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1828rule
Aug 14, 2013
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#1

What exactly is Morphy's Gambit? What is a Gambit? Can you define it?

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Suvel
Aug 14, 2013
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#2

gambit is when you sacrifice, most times a pawn, to gain something else, like rapid development, a good pawn structure, etc.

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GM JMB2010
Aug 14, 2013
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#3
Frankiebones7983 wrote:

Named after Paul Morphy the greatest chess player in the 1800s.

 



That can be debated...