gambit
31gambit — [17] Like gambol [16], gambit originated in an Italian noun meaning literally ‘tripping up’. The Italian for ‘leg’ is gamba (a relative of English gammon ‘bacon’). From it were derived gambetto and gambata, both of which signified ‘trip up’. The… …
32gambit — is often misused in either of two ways. First, it sometimes appears as opening gambit, which is redundant. Second, it is often employed to mean no more than a ploy or tactic. Properly, a gambit is an opening move that involves some strategic… …
33gambit — noun (C) 1 something that you do or say which is intended to give you an advantage in an argument: a clever debating gambit | opening gambit (=the thing you say first) 2 a planned series of moves at the beginning of a game of chess …
34gambit — [17] Like gambol [16], gambit originated in an Italian noun meaning literally ‘tripping up’. The Italian for ‘leg’ is gamba (a relative of English gammon ‘bacon’). From it were derived gambetto and gambata, both of which signified ‘trip up’. The… …
35GAMBIT — s. m. T. du Jeu d échecs. On dit, Jouer le gambit, Lorsque, après avoir poussé le pion du roi ou celui de la reine deux pas, on pousse encore celui de leur fou deux pas …
36gambit — (gan bi) s. m. Terme de jeu d échecs. On dit jouer le gambit, lorsque, après avoir poussé deux fois le pion du roi ou de la reine, on pousse aussi deux fois le pion du fou qui est du côté du roi ou de la reine. C est là la définition de l… …
37gambit — Properly, a gambit is an opening move that involves some strategic sacrifice or concession. All gambits are opening moves, but not all opening moves are gambits …
38gambit — noun the most ambitious financial gambit in history Syn: stratagem, scheme, plan, tactic, maneuver, move, course/line of action, device; machination, ruse, trick, ploy, wangle …
39Gambit De Budapest — Gambit de Budapest …
40Gambit de budapest — Gambit de Budapest …
