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WCC 2024 Round 12: Prescient Ding Makes His Own Destiny

In the annotations, what does "played a tempo" mean?

Also, "being the hunter suits Ding more than being the hunted" -- I would say it's the reverse ;) Ding seems to like the style of the black pieces.

In the annotations, what does "played a tempo" mean? Also, "being the hunter suits Ding more than being the hunted" -- I would say it's the reverse ;) Ding seems to like the style of the black pieces.

Yes, I also wonder, why does Yannick give 9.O-O the comment "with tempo"? It does not win a tempo. Did he mean "a tempo", aka, immediately played?

Yes, I also wonder, why does Yannick give 9.O-O the comment "with tempo"? It does not win a tempo. Did he mean "a tempo", aka, immediately played?