slight counterplay : ⇆
132 White has moderate counterplay : ⇄⇄
133 Black has moderate counterplay : ⇆⇆
134 White has decisive counterplay : ⇄⇄⇄
135 Black has decisive counterplay : ⇆⇆⇆
136 White has moderate time control pressure : ⊕
137 Black has moderate time control pressure : ⊖
138 White has severe time control pressure : ⊕⊕
139 Black has severe time control pressure : ⊖⊖

Proposed NAGs

NAG values proposed by the Chess Informant publication.

140 With the idea ... : △
141 Aimed against ...
142 Better move : ⌓
143 Worse move
144 Equivalent move : R
145 Editor's Remark : RR
146 Novelty : N
147 Weak point : ×
148 Endgame : ⊥
149 Line : ⟺
150 Diagonal : ⇗
151 White has a pair of Bishops : ◫
152 Black has a pair of Bishops
153 Bishops of opposite color : ◨
154 Bishops of same color : ⊶

Other Suggested Values

190 Etc. : ǁ
191 Doubled pawns : ⡁
192 Isolated pawn : ⚯
193 Connected pawns : ⚮
194 Hanging pawns
195 Backwards pawn

Scid NAGs

Defined by Scid for its own use.

201 Diagram : D or #
210 see : —
211 mate : #
212 passed pawn : ⚨
213 more pawns
214 with : ⌊
215 without : ⌋