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  2. Gambit - Wikipedia

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    In English, the word first appeared in Francis Beale's 1656 translation of a Gioachino Greco manuscript, The Royall Game of Chesse-play ("illustrated with almost one hundred Gambetts" [2]). The Spanish gambito led to French gambit, which has influenced the English spelling of the word. The metaphorical sense of the word as "opening move meant ...

  3. Queen's Gambit - Wikipedia

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    The Queen's Gambit is the chess opening that starts with the moves: [1]. 1. d4 d5 2. c4. It is one of the oldest openings and is still commonly played today. It is traditionally described as a gambit because White appears to sacrifice the c-pawn; however, this could be considered a misnomer as Black cannot retain the pawn without incurring a disadvantage.

  4. Gambit (Marvel Comics) - Wikipedia

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    Gambit (Remy Étienne LeBeau) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men.The character was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Jim Lee.

  5. The Royal Game - Wikipedia

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    The first edition of The Royal Game. Following the occupation and annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany, the country's monarchists (i.e. supporters of Otto von Habsburg as the rightful Emperor-Archduke and the rule of the House of Habsburg), conservatives as well as supporters of Engelbert Dollfuss' Austrofascist regime, were severely persecuted by the Nazis, as they were seen as opponents of ...

  6. List of chess gambits - Wikipedia

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    7 English Opening. 8 French Defense. 9 Indian Defense. 10 Italian Game. 11 King's Gambit. 12 Philidor Defense. 13 Queen's Gambit. 14 Réti Opening. ... Young Gambit ...

  7. King's Gambit - Wikipedia

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    The King's Gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves: . 1. e4 e5 2. f4. White offers a pawn to divert the black e-pawn. If Black accepts the gambit, White may play d4 and Bxf4, regaining the gambit pawn with central domination, or direct their forces against the weak square f7 with moves such as Nf3, Bc4, 0-0, and g3.

  8. The Queen's Gambit (novel) - Wikipedia

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    The Queen's Gambit is a 1983 American novel by Walter Tevis, exploring the life of fictional female chess prodigy Beth Harmon. A bildungsroman, or coming-of-age story, it covers themes of adoption, feminism, chess, drug addiction and alcoholism. The book was adapted for the 2020 Netflix miniseries, The Queen's Gambit.

  9. Gambit (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A gambit is a type of chess opening move in which one of the pieces is sacrificed in order to achieve a better position. Gambit may also refer to: Arts and entertainment