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Botez gambit

Botez gambit noun: a major blunder in which a player unintentionally hangs (“makes vulnerable”) a queen or other important piece without any tactical or strategic compensation, often leading to a swift and avoidable loss.

Noun

Botez gambit (plural Botez gambits)

  1. (humorous) A major blunder in which a player unintentionally hangs (“makes vulnerable”) a queen or other important piece without any tactical or strategic compensation, often leading to a swift and avoidable loss.

Forms of Botez gambit

pluralBotez gambits

Origin of Botez gambit

Referring to a mistake made by the popular chess streamer, Woman FIDE Master, and content creator Alexandra Botez, which was jokingly dubbed a gambit by viewers.

Questions about Botez gambit

What does Botez gambit mean?
Botez gambit means a major blunder in which a player unintentionally hangs (“makes vulnerable”) a queen or other important piece without any tactical or strategic compensation, often leading to a swift and avoidable loss.
What part of speech is Botez gambit?
Botez gambit is a noun.
What is the plural of Botez gambit?
The plural of Botez gambit is Botez gambits.

Words near Botez gambit in the dictionary

  1. botete
  2. botetes
  3. Botetourt County
  4. Botevgrad
  5. Botez
  6. Botez gambit
  7. Botez gambits
  8. botflies
  9. botfly
  10. both
  11. both barrels

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