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A '''gambit''' is the sacrifice of one thing in order to obtain something else, in a calculated risk. The [[Passion of Christ]] was the most significant gambit of all. | A '''gambit''' is the sacrifice of one thing in order to obtain something else, in a calculated risk. The [[Passion of Christ]] was the most significant gambit of all. | ||
| − | As applied to [[chess]], it refers to losing | + | As applied to [[chess]], it 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.) |
A gambit is also a small tool used to attach a cantle to a sporran. | A gambit is also a small tool used to attach a cantle to a sporran. | ||
Revision as of 03:36, November 21, 2010
A gambit is the sacrifice of one thing in order to obtain something else, in a calculated risk. The Passion of Christ was the most significant gambit of all.
As applied to chess, it 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.)
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.
