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"Gambit, Part I" was released on LaserDisc in the USA on February 2, 1999, paired with "Interface" on the same double-sided disc (NTSC video). [11] "Gambit, Part II" was released at the same time, but paired with "Phantasms" on one double-side LaserDisc. [12] Both parts of "Gambit" were released on VHS on a single tape (catalog number VHR 4109 ...
The gambit is named after French chess master Eugène Rousseau. White can decline the gambit by supporting the e-pawn with 4.d3. The resulting position is similar to a King's Gambit Declined with colours reversed, and White's king bishop aiming at Black's weakened kingside. Black will have trouble castling kingside, and Ng5 is a likely threat ...
The Blackburne Shilling Gambit or the Schilling-Kostić gambit is the name facetiously given to a dubious chess opening, derived from an offshoot of the Italian Game, that begins: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4?! It is also sometimes referred to as the Kostić Gambit after the Serbian grandmaster Borislav Kostić, who played it in the early ...
The gambits are organized into sections by the parent chess opening, giving the gambit name, ECO code, and defining moves in algebraic chess notation. Alekhine's Defense [ edit ]
The point c is connected to d, which is adjacent to a white stone. But c is also connected to e, which is adjacent to a black stone. Therefore, c is neutral territory. Similarly, the points f and g are neutral territory. On the other hand, h is adjacent only to black stones and is not connected to any other points.
Ghulam Kassim (birth date unknown, died Madras 1844) was an Indian chess player and author of the early 19th century, best known today for a variation of the King's Gambit that bears his name. In colonial India, several native forms of chess were popular; Ghulam Kassim was one of the first Indian players to achieve a degree of proficiency at ...
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.
In chess, the Kieseritzky Gambit is an opening line in the King's Gambit.It begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5. Following Black's attempt to hold the sacrificed pawn by 3...g5, White reacts by immediately undermining the pawn chain.