gambit

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. An opening in chess in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
2. Any ploy or stratagem.
3. A remark intended to open a conversation.

Verb

To sacrifice (a pawn or minor piece) to gain an advantage.

Concepten

gambiet

Synoniemen

ploy

stratagem

artifice

topic

trick

remark

bluff

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɡæmbɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Italian gambetto (“act of tripping; gambit”), from Italian gamba (“leg”), from Late Latin gamba.