Body: <p>I was recently playing the Vienna Gambit as white on chess.com and was surprised to see a variation called the &quot;Omaha gambit.&quot;</p>
  <pre><code>[Title &quot;Vienna Game: Omaha Gambit&quot;]
  [StartPly &quot;5&quot;]
  [FEN &quot;&quot;]
  
  1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4
  </code></pre>
  <p>I'm from Omaha,NE, so I was pleased to see my hometown represented, but I can't for the life of me think of any reason the gambit should be so named. Omaha is not known for a lively chess scene, has no grandmasters I'm aware of, and other meanings of Omaha (the Native tribe the town is named for and Peyton Manning's signal call) seem even less relevant.</p>
  <p>How did the gambit get its name?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Maybe it's Warren Buffet's favorite opening?  I would like to know too!
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Comments.Text: Hrm. Google NGram doesn't show it. The first reference I can find to someone using that move is a Nicholas MacLeod from ~ 1889.
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Comments.Text: A - usually knowledgable - digital friend of mine confirms "... there doesn’t appear to be a definitive historical reason why this specific gambit is called the "Omaha Gambit." Many openings are named after places, often to recognize where they were first played or popularized, but in this case, there's no clear link between Omaha and this gambit. It’s possible the name was chosen by a player or theorist with ties to the city or to evoke a particular flair, as Omaha isn’t typically associated with chess openings, making the name stand out."
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Title: How did the Omaha Gambit get its name?
ThreadText: # How did the Omaha Gambit get its name?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2024-03-23)
  
  I was recently playing the Vienna Gambit as white on chess.com and was surprised to see a variation called the "Omaha gambit."
  [Title "Vienna Game: Omaha Gambit"]
  [StartPly "5"]
  [FEN ""]
  
  1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4
  
  I'm from Omaha,NE, so I was pleased to see my hometown represented, but I can't for the life of me think of any reason the gambit should be so named. Omaha is not known for a lively chess scene, has no grandmasters I'm aware of, and other meanings of Omaha (the Native tribe the town is named for and Peyton Manning's signal call) seem even less relevant.
  How did the gambit get its name?
  
  **Tags:** opening, history, terminology, vienna-game
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Maybe it's Warren Buffet's favorite opening?  I would like to know too!  
  > **username_2**: Hrm. Google NGram doesn't show it. The first reference I can find to someone using that move is a Nicholas MacLeod from ~ 1889.  
  > **username_3**: A - usually knowledgable - digital friend of mine confirms "... there doesn’t appear to be a definitive historical reason why this specific gambit is called the "Omaha Gambit." Many openings are named after places, often to recognize where they were first played or popularized, but in this case, there's no clear link between Omaha and this gambit. It’s possible the name was chosen by a player or theorist with ties to the city or to evoke a particular flair, as Omaha isn’t typically associated with chess openings, making the name stand out." There is still space to leave a mark!  
  
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