- Gambit (disambiguation)
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gambit is a chess opening in which something is sacrificed in order to achieve a better position, it also refers to a similar plan used outside of chess.Gambit may also refer to:
In fiction:
* Gambit, a fictional comic book superhero and member of the X-Men in the Marvel Universe
*Mike Gambit , a character in "The New Avengers" TV series.
* "Gambit", a 1966 film starring Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine as two criminals involved in an elaborate plot
* "Gambit', a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout
* "Gambit", a military thriller novel by Karna Small BodhamIn linguistics:
* Lexical items, also known as gambitsIn media:
*Gambit Weekly , a New Orleans-based newspaper
*Gambit Publications , a publisher ofchess booksIn military history:
*Operation Gambit , a part of Operation NeptuneIn philosophy:
*Pascal's Wager , also known as Pascal's GambitIn sports:
* TheMaddux Gambit , a sacrifice in one game in order to achieve an advantage later in the sports season (or even, later in the player's career).In technology:
*GAMBIT , the geometric modeling and mesh generation software distributed with FLUENT
* Gambit, a reconnaissance satellite used by the United States from July 1963 to June 1967
*KH-8 Gambit , a long-lived series of reconnaissance satellites used by the United States from July 1966 to April 1984
* Gambit system, a party control system implemented in the "Final Fantasy XII " and "" video game.
* Gambit, an implementation of the Scheme programming languageIn television:
* "Gambit", a game show based on the card game blackjack
* , a two-part, seventh-season episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
* "Gambit", an episode ofBlake's 7
*The Gambit , a rapper and record producer
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