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gambit

chess opening in which a player sacrifices material with the hope of achieving a resulting advantageous position
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gambit

Summary

gambit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,221 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • gambit is a type of chess opening[2].
  • gambit is part of chess terminology[3].
  • gambit's sport is recorded as chess[4].
  • gambit's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gambits[5].
  • gambit's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6].
  • gambit's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7].
  • gambit's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://chess.stackexchange.com/tags/gambits[8].
  • gambit's different from is recorded as Gambit[9].
  • gambit's has list is recorded as list of chess gambits[10].

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Definition and Type

gambit is a type of chess opening[2].

Use and Application

gambit is part of chess terminology[3].

Why It Matters

gambit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,221 views/month).[1] gambit has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] gambit is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Sport → chess
    Topic's main category → Category:Gambits
    Has list → list of chess gambits
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 27348, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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