Answers.Body: <p>According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambit" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia</a>:</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>A gambit (from ancient Italian gambetto, meaning &quot;to trip&quot;) 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</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>As @bof points out in his comment:</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>A sacrifice is not necessarily a piece sacrifice; it can be an
  exchange sacrifice or a pawn sacrifice. A gambit is not necessarily
  the sacrifice of a pawn; it can involve sacrificing two pawns (Danish
  Gambit) or three pawns (Cunningham Gambit) or a piece (Halloween
  Gambit, Muzio Gambit, Allgaier Gambit)</p>
  </blockquote>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>A gambit is the giving up of a pawn in the opening to gain a lead in development and/or open lines and/or a weakening in the opponent's position.</p>
  
  <p>A sacrifice is the giving up of a piece to gain what a gambit does.  It also can be used to close lines, setup a blockade, attract a piece to a square, destroy the pawn shelter around the king, and other gains.</p>
  
  <p>Since a sacrifice is more of an investment, it usually involves an attack on the king.</p>
  
  <p>The Queen's Gambit is normally not a true gambit as White can always regain the pawn.  The Queen's Gambit starts with 1. d4 d5 2. c4.  The pawn is offered to lessen Black's control of the center.  This action is considered good according to chess strategy.</p>
  
  <p>Sooner or later you will have to face a gambit.  Learning before the game greatly increases you chances of not losing in the first ten moves.  Games in which a gambit is accepted are often full of tactics and a slashing king hunt.  These games are considered to be more exciting.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: I'm not sure your terminology is quite standard. A sacrifice is not necessarily a piece sacrifice; it can be an exchange sacrifice or a pawn sacrifice. A gambit is not necessarily the sacrifice of a pawn; it can involve sacrificing two pawns (Danish Gambit) or three pawns (Cunningham Gambit) or a piece (Halloween Gambit, Muzio Gambit, Allgaier Gambit).
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Body: <p>I am a chess beginner, having played over 500 games. However, I never understood gambits, despite the fact that I am very good at openings. I always play the Queen's Opening, King's Opening, or the knight opening Nf3. I haven't cared about gambits. What exactly is a gambit and why should I learn about them?</p>
  
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Title: What is a gambit?
ThreadText: # What is a gambit?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-03-12)
  
  I am a chess beginner, having played over 500 games. However, I never understood gambits, despite the fact that I am very good at openings. I always play the Queen's Opening, King's Opening, or the knight opening Nf3. I haven't cared about gambits. What exactly is a gambit and why should I learn about them?
  
  **Tags:** opening, gambits, terminology
  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2016-03-12. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  A gambit is the giving up of a pawn in the opening to gain a lead in development and/or open lines and/or a weakening in the opponent's position.
  
  A sacrifice is the giving up of a piece to gain what a gambit does. It also can be used to close lines, setup a blockade, attract a piece to a square, destroy the pawn shelter around the king, and other gains.
  
  Since a sacrifice is more of an investment, it usually involves an attack on the king.
  
  The Queen's Gambit is normally not a true gambit as White can always regain the pawn. The Queen's Gambit starts with 1. d4 d5 2. c4. The pawn is offered to lessen Black's control of the center. This action is considered good according to chess strategy.
  
  Sooner or later you will have to face a gambit. Learning before the game greatly increases you chances of not losing in the first ten moves. Games in which a gambit is accepted are often full of tactics and a slashing king hunt. These games are considered to be more exciting.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_3**: I'm not sure your terminology is quite standard. A sacrifice is not necessarily a piece sacrifice; it can be an exchange sacrifice or a pawn sacrifice. A gambit is not necessarily the sacrifice of a pawn; it can involve sacrificing two pawns (Danish Gambit) or three pawns (Cunningham Gambit) or a piece (Halloween Gambit, Muzio Gambit, Allgaier Gambit).  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2020-12-03. Score: 3
  
  According to [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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
  
  As @username_3 points out in his comment:
  
  > A sacrifice is not necessarily a piece sacrifice; it can be an
  > exchange sacrifice or a pawn sacrifice. A gambit is not necessarily
  > the sacrifice of a pawn; it can involve sacrificing two pawns (Danish
  > Gambit) or three pawns (Cunningham Gambit) or a piece (Halloween
  > Gambit, Muzio Gambit, Allgaier Gambit)
  
  
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