Allowing tempo

A move which enables a tempo move.

See also: Tempo move.

Kricheli, Josif

Sahs/Shakhmaty (Riga), 1964

2nd HM

Example: Allowing tempo
h#2 2.1... (5+8)

1.Sd6 Rc1 2.Bd3 Sf4#
1.Re3 Kg1 2.Se5 Se7#

I) W-B: White allows a black tempo at W1;
II) B-W: Black allows a white tempo at B1.

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FEN: 8/7B/2R3N1/3kr3/2nb4/7p/p6P/rb5K

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Feather, Christopher John

Best Problems, 2007

1st Prize

Example: Allowing tempo
h#2.5 2.1... (7+8)

1...Bb5 2.Rg8 fxg8=S 3.axb5 Sxe7#
1...Rf6 2.Re8 fxe8=S 3.exf6 Sc7#

Allowing tempo (W-B) × 2.

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FEN: 5r2/4pP2/p2pP2R/P1bkn2K/B2n4/3P4/8/8

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Jones, Christopher James Austin

Orbit, 2002

2nd Prize

Example: Allowing tempo
h#6  (4+5)

1.Sf1 Kg1 2.Sxh2 Kf2 3.Sf3 Ke3 4.Sd2 Kd4 5.Sb3+ Kxc4 6.h2 cxb3#

B-B: Black allows a black tempo.

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FEN: 8/8/8/8/kBp5/2p4p/2Pn3P/7K

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Feather, Christopher John

Broodings, 2005

Example: Allowing tempo
h#5  (3+7)

1.d1=R Sg3 2.Rd2 Sxe4 3.Rg2 Sd2 4.Kg3 e4 5.Kh2 Sf1#

W-W: White allows a white tempo.

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FEN: K7/2q5/8/8/4p2k/4P2n/3p4/5Nnb

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Turevsky, Dmitry

Shorokhov, Boris

KoBulChess, 2013

4th Prize

Example: Allowing tempo
h#5  (3+5)

1.Bb3 Ke4 2.Bxa4 Kd5 3.Bb3+ Kc6 4.Ke8 Ba4 5.Bf7 Kc7#

B-W: Black allows a white tempo.

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FEN: 5b2/4pk2/4b3/pB6/P7/5K2/8/8

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Hernitz, Zvonimir

Wola Gulowska, 1995

1st Prize

Example: Allowing tempo
h#2 3.1... (10+11)

1.Sxf4 Kg1 2.Sd5 Sc5#
1.Rxd3 c3 2.Rd5 Sg5#
1.Qxf3 Kh2 2.Qd5 f5#

Allowing tempo (B-W) × 3.

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FEN: 8/2p1pp2/2P1k3/1n2P3/1Pp2PP1/2rN1Nq1/2P1n1P1/1bb4K

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Jonsson, Bernt Christer

Australasian Chess, 2012

Example: Allowing tempo
h#3 2.1... (9+6)

1.Sxd2 Sf4 2.Sb1 Sd2 3.gxf4 Sb3#
1.Sxb4 Sg3 2.Sa2 Sb4 3.hxg3 Sc2#

Allowing tempo (W-B) × 2.

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FEN: 7B/8/8/3N2p1/1P4Pp/4P2K/nr1P3P/kn3N2

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