Chess player slow giving in token (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
white flag
'token' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Token of surrender' mean 'white flag' so perhaps 'token' could also mean 'white flag')
'chess player slow giving' is the wordplay.
'chess player' becomes 'white' (I've seen this before).
'slow giving' becomes 'flag' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'white'+'flag'='WHITE FLAG'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for white flag that I've seen before include "It signals surrender" , "Token of surrender" , "Symbol of truce" , "Pallid banner for surrender" , "Signal of truce or surrender" .)