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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: words from chess #43497 10/03/01 09:30 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 K Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel K Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 gambit (GAM-bit) noun: 1. An opening in which a minor piece is sacrificed to obtain a strategic advantage. I believe it's almost always a pawn sacrificed, not a "minor piece". (The latter term means a bishop or knight). E.g., Danish Gambit (2 pawns), King's Gambit, Queen's Gambit, Scotch Gambit, Evans Gambit. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted words from chess Alex Williams 10/02/01 09:58 AM Re: words from chess - zugswang Keiva 10/02/01 04:53 PM Re: words from chess Keiva 10/03/01 09:30 AM Re: words from chess maverick 10/03/01 12:22 PM Re: words from chess consuelo 10/03/01 03:35 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,372 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 889 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 25 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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