What do These Numbers Mean?

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ScratLovesChess

I found this line:

At Helsinki 1935, he[Keres] placed 2nd behind Paulin Frydman with 6½/8 (+6 −1 =1).

What do these numbers in bold represent? How do you interpret them?

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Scrat

phudson

6.5 points out of 8 possible (6 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw). Wins worth 1 point, draws worth .5 point.

ScratLovesChess

Thanks :-)

But what about (+6 −1 =1)?

hukes

6 won by the first player, 1 by the other player and 1 draw.

(first player is the one mentioned first in a match: player 1 - player 2)

batgirl

+ mean wins, - means loses, = means draws