The kintan strider death gambit The kintan strider death gambit represented a specific tactic within the game of dejarik, characterized by a player's deliberate loss of the kintan strider piece. While typically, the forfeiture of the kintan strider would constitute a significant setback, the death gambit served to obscure a more impactful retaliatory maneuver by the sacrificing player.
Tsavong Lah regarded it as the sole praiseworthy tactic in dejarik. He subsequently inferred, with accuracy, that Borsk Fey'lya drew inspiration from it when orchestrating his own surrender, given Fey'lya's scheme to eliminate both himself and Lah concurrently. Upon the Yuuzhan Vong Warmaster's refusal to personally apprehend Fey'lya, the New Republic's Chief of State instead triggered an explosive device, resulting in the deaths of more than 25,000 Yuuzhan Vong soldiers, alongside his own demise.
This strategic move shares notable similarities with offensive gambits observed in Chess, for instance, the King's Gambit and the Latvian Gambit, where a player sacrifices pieces to initiate a powerful offensive.