Does it provide good scope at chess? (6)
I believe the answer is:
gambit
'does it provide' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'good scope at chess?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'good' could be 'g' (abbreviation) and 'g' is found in the answer.
'scope' could be 'ambit' (synonyms) and 'ambit' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gambit that I've seen before include "Initial move found in bag, Tim" , "Opening chess move" , "Initial move in chess" , "Eg, minestrone" , "Opening sacrifice made in chess game" .)