a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
The voluntary offering of a pawn in the opening, generally for compensation in time and central control Grandmaster - The highest international chess title - There are approximately 500 grandmasters worldwide Good Bishop - A bishop unobstructed by its own pawns - Usually an advantage
a voluntary sacrifice in the opening, usually of a pawn, offered to build the initiative or the attack, or to blunt your opponent's initiative or attack
A gambit is a remark which you make to someone in order to start or continue a conversation with them. His favourite opening gambit is: `You are so beautiful, will you be my next wife?' Bernard made no response to Tom's conversational gambits
A gambit is an action or set of actions, which you carry out in order to try to gain an advantage in a situation or game. He sees the proposal as more of a diplomatic gambit than a serious defense proposal Campaign strategists are calling the plan a clever political gambit. = ploy, tactic