A gambit 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, 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), a comic book superhero in Marvel Comics Gambit (comic book), 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 and Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings video games
Technology
Gambit (forum), a non-profit gambling industry organisation Gambit (Scheme implementation), an implementation of the Scheme programming language KH-7 Gambit, a reconnaissance satellite used by the United States from July 1963 to June 1967 KH-8 Gambit 3, a long-lived series of reconnaissance satellites used by the United States from July 1966 to April 1984
Other Gambit, a lexical item, or unit Gambit Publications, 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, a part of Operation Neptune Contract bridge, 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