Difference between revisions of "Gambit"
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A gambit is a calculated risk. | A gambit is a calculated risk. | ||
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Also a small tool used to attach a cantle to a sporran. | Also a small tool used to attach a cantle to a sporran. | ||
Revision as of 14:48, September 12, 2007
A gambit is a calculated risk.
As applied to chess, it refers to losing a piece in order to obtain a strategic advantage.
Also a small tool used to attach a cantle to a sporran.
Mike Gambit was a character in mid-70s Brtish action series 'The New Avengers', played by coffee salesman Gareth Hunt (d.2007).
Gambit was also one of the X-Men.