What does Gambit mean in chess?

Gambit often appears in the phrase "opening gambit," where it means "first move." The original opening gambit is a chess move—a player's first in a game—in which a bishop's pawn is sacrificed to gain some advantage. Later, the word came to refer to other chess openings as well.

What are the different types of 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. 1. ALEKHINE DEFENCE 1. STEINITZ COUNTERGAMBIT 1. GÖRING GAMBIT 2. RELFSSON GAMBIT 3. SCOTCH GAMBIT

What is the Queen's Gambit?

The Queen's Gambit is a famous opening for White. If Black accepts this pawn and isn't careful, then White will simply recapture this pawn with their light-squared bishop and get a large space advantage in the center. We can see this illustrated after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e6 4. Bxc4:

What is the Halloween Gambit?

The Halloween Gambit is an unsound gambit for White that arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nxe5. White's point behind this dubious gambit is to take the initiative on the center of the board and push Black's knights around with the pawns. White gives up a minor piece to develop a strong and mobile pawn center.