Bishop's Gambit (disambiguation)

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Bishop's Gambit is a move in chess. It may also refer to:

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Kings Gambit Chess opening

The King's Gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves:

Queens Gambit Chess opening

The Queen's Gambit is the chess opening that starts with the moves:

Bogo-Indian Defence Chess opening

The Bogo-Indian Defense is a chess opening characterised by the moves:

Dutch Defence Chess opening

The Dutch Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:

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Vienna Game Chess opening

The Vienna Game is an opening in chess that begins with the moves:

Bishops Opening Chess opening

The Bishop's Opening is a chess opening that begins with the moves:

Italian Game Chess opening

The Italian Game is a family of chess openings beginning with the moves:

Queens Pawn Game Chess opening

Queen's Pawn Game broadly refers to any chess opening starting with the move 1.d4, which is the second most popular opening move after 1.e4. The term is usually used to describe openings beginning with 1.d4 where White does not play the Queen's Gambit. The most common Queen's Pawn Game openings are:

Four Knights Game Chess opening

The Four Knights Game is a chess opening that begins with the moves:

Slav Defense Chess opening

The Slav Defense is a chess opening that begins with the moves:

Queens Gambit Declined Chess opening

The Queen's Gambit Declined is a chess opening in which Black declines a pawn offered by White in the Queen's Gambit:

Indian Defence Chess opening

In the game of chess, Indian Defence or Indian Game is a broad term for a group of openings characterised by the moves:

Open Game Chess opening

An Open Game is a chess opening that begins with the following moves:

Wrong bishop

The wrong bishop is a situation in chess endgame when a bishop on the other color of square of the chessboard would either win a game instead of draw or salvage a draw from an inferior position ; in other words, a bishop is unable to guard squares of the other color. This most commonly occurs with a bishop and one of its rook pawns, but it also occurs with a rook versus a bishop, a rook and one rook pawn versus a bishop, and possibly with a rook and one bishop pawn versus a bishop.

Scandinavian Defense Chess opening

The Scandinavian Defense is a chess opening characterized by the moves:

In shogi, the Pac-Man is a trap opening.