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A gambit is the sacrifice of something in order to obtain a greater good or something better, in a calculated risk. The Passion of Christ was the most significant gambit of all.
A gambit is a calculated risk, particularly of losing a piece in chess, in order to obtain a strategic advantage.
A '''gambit''' is the sacrifice of something in order to obtain a greater good or something better, in a calculated risk. The [[Passion of Christ]] was the most significant gambit of all.
As originating in the game of [[chess]], a gambit refers to losing pieces, usually a pawn or two, in order to obtain a strategic advantage. (There are some exceptions, such as the Muzio Gambit, which sacrifices an entire knight, or [[Bobby Fischer]]'s famous queen's gambit.) Sometimes a gambit is necessary in the end game portion of a chess match in order to achieve [[checkmate]].
A gambit is also a small tool used to attach a cantle to a sporran.
Mike Gambit was a character in mid-70s British action series ''The New Avengers'', played by coffee salesman Gareth Hunt (d.2007).
Increasingly the term '''gambit''' is used to refer to any calculated maneuver.
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