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added a move request; tempos apply to all sorts of things and not just chess, so if the article is only about the latter, then it should be specified in the title
{{move|Tempo (chess)}}
A '''tempo''' in [[chess]] is a single move, or turn by a player. Forcing an opponent to "lose a tempo" means causing him to waste a move by retreating to avoid losing material.
A '''tempo''' in [[chess]] is a single move, or turn by a player. Forcing an opponent to "lose a tempo" means causing him to waste a move by retreating to avoid losing material.
Losing a tempo is harmful to a chess player in two ways: first, by losing time on the clock which can be scarce in [[speed chess]], and second by enduring the [[opportunity cost]] of not being able to improve a position.
Losing a tempo is harmful to a chess player in two ways: first, by losing time on the clock which can be scarce in [[speed chess]], and second by enduring the [[opportunity cost]] of not being able to improve a position.
[[category:chess]]
[[Category:Chess]]