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The Uncanny X-Men #266 (Aug. 1990) is the first in-story appearance of Gambit, even though another book featuring him was published prior to it by mistake. [10] Cover art by Andy Kubert and Pat Brosseau. Gambit Volume One (1993) and Gambit Volume Two (1997) explored the character's mysterious past and his ties to the New Orleans Thieves' Guild.
Gambit contains these three (the page references are to the Bantam edition): Trimmer. Page 71, at the beginning of Chapter 8. This word, with this meaning, also appears in Champagne for One. Analeptic. Page 125, halfway through Chapter 12. Contemned. Page 154, next-to-last page of the book. This word also appears in Prisoner's Base.
The Queen's Gambit is a 1983 American novel by Walter Tevis, exploring the life of fictional female chess prodigy Beth Harmon. A bildungsroman, or coming-of-age story, it covers themes of adoption, feminism, chess, drug addiction and alcoholism. The book was adapted for the 2020 Netflix miniseries of the same name.
Rogue and Gambit are one of the most popular couples in the X-Men franchise. [1] Their relationship started in 1990, shortly after Gambit was introduced in comic books, and was a strong aspect of the X-Men TV series. Both characters come from the Southern United States and speak in over-the-top accents and slang. [2]
The Queen's Gambit is the chess opening that starts with the moves: [1]. 1. d4 d5 2. c4. It is one of the oldest openings and is still commonly played today. It is traditionally described as a gambit because White appears to sacrifice the c-pawn; however, this could be considered a misnomer as Black cannot retain the pawn without incurring a disadvantage.
Mr. & Mrs. X is a 12-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics between September 2018 and June 2019. Created by writer Kelly Thompson and artists Oscar Bazaldua & Javier Pina, it starred the popular X-Men characters Gambit and Rogue as they settle into married life. The series received generally positive reviews from comic critics.
Cover sample of "The Ivanhoe Gambit", the first book in the series. TimeWars is a series of twelve science fiction paperback books created and written by author Simon Hawke beginning in 1984. The story involves the adventures of an organization tasked with protecting history from being changed by time travelers.
A gambit employed by Black may also be named a gambit, e.g. the Latvian Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5), or Englund Gambit (1.d4 e5); but is sometimes named a "countergambit", e.g. the Albin Countergambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5) and Greco Countergambit (the original name for the Latvian Gambit).