gambit A gambit (from Italian , the act of tripping someone with the leg to make them fall) is a chess opening in which a player sacrifices with the aim of achieving a subsequent advantage. The word '' gambit'' is also sometimes used to describe si ...

is a type of chess opening move in which one of the pieces is sacrificed in order to achieve a better position. Gambit may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Film

* ''Gambit'' (1966 film), a 1966 film starring Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine ** ''Gambit'' (2012 film), a remake of the 1966 film * ''Gambit'' (unproduced film), an unproduced X-Men franchise film about the eponymous Marvel Comics comicbook superhero

Television

* ''Gambit'' (game show), based on the card game blackjack ** ''Gambit'' (British game show), UK version based on the card game blackjack *

Mike Gambit Mike Gambit (or Michael Gambit) is a fictional character in the British TV series '' The New Avengers'', played by actor Gareth Hunt. Overview Gambit was John Steed's first male partner since Drs. David Keel and Martin King in the original '' Th ...

, a character in ''The New Avengers'' TV series * "Gambit", an episode of ''Blake's 7'' * "Gambit" (''Star Trek: The Next Generation''), a 1993 two-part, seventh-season episode of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' * Opening gambit, a short stand-alone action sequence starting many episodes of ''MacGyver''

Music

* The Gambit (record producer) (born 1982), rapper and record producer * ''The Gambit'' (album) by Shelly Manne & His Men

Other

Gambit (Marvel Comics) Gambit is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually those featuring the X-Men, a group of which Gambit is typically depicted as a member. The character was created by writer Chris ...

, a fictional comic book superhero and member of the X-Men in the Marvel Universe ** ''

Gambit (comic book) ''Gambit'' is a series of several comic books published by Marvel Comics from 1993 to 2023, and starring the X-Men character Gambit (Marvel Comics), Remy LeBeau / Gambit in both solo and duo titles. Publication history 1993 series ''Gambit & ...

'', a series of comic books featuring the character, first published in 1993. * ''Gambit'' (novel), a 1962 Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout * Gambit system, a party control system implemented in the ''

Final Fantasy XII is a 2006 role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix. The twelfth main installment of the ''Final Fantasy'' series, it was first released for the PlayStation 2 in March 2006. It introduced several innovations to the series ...

'' and ''Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings'' video games

Technology

* Gambit (forum), a non-profit gambling industry organisation *

Gambit (Scheme implementation) Gambit, also called Gambit-C, is a programming language, a variant of the language family Lisp, and its variants named Scheme. The Gambit implementation consists of a Scheme interpreter, and a compiler which compiles Scheme into the language C, ...

, an implementation of the Scheme programming language *

KH-7 Gambit BYEMAN codenamed GAMBIT, the KH-7 (Air Force Program 206) was a reconnaissance satellite used by the United States from July 1963 to June 1967. Like the older Corona (satellite), CORONA system, it acquired imagery intelligence by taking photog ...

, a reconnaissance satellite used by the United States from July 1963 to June 1967 *

KH-8 Gambit 3 The KH-8 (Byeman Control System, BYEMAN codename Gambit-3) was a long-lived series of reconnaissance satellites of the "Key Hole" (KH) series used by the United States from July 1966 to April 1984, and also known as Low Altitude Surveillance Pla ...

, a long-lived series of reconnaissance satellites used by the United States from July 1966 to April 1984

Other

* Gambit, a

lexical item In lexicography, a lexical item is a single word, a part of a word, or a chain of words (catena (linguistics), catena) that forms the basic elements of a language's lexicon (≈ vocabulary). Examples are ''cat'', ''traffic light'', ''take ca ...

, or unit *

Gambit Publications Gambit Publications is a major publisher of chess books. The company's headquarters is in London. It has published more than 200 chess books. The company was founded by three chess players. Grandmaster (GM) John Nunn is the chess director, G ...

, a publisher of chess books * Gambit (roller coaster), a former roller coaster at Japanese amusement park, Thrill Valley * ''Gambit'' (newspaper), a New Orleans–based newspaper *

Operation Gambit Operation Gambit was a part of Operation Neptune, the landing phase of the invasion of northern France (Operation Overlord) during the Second World War. Gambit involved two X class submarines (British midget submarines) marking the ends of the An ...

, a part of Operation Neptune *

Contract bridge Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking game, trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two Team game, competing partnerships, with partners sitting opposite each othe ...

, opening bid on the 2 level for a long weak suit to be made Trump, thereby hindering opponent bids to reach game in another suit {{disambiguation