"countergambit" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-countergambit.wav Forms: countergambits [plural]
Etymology: From counter- + gambit. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|gambit}} counter- + gambit Head templates: {{en-noun}} countergambit (plural countergambits)
  1. (chess) A defence involving the use of the black-piece gambit in response to the white-piece gambit.

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