Minus means that it's better for Black and plus means that it's better for White. And M1 is indeed a mate in one, M3 would be mate in three etc.
Minus (?) ratings for moves in game analysis
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Feb 20, 2022
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Ah! Okay, that makes sense, thank you. Any insight into the values themselves? Like, is -10 representative of... ten moves? Ten... points? I guess I'm just curious.
-10.0 in this case means that Black has an advantage which is comparable to having ten extra pawns on the board.
A plus sign indicates that White has the upper hand, while a minus sign indicates that Black has the upper hand.
The decimal figure indicates the equivalent number of pawns to which a player holds the advantage.
M1 just means that a mate in one is available on this current move.
Feb 21, 2022
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#5
Ah, a point is a pawn! Okay, that makes sense and is a good thing to know for the future. Honestly, though, I'm a ways from being able to apply that knowledge to my playing. But now I know. Thanks, @Suzki and @eric0022!
Feb 21, 2022
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#6
Note that those numbers are a measure of evaluation of the resulting position after the move or sequence of moves, not a measure of move quality itself. If you're playing white and a move takes you from -15 to -4, that's a great move, notwithstanding that there's still a negative (black-favored) evaluation after the move.
Feb 21, 2022
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#7
+2.00 means white is better and -2.00 means black is better. If you are white, -2.00 probably means you missed a pawn and have a messed position. -10.00 means you have a really bad position with many missing pieces compared to black.
but what does yellow minus sign mean when u move a piece? its not inaccuracy, not miss, not mistake, WHAT DOES IT MEAN
this is what it means
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4 days ago
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#11
Necroposted, but oh well, here goes...
The ± evaluation shows which side Stockfish says is better, and how much better they are. The numbers can more or less be categorized as follows:
± <1: The game is equal, or one side has an advantage so small that it's almost inconsequential. In an endgame, this signifies that the position is a theoretical draw.
± 1-2: One side has a noticeable advantage, but it's not decisive.
± 2-3.5: One side is very clearly winning, but the losing side has some potential counterplay.
± >5: One side is very clearly winning, and the losing side is toast.
± M(x): The winning side checkmates the opposing king in x moves with perfect play.
Now that I'm using game analysis more to my learning advantage, can someone either point me to a FAQ or explain what the minus values with certain moves mean?
Ignoring for the moment my terrible play in this game, what do the -10.0, -15.2, and so on mean? The -M1 seems obvious, that I missed a mate, right? But even if that's right (is it?), the other values are a mystery to me. I acknowledge that this data may not be useful to someone at my level yet, but I'm still interested. Thanks!