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Meaning of "counter-gambit" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COUNTER-GAMBIT

counter-gambit  [ˈkaʊntəɡæmbɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUNTER-GAMBIT

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Counter-Gambit is a noun.
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WHAT DOES COUNTER-GAMBIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gambit

A gambit 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. Some well-known examples are the King's Gambit, Queen's Gambit, and Evans Gambit. A gambit used by Black may also be called a gambit, but is sometimes called a "countergambit". The word "gambit" was originally applied to chess openings in 1561 by Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura, from an Italian expression dare il gambetto. Lopez studied this maneuver, and so the Italian word gained the Spanish form gámbito that led to French gambit, which has influenced the English spelling of the word. The broader sense of "opening move meant to gain advantage" was first recorded in English in 1855.

Definition of counter-gambit in the English dictionary

The definition of counter-gambit in the dictionary is counter-move.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUNTER-GAMBIT


ambit
ˈæmbɪt
bit
bɪt
debit
ˈdɛbɪt
exhibit
ɪɡˈzɪbɪt
gambet
ˈɡæmbɪt
gambit
ˈɡæmbɪt
gigabit
ˈɡɪɡəˌbɪt
habit
ˈhæbɪt
hobbit
ˈhɒbɪt
inhabit
ɪnˈhæbɪt
inhibit
ɪnˈhɪbɪt
megabit
ˈmɛɡəˌbɪt
obit
ˈɒbɪt
orbit
ˈɔːbɪt
probate
ˈprəʊbɪt
prohibit
prəˈhɪbɪt
qubit
ˈkjuːbɪt
rabbit
ˈræbɪt
tidbit
ˈtɪdˌbɪt
titbit
ˈtɪtˌbɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUNTER-GAMBIT

counter
counter hand
counter jumper
counter staff
counter-argument
counter-inflationary
counter-order
Counter-Reformation
counter-revolution
counter-revolutionaries
counter-revolutionary
counter-revolutionist
counter-shot
counter-stroke
counter-terrorist
counter-turn
counteract
counteraction
counteractive
counteractively

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUNTER-GAMBIT

a bit
Angora rabbit
bit by bit
brace and bit
bunny rabbit
cohabit
cubit
cucurbit
direct debit
drug habit
every bit
jack rabbit
not a bit
opening gambit
probit
rarebit
snaffle bit
Tobit
wait-a-bit
white rabbit

Synonyms and antonyms of counter-gambit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «counter-gambit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUNTER-GAMBIT

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The translations of counter-gambit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «counter-gambit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反开局
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contra- gambito
570 millions of speakers

English

counter-gambit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जवाबी पहला क़दम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مكافحة مناورة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Счетчик - гамбит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contra- gambito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাল্টা-gambit
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contre- gambit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Counter-gambit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gegengambit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カウンター策略
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반 책략
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Counter-gambit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phản Gambit
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர் கம்பிட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिबंधात्मक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karşı-hile
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contro- Gambit
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeciw- gambit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лічильник - гамбіт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contra - gambit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντι - τέχνασμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

counter - gambiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kontra gambit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kontra gambit
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of counter-gambit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTER-GAMBIT»

The term «counter-gambit» is normally little used and occupies the 138.855 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTER-GAMBIT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «counter-gambit» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «counter-gambit» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about counter-gambit

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTER-GAMBIT»

Discover the use of counter-gambit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to counter-gambit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Counter Gambits
Albin Counter-Gambit Alekhine's Defence Benko Gambit Benoni Counter-Gambit Bishop's Opening Blumenfeld Counter-Gambit Budapest Counter-Gambit Calabrese Counter-Gambit Caro-Kann Defence Centre Counter Defence Corkscrew ...
T. D. Harding, 2013
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Key to the Chess Openings: On a Novel Plan, Theoretically ...
67 Lewis's Centre counter Gambit [in Two K. Bishops' Opening], . 109 „ ,, „ „ Evaded [in do. ], . 113 Lichtenhein's counter Gambit [in Petrofi's Game], ... 44 „ counter Attack [in K. Bishop's Gambit], . . . 157 Lindehn's Attack [in Central Gambit ], 117 ...
Thomas Long, 1871
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The British Chess Magazine
Ruther ord, 78 Allgaier Gambit, 23, 404 Blackmar Gambit, 396 Centre Gambit. 280 Centre Counter Gambit, 19 Cunningham Gambit, 36 English Game, 76 Evans Gambit, 24, 2CO, 227 Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 73 Four Knights Game, 119, 360 ...
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The Art of Chess
... Cunningham Gambit 408 Damiano Gambit 342 Danish Gambit 400 English Game 455 Evans' Gambit 362 Falkbeer Counter Gambit 421 Fianchetto Defence 435 Four Knights' Game 381 French Defence 427 From's Gambit 454 Fyf e Gambit ...
James Mason, 1905
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Chess Openings
King's Knight's Gambit 64 King's E P Gambit 67 Lewis Counter Gambit 54 Lopez Gambit 55 McDonnell's Gambit 55 Mason Gambit 65 Max Lange Attack 13 Muzio Gambit 66 Petroff Defence 38 Philidor Defence 7 Pierce Gambit 98 Polerio ...
James Mason, 1897
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A Complete Translation (in Two Volumes) of the Celebrated ...
The aim of counter- gambits consists nearly always, not merely in obtaining a defence, but in slyly passing from the defensive to the offensive ; so that, in all such cases, the phrase — " The defence to the Counter- Gambit" — may be adopted in ...
Carl Friedrich Jaenisch, 1852
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The Chess Amateur
Albins Counter Gambit ... 335 Allgaier 147, 365 Bird's Opening 115, 176, 208. 240 Caro-Kann Defence ... ... 48 Centre Counter Gambit. 10, Il1, 171 - 171, 271 Centre Gambit 147, 147, 176, 271, 331 Danish Gambit 299, 368, 368 Evans Gambit ...
8
The Chess Players' Compendium: A Practical Guide to the Openings
1. , P-K4 „ Kt-K,B3 GRECO'S COUNTER GAMBIT. Cols. 1-8. 1 P-K4 ' P-KB4 ? " This Counter Gambit has chiefly been favoured by players remarkable for dash and brilliancy. It is founded on the maxim that the strongest defence is a counter ...
William Cook, 1907
9
Chess Openings: Traps And Zaps
The Latvian Counter-Gambit (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5) requires a two-square advance for Black's f-pawn. Like Damiano Defense, the e8-h5 diagonal is open and a matter of concern, but White's life is far more complicated since his e4-pawn is under ...
Bruce Pandolfini, 2013
10
Chess Openings Ancient and Modern: Revised and Corrected Up ...
See Max Lange Lewis' Counter Gambit in the King's Bishop's Opening. (Cols. 16, 17). . 151 Lichtenhein's Counter Attack in the King's Bishop's Gambit (3 . . , Kt- KB3) 206 Limited Bishop's Gambit (3 B-K2) . . . . . . . . 214 Lopez' Counter Gambit  ...
Edward Freeborough, Charles Edward Ranken, 1896

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTER-GAMBIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term counter-gambit is used in the context of the following news items.
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Have relievers really gotten better?
The next counter-gambit might just be finding guys who are good at hitting the kinds of pitches that are out there in the ecosystem. If it'€™s all 96-mph heat, ... «FOXSports.com, Jun 15»
2
All for a good game
Albin Counter-Gambit… Stonewall Attack… King's Indian Defence go back to being just terms that no more make sense to me. Watching him ... «The Hindu, Jan 15»
3
India embraces soft power — or maybe it's bakshish power
So the new prime minister, Narendra Modi, has launched a counter-gambit, called Project Mausam — a major project backed by India's Ministry ... «GlobalPost, Oct 14»
4
Edward Winter presents: Unsolved Chess Mysteries (25)
And from page 9 of Benko Counter-Gambit by D. Levy (London, 1978): ... 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 e6 3 c4 c5 4 d5 b5 (the Blumenfeld Counter-Gambit). «Chessbase News, Mar 08»

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