What ⯹ means
In chess annotation, ⯹ means sufficient compensation for a material deficit. A player may have fewer pieces or pawns by value, but enough activity, threats, or positional strength to offset the shortfall.
A table in the 1993 Encyclopaedia of Chess Endings records the system used by Chess Informant, a Serbian chess magazine that circulated expert game analysis from the 1960s.
Why is the infinity below the equals sign?
The placement can mark which side receives compensation. The equals sign with infinity below is one character, not an equation assembled from = and ∞.
Examples in a 2024 Unicode request pair ⯹ with White receiving compensation and the infinity-above form with Black, but conventions can differ; consult the source's symbol key.
Verdict: use it where the chess notation is known
Use ⯹ in annotated games or study notes when readers know this notation. In a general message, spell out that one side has enough activity or positional chances to offset being down material.
Specialist chess annotation; its reading depends on a familiar notation and audience.
Do not infer which side is compensated from orientation without the source's symbol key.
Don't confuse it with
2Questions people ask
2Does ⯹ mean equal?
No. In chess annotation it means material compensation: the position may be uneven in pieces and pawns while the shortfall is judged adequately offset.
Why is ⯹ not displaying correctly?
If it appears as a box, the active font may lack this character. ⯹ is one encoded character, not a sequence made from = and ∞.
How to type ⯹
⯹\2BF9Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.