Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit

proper noun

A chess gambit arising from the Indian Game characterized by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.g4.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. board gamesA chess gambit arising from the Indian Game characterized by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.g4.

Origin

Named after Stanley Gibbins, an English player from Derby who played the gambit by mail in the 1960s, and Rolf Weidenhagen, a German player, from a comment in 1960 that Weidenhagen had played the gambit.

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Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gibbins-Weidenhagen%20Gambit

MLA

“Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gibbins-Weidenhagen%20Gambit. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gibbins-Weidenhagen%20Gambit.

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