According to wikipedia:
A gambit (from ancient Italian gambetto, meaning "to trip") is a chess opening in which a player, more often White, sacrifices material, usually a pawn, with the hope of achieving a resulting advantageous position.
There is a long list of gambits:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chess_gambits
The most famous ones are King's Gambit and Queen's Gambit.
A gambit (from ancient Italian gambetto, meaning "to trip") is a chess opening in which a player, more often White, sacrifices material, usually a pawn, with the hope of achieving a resulting advantageous position.
There is a long list of gambits:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chess_gambits
The most famous ones are King's Gambit and Queen's Gambit.
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