What are the hashtag numbers in the computer analysis? • page 1/1 • General Chess Discussion • lichess.org

I've noticed that sometimes, instead of listing a number, it will have a hashtag then numeral by the move (e.g. #8). What does that mean?

tpr

#2

Checkmate in 8 moves.

Melicara

#3

"#" Means the computer sees a forced checkmate. The number following it represents how many moves it will take to deliver checkmate. "#8" means checkmate in 8 moves.

Checkmate

And a message like '#-3' means, that you have been checkmated three moves ago...

mcoombes314 edited

#6

An octothorpe (#) followed by a positive number means checkmate in N for white, a negative number means checkmate in N moves for black.

TheChancellorOfChess

#7

@Martin_Werner
'#-3' means: BLACK has checkmate in 3

#x means White has checkmate in x number of moves
#-x means Black has checkmate in x number of moves

@Martin_Werner '#-3' means: BLACK has checkmate in 3 #x means White has checkmate in x number of moves #-x means Black has checkmate in x number of moves

Thanks all!

Hey, that guy just said "octothorpe"!