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Chess opening
the pawn without incurring a disadvantage. 2...dxc4 is the Queen's Gambit Accepted (QGA), where Black temporarily gives up the center to obtain freer
Queen's_Gambit
Chess opening
The Evans Gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 The Evans Gambit is an attacking line of the Giuoco
Evans_Gambit
Chess opening
sacrifices a pawn for enduring queenside pressure. White can accept or decline the gambit pawn. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess
Benko_Gambit
2020 American television miniseries
The Queen's Gambit is a 2020 American coming-of-age period drama television miniseries based on the 1983 novel by Walter Tevis. The title refers to the
The Queen's Gambit (miniseries)
The_Queen's_Gambit_(miniseries)
Chess opening
in the Queen's Gambit with 2...e6 is the beginning of what is known as the "Orthodox" Queen's Gambit Declined. When the "Queen's Gambit Declined" is mentioned
Queen's_Gambit_Declined
Chess opening
The Danish Gambit, known as the Nordisches Gambit in German and the Noords Gambiet in Dutch (both meaning Nordic Gambit), is a chess opening that begins
Danish_Gambit
Chess opening
by transposition) 3...exd4 4.c3 (Göring Gambit) 4...dxc3 5.Nxc3 (Göring Gambit Accepted, single pawn gambit) 5...Bb4 6.Bc4 d6 7.0-0 Bxc3 8.bxc3 (main
Scotch_Game
Chess opening
similar idea to the Falkbeer Countergambit of the King's Gambit. Black should not accept the gambit as 3...exf4 4.e5 forces Black to retreat with 4...Ng8
Vienna_Game
American chess player and author (1955–2018
Shamkovich & Eric Schiller, Pergamon, 1984. ISBN 0-08-029747-1. Queens Gambit Accepted Smyslov Variation, Ishi Press ISBN 4-87187-888-0, ISBN 4871878880
Eric_Schiller
Chess opening
transpose back into classical openings with 1...d5 such as the Queen's Gambit Declined, Slav Defence, and Semi-Slav Defence; these are not considered
Indian_Defence
Chess opening
The Budapest Gambit (or Budapest Defence) is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 Black sacrifices a pawn in return for active
Budapest_Gambit
Chess opening
normal lines of the Queen's Gambit Declined (after 3...e6), the Slav Defence (after 3...c6), the Queen's Gambit Accepted (after 3...dxc4) or the Grünfeld
Marshall_Defense
Chess opening
Defence using the move order 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 (to avoid an exchange of queens after 3...dxe4). Identical lines can arise via a Sicilian Defence move order
King's_Indian_Attack
Chess opening
met with 5...Qe7. 3.c3, the Danish Gambit, also known as the Nordic Gambit, offers a pawn sacrifice. If Black accepts the pawn with 3...dxc3, White often
Center_Game
American actress (1896–1969)
174. Smith, Imogen Sara (2008). Buster Keaton: The Persistence of Comedy. Gambit Publishing. p. 140. ISBN 0967591740. Retrieved October 20, 2019. Robert
Natalie_Talmadge
Chess opening
Theory has a page on the topic of: Baltic Defense Baltic Defense to the Queens Gambit, by Andrew Soltis, Chess Digest, ISBN 0-87568-228-6. Keres Defence,
Baltic_Defense
a pawn. Also called critical square. KGA The King's Gambit Accepted opening. KGD The King's Gambit Declined opening. KIA The King's Indian Attack opening
Glossary_of_chess
Chess opening
c3 is the Smith–Morra Gambit. Declining it by either 3...Nf6 or 3...d5, transposing to the c3 line, is possible, but accepting it by 3...dxc3 is critical
Sicilian_Defence
Chess opening
Variation. 3.Be3 is the Alapin Gambit. 3.c4 is the Diemer–Duhm Gambit, which can also be reached via the Queen's Gambit Declined. Although 2...d5 is the
French_Defence
Chess opening
Johannes Zukertort in the 1860s and has been called the Zukertort Gambit. Black can accept the pawn with 5...Nxe4, where Zukertort's line continues 6.Qe2
Berlin_Defence
Chess piece
the beginning of the endgame, but there are queen endgames, and sometimes queens are exchanged in the opening, long before the endgame. A common goal in
Queen_(chess)
Chess opening
the Queen's Gambit Accepted. White also frequently plays 2.Nf3, which tends to transpose into other lines; for example, a Queen's Gambit may arise if
Queen's_Pawn_Game
Chess opening
of master games, however, White players choose to play either 2.c4 (Queens Gambit) or 2.Nf3. After 2.Nf3, the natural continuation for Black is 2...Nf6
Semi-Slav_Defense
Chess opening
flexible defence to 1.d4. It can also transpose into lines of the Queen's Gambit or Queen's Indian Defence. The Nimzo-Indian is a highly respected defence
Nimzo-Indian_Defence
Overview of and topical guide to chess
Game Closed Game Semi-Closed Game Queen's Gambit – Queen's Gambit Accepted Queen's Gambit Declined Albin Countergambit Austrian Defense Baltic Defense
Outline_of_chess
Chess opening
often enter lines leading to a forced draw. The line where White accepts the gambit runs 5...0-0 6.Be3 c5 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.Qxd8 (8.e5 Nfd7 9.f4 f6 10.exf6
King's_Indian_Defence
Method to convey chess moves
is appended to the end of the move notation, for example, in the Soller Gambit: 1.d4 e5?! 2.dxe5 f6 3.e4! Nc6 4.Bc4+/−. Descriptive notation was usual
Algebraic_notation_(chess)
Chess opening
Nxd5 Qh4! when White's attack runs out (12.Nxc7+ Kd7 13.Qf7+ Qe7 and the queens come off; after 12.Nb6+ Ke7, 13.Nxc8+ is met by 13...Rxc8 14.d3 Kd8, and
Fried_Liver_Attack
Alex Wilton approaches Harry for the role of secretary, which he readily accepts, since Ken is currently investigating her for possibly stealing industrial
List_of_Boon_episodes
Chess opening
order encourages White to play Nc3 early, but allows White to exchange queens early via 4.dxe5. 3...Nd7 and only then 4...e5 is another possibility avoiding
Philidor_Defence
King's Gambit Miniatures. Amazon. ISBN 979-8638413606. Wall, Bill (2020). Oddities in History. Amazon. ISBN 979-8662901643. Wall, Bill (2020). 600 Queens Gambit
List_of_chess_books_(T–Z)
Traditional board game for two players
considered unsportsmanlike to decline gambits that invited tactical play such as the King's Gambit and the Evans Gambit. This chess philosophy is known as
Chess
Queen of England and Ireland from 1543 to 1547
2023 British historical drama Firebrand, based on the 2013 novel Queen's Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle, Parr was played by Alicia Vikander. The film focuses
Catherine_Parr
Chess match between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen
(see diagram). This enabled a trade of queens, and, to the surprise of commentators and the audience, Anand accepted it, rather than pressing forward with
World_Chess_Championship_2013
Chess game played by Garry Kasparov
Archived from the original on 2004-03-30. l'Ami, Erwin; Doggers, Peter. Kings, Queens and Rookies: The Tata Steel Chess Tournament - A Celebration of 85 Years
Kasparov's_Immortal
Chess Library. ISBN 0-02-053770-0. Shaw, John (2002). Starting out: the Queens Gambit. Everyman Chess. ISBN 1-85744-304-7. Shaw, John (2003). Starting Out:
List_of_chess_books_(M–S)
Chess term for the exchange of a bishop or knight for a rook
Fundamental Chess Endings, Gambit Publications, ISBN 1-901983-53-6 Nunn, John (2001), Understanding Chess Move by Move, Gambit Publications, ISBN 978-1-901983-41-8
The_exchange_(chess)
American chess grandmaster (born 1947)
ISBN 0-87568-205-7 Winning with the King's Gambit Volume One Accepted, 1992, Chess Digest, ISBN 0-87568-212-X Winning with the King's Gambit Volume Two Declined, 1993
Andrew_Soltis
2024 concept album
whether he could find a Queens metaphor Nas had not already used, and ultimately settled on a chess reference, "Queen's Gambit". During the writing process
Warriors (Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis album)
Warriors_(Lin-Manuel_Miranda_and_Eisa_Davis_album)
American law professor and college administrator
2012. Elie Mystal, The Hastings Gambit, Above The Law, May 2, 2012. "Announcement to the College Community". Queens College, CUNY. Retrieved 2026-06-22
Frank_H._Wu
Polish-Argentine chess grandmaster (1910–1997)
exchange of queens in Boleslavsky's pet variation, then grinds him down. Miguel Najdorf vs Erich Eliskases, Mar del Plata 1947, Queen's Gambit Declined,
Miguel_Najdorf
Game piece for playing chess
becoming the Bishop in European versions of chess. The movement patterns for Queens and Bishops also changed, with the earliest rules restricting elephants
Chess_piece
American lawyer and prosecutor (1927–1986)
“price tags are generally negotiable,” warning against the “sucker’s gambit” of accepting the first figure, urging consumers to ask for a lower “bottom price
Roy_Cohn
German chess player (1868–1941)
Lasker's Defense to the Queen's Gambit, Lasker's Defense to the Evans Gambit (which effectively ended the use of this gambit in tournament play until a revival
Emanuel_Lasker
Russian-Israeli chess player (born 1993)
commonly defends against 1.d4 (the Queen's Pawn Game) with the Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4). Belenkaya began streaming chess on Twitch in April
Dina_Belenkaya
Board and pieces for playing the game of chess
30 pieces, but today only 16 are preserved in Saint Denis : 2 kings, 2 queens, 4 knights, 4 elephants, 3 chariots and a foot soldier. The Lewis chessmen
Chess_set
British comedy-drama television series (2019–2023)
Pharmacist (2020) A Queen Is Born (2020) Queen Sono (2020) The Queen's Gambit (2020) Ragnarok (2020–2023) Ratched (2020) The Ripper (2020) Room 2806:
Sex_Education_(TV_series)
Queen of Castile and León from 1474 to 1504
Encyclopædia Britannica Leese, Thelma Anna, Blood royal: issue of the kings and queens of medieval England, 1066–1399, (Heritage Books Inc., 1996), 222. Armitage-Smith
Isabella_I_of_Castile
Russian-French chess player (1892–1946)
Defense; the Dragon Variation of the Sicilian Defense, the Queen's Gambit Accepted, the Slav Defense, the Queen's Pawn Game, the Catalan Opening and the
Alexander_Alekhine
Queen of Hasmonean Judaea from c. 76 to 67 BC
Alexandra hand his body to the Pharisees. Atkinson reads this as a calculated gambit: by inviting them to abuse his corpse, Jannaeus was confident that their
Salome_Alexandra
Norwegian chess grandmaster (born 1990)
banter and gags. Carlsen vs. Garry Kasparov, Reykjavík Rapid (2004), Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense (D52), ½–½. At the age of 13, Carlsen
Magnus_Carlsen
The stars include Anya Taylor-Joy (Melissa Villaseñor) for The Queen's Gambit ("Chess and drugs, and drugs and chess"); narrator Julie Andrews (Cecily
List of Saturday Night Live commercial parodies
List_of_Saturday_Night_Live_commercial_parodies
Earth-2", it is revealed that his Earth-2 doppelganger died on the Queen's Gambit. The character is based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow. Dinah Laurel
List_of_Arrow_characters
Chess match between Ding Liren and Gukesh Dommaraju
37-move win for Gukesh, was played on 27 November. Gukesh opted for a Queen's Gambit Declined with an early cxd5. In the opening, Ding intentionally got his
World_Chess_Championship_2024
American actress (1922–2013)
billed above the title with Clark Gable for the comedy The King and Four Queens, also for United Artists. It was then back to MGM for two movies, both dramas:
Eleanor_Parker
Chess opening
Strategy, London: Gambit Publications Ltd, ISBN 1-901983-07-2 Watson, John (2001), The Gambit Guide to the Modern Benoni, London: Gambit Publications Ltd
Modern_Benoni
Aspect of chess play concerned with long-term goals and positioning
(2001). Chess for Dummies. Gambit. A comprehensive guide for beginners. John Nunn (2001). Understanding Chess Move by Move. Gambit. An International Grandmaster
Chess_strategy
Annual international beauty pageant competition
on October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2013. "Trump's Miss Universe Gambit". The New Yorker. February 19, 2018. Archived from the original on March
Miss_Universe
Card game
commonly used point count system, aces are counted as 4 points, kings as 3, queens as 2, and jacks as 1 point; therefore, the deck contains 40 points. In addition
Contract_bridge
2020 film, based on the musical of the same name, directed by Ryan Murphy
13, 2021). "Costume Designers Guild Awards: 'Schitt's Creek' & 'Queen's Gambit' Among TV Winners – Updating Live". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April
The_Prom_(film)
Polish-American chess grandmaster (1911–1992)
Reshevsky was quickly outplayed on the White side of the Queen's Gambit Accepted in the first game and eventually fell on time in a lost position. In
Samuel_Reshevsky
Chess match between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren
Nepomniachtchi decided to play 4...dxc4 and treat the game as a Queen's Gambit Accepted, on the basis that White's h2–h3 is not particularly useful in that
World_Chess_Championship_2023
English musician and songwriter (born 1942)
newly built Citi Field, a venue constructed to replace Shea Stadium in Queens, New York. These performances yielded the double live album Good Evening
Paul_McCartney
Comic book series
memories mid-battle and eliminate the Brood Queens. The Brood are given the option to go home, which they accept. The Brood teenager accompanies the X-Men
Astonishing_X-Men
King of Pontus from 120 to 63 BC
in the world might have similar unforeseen consequences. In The King's Gambit, the first volume of the SPQR series by John Maddox Roberts, the protagonist
Mithridates_VI_Eupator
Chronological list of notable chess games
Vartanovich Petrosian (1959) "Four Queens"". www.chessgames.com. "Boris Spassky vs David Bronstein (1960) "The SMERSH Gambit"". www.chessgames.com. "Mikhail
List_of_chess_games
Comics character
and enrolls as a student at the Xavier Institute under the tutelage of Gambit. At the Institute, Washington carries a strong academic record and responsibility
List of Marvel Comics characters: B
List_of_Marvel_Comics_characters:_B
"Tuesday Ratings: Sluggish Returns for The CW's 'The Flash' and 'Riverdale'; 'Queens' on ABC Sinks Further". Programming Insider. Archived from the original
List_of_Riverdale_episodes
American singer-songwriter musician (born 1965)
November 2012, Reznor revealed on Reddit that he would be working with Queens of the Stone Age on a song for their sixth studio album, ...Like Clockwork
Trent_Reznor
Season of television series
annoyance of the father of her child, Sacha Levy (Bob Barrett). 531 4 "Queen's Gambit" Sean Glynn Philip Gawthorne 9 November 2010 (2010-11-09) 6.00 Following
Holby_City_series_13
(April 15, 2025). "Wink Martindale Dies: Game Show Host Of 'Tic-Tac-Dough', 'Gambit' And 'High Rollers' Was 91". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 15, 2025
2025_in_American_television
Her relationship with Deeks in the field (Merry Evasion, Windfall, Queens Gambit, Black Market) is more a partnership equals as they both have skills
List of NCIS: Los Angeles characters
List_of_NCIS:_Los_Angeles_characters
American actor and filmmaker (1895–1966)
Persistence of Comedy Archived December 18, 2022, at the Wayback Machine. Gambit Publishing. p. 140. ISBN 0967591740. Retrieved October 20, 2019. McPherson
Buster_Keaton
2013 video game
elaborates on the story. "The War Within" quest introduced the Grineer Queens, rulers of the Grineer, and their asteroid-based Kuva Fortress, also giving
Warframe
Fictional comic book character
to regain her memories, she meets with a new character, the Cajun mutant Gambit, and they return to the X-Men together. In the following arc, "The X-Tinction
Storm_(Marvel_Comics)
Publishers. ISBN 1-57098-138-8. p.54 Clark, Rosalind. (1991) The Great Queens: Irish Goddesses from the Morrígan to Cathleen Ní Houlihan (Irish Literary
List_of_stock_characters
American composer and conductor (1944–2012)
Fair Lady, Gypsy, West Side Story, and Bye Bye Birdie. Hamlisch attended Queens College, earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1967. His first job was
Marvin_Hamlisch
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1969)
game 12 on the Black side of a Queen's Gambit Declined to win the game and the match. Topalov chose to accept a pawn sacrifice by Anand, hoping to force
Viswanathan_Anand
American reality television series
TV chef Gordon Ramsay, claims 'Kitchen Nightmares' scenes 'fabricated'". Gambit. New Orleans. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved
Kitchen_Nightmares
2022 comedy miniseries by Mike Myers
Pharmacist (2020) A Queen Is Born (2020) Queen Sono (2020) The Queen's Gambit (2020) Ragnarok (2020–2023) Ratched (2020) The Ripper (2020) Room 2806:
The_Pentaverate
Hungarian chess grandmaster (born 1976)
wild gambits and attacks. As a teenager, Polgár has been credited with contributing to the popularity of the opening variation King's Bishop's Gambit. Polgár
Judit_Polgár
Marvel Comics character
allowed to die. In Las Vegas, Doctor Strange is involved in a high stakes gambit with Mephisto to free the true Harry Osborn's soul from the grasp of the
Mary_Jane_Watson
Chess match between Wilheilm Steinitz and Emanuel Lasker
Rxg2+ hxg2 45.Bc5 Bd8 46.b4 Kg5 47.Kd7 Bf6 48.b5 Kf4 49.b6 1–0 Queen's Gambit Declined (ECO D35) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 c5 5.dxc5 Bxc5 6.cxd5
World_Chess_Championship_1894
Federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
Retrieved January 28, 2026. Givel M (December 2005). "Philip Morris' FDA gambit: good for public health?". Journal of Public Health Policy. 26 (4): 450–468
Food_and_Drug_Administration
pursued by the monstrous Hag (Sarah Gaunt). The group would go on to join Gambit's Louisiana team of X-Men as their students. Jitter has the mutant ability
List of Marvel Comics characters: J
List_of_Marvel_Comics_characters:_J
German philosopher and socialist (1818–1883)
), Gilles Deleuze: Key Concepts, pp. 53–62. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queens University Press. Marx (1997), p. 325, emphasis in original. Marx (1997)
Karl_Marx
List of characters appearing in the Ultimate Universe imprint by Marvel Comics
Wolverine. Truett Hudson Ultimate Wolverine #2 (February 2025) Remy LeBeau Gambit Ultimate Wolverine #3 (March 2025) A kinetic-charging member of the Opposition
List of Ultimate Universe characters
List_of_Ultimate_Universe_characters
Dutch humanist (c. 1466–1536)
from which Erasmus suffered). As Queens' was an unusually humanist-leaning institution in the 16th century, Queens' College Old Library still houses
Erasmus
2020 expansion of Destiny 2
with other Guardians in the Crucible or a team versus team mode in the Gambit arena. Players are rewarded with both new weapons and armor as well as various
Destiny_2:_Beyond_Light
Documentary miniseries about Leonard v. Pepsico, Inc.
and turned down several producers who wanted to work with him, but he accepted to work with Renzi because he felt that Renzi was "really sincere". Leonard
Pepsi,_Where's_My_Jet?
Metallica's signature song, boasts 1.2 billion streams and marked the band's gambit from thrash to stadium-sized anthem-making – of course Enter Sandman is
List of English signature songs
List_of_English_signature_songs
Annual carnival celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana
balls start soon after, many of which are private, with their Kings and Queens coming from wealthy old families and their courts consisting of the season's
Mardi_Gras_in_New_Orleans
2018 studio album by Arctic Monkeys
Hotel & Casino as a whole, its own adventurousness proving a successful gambit". The Daily Telegraph's Neil McCormick found it to be "a work with its own
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
Tranquility_Base_Hotel_&_Casino
Marvel Comics superhero
destroy each other, which Shang-Chi had planned to happen. While Shang-Chi's gambit to pit his biggest rivals against each other while keeping them out of Chinatown
Shang-Chi
Superheroine in Marvel Comics' MC2 universe
clone. Fury the Goblin Queen begins acting out the Green Goblin's final gambit against Peter Parker. While kidnapping the retired Spider-Man, Fury also
Mayday_Parker
1972 December 4 Land of the Lost 1974 December 10 Gambit (returned in 1980 on NBC as "Las Vegas Gambit") 1972 December 11 Clue Club 1976 December 18 Ark
1976_in_American_television
Mexican television series
Pharmacist (2020) A Queen Is Born (2020) Queen Sono (2020) The Queen's Gambit (2020) Ragnarok (2020–2023) Ratched (2020) The Ripper (2020) Room 2806:
Control_Z
ISBN 9781101184660. Retrieved 19 May 2016. Brice, Victor C. (24 October 2011). The Queens of Nightmares and Dreams. iUniverse. ISBN 9781462055180. Brice, Victor C
Morgan le Fay in modern culture
Morgan_le_Fay_in_modern_culture
American singer and songwriter (1954–2019)
Leigh 'Little Queenie' Harris releases continue to tell singer's story". Gambit. New Orleans, Louisiana. Retrieved May 27, 2021. "Leigh "Li'l Queenie" Harris
Leigh_Harris
Computer hardware and software capable of playing chess
as DOSBox or QEMU: Chessmaster 2000 Colossus Chess Fritz 1–3 Kasparov's Gambit Rebel Sargon Socrates II Well-known computer chess theorists include: Georgy
Computer_chess
QUEENS GAMBIT-ACCEPTED
QUEENS GAMBIT-ACCEPTED
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, German, Teutonic
Queen; Female Companion; Royal; Wife of King; Highest Lady
Girl/Female
English Teutonic
Queen.
Male
German
Frisian form of Old High German Gerhard, GARRIT means "spear strong."
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from a variant of the Germanic personal name Gambert, or some other personal name formed with Old High German gam(an) ‘joy’, ‘play’.English : variant spelling of Gamble.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Bambi, BAMBIE means "child."
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, queen, from Old English cwen "queen," from Germanic kwen, QUEEN means "wife."
Girl/Female
English American Teutonic
Queen.
Male
English
Pet form of English Ambrose, AMBIE means "immortal."
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : reduced form of McQueen.English : from a Middle English female personal name, Quena, from Old English cwene ‘queen’.
Female
English
Pet form of English Gabriela, GABBIE means "man of God"Â or "warrior of God."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of Gamel, from the Old Norse personal name Gamall (see Gamble).Americanized form of French Gamelin.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Teutonic
Queen; Female Companion; Female Ruler; Wife of King; Highest Lady
Girl/Female
British, English
Form of Queen
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English, Teutonic
Queen
Female
English
Elaborated form of English Queen, QUEENA means "queen" or "wife."
Girl/Female
English Teutonic
Queen.
Girl/Female
Indian, Modern
Queen
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name QUYEN means "bird."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Gamby.
Female
English
Pet form of English Queen, QUEENIE means "queen" or "wife."
QUEENS GAMBIT-ACCEPTED
QUEENS GAMBIT-ACCEPTED
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Strong.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Ocean
Boy/Male
Arabic
One who is Extremely Truthful
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Henry VI, Part 1' Sir William Lucy.
Boy/Male
Greek
Son of Oedipus.
Biblical
election; he that is chosen;he will choose;chooser; God does choose;
Girl/Female
American, French, German, Indian, Parsi, Turkish
Moon Halo; Circle of Cristalic Light Around the Moon
Girl/Female
Tamil
Male
Spanish
Spanish pet form of Portuguese/Spanish Francisco, PANCHO means "French."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Lion
QUEENS GAMBIT-ACCEPTED
QUEENS GAMBIT-ACCEPTED
QUEENS GAMBIT-ACCEPTED
QUEENS GAMBIT-ACCEPTED
QUEENS GAMBIT-ACCEPTED
imp. & p. p.
of Queen
n.
The inspissated juice of a plant (Uncaria Gambir) growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and, under the name of Terra Japonica, is used for chewing with the Areca nut, and is exported for tanning and dyeing.
v. i.
To act the part of a queen.
n.
A playing card bearing the picture of a queen; as, the queen of spades.
a.
Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.
n.
A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female monarch; as, Elizabeth, queen of England; Mary, queen of Scots.
a.
Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.
n.
The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body.
v. i.
To make a queen (or other piece, at the player's discretion) of by moving it to the eighth row; as, to queen a pawn.
n.
A verse composed of iambic feet.
n.
A mode of opening the game, in which a pawn is sacrificed to gain an attacking position.
n.
A performer upon the viola di gamba. See under Viola.
n.
An iambic foot; an iambus.
a.
Like, becoming, or suitable to, a queen.
n.
A viola da gamba.
n.
A woman eminent in power or attractions; the highest of her kind; as, a queen in society; -- also used figuratively of cities, countries, etc.
a.
Mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer transaction.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Queen
n.
A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.