Gambit

Gambit is an opening maneuver in which a pawn is usually offered to gain positional advantage, to break the opponent's central structure or to accelerate the development of pieces.

The king's gambit (1. e4 e5 2. f4) and the queen's gambit (1. d4 d5 2. c4) are two of the best known openings in the game of chess.

"The Queen's Gambit" is the title of a recent series. Its main character, Beth Harmon, is a little orphan who becomes an exceptional chess player.

Masterful gambit, sir.

Her clever gambit gave her an advantage.

Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit.

The Red Holocaust is best interpreted in this light as the bitter fruit of an^([sic]) utopian gambit that was socially misengineered into a dystopic nightmare by despots in humanitarian disguise.

An opening sequence, featuring a de-aged Ford playing a younger Indy, is a bold and nostalgic gambit, offering a glimpse of what you've missed.