Maintaining advantage, open main push possibly

• The art of gaining the advantage

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
one-upmanship \one-upmanship\ n. The attitude or practice of trying to keep one step ahead of a friend or competitor; vigorous competitiveness.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context idiomatic English) The art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor. 2 (context idiomatic English) A succession of instances of outdoing a competitor.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
One-Upmanship is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron with soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy , recorded in 1977, and released by the Enja label. The CD reissue added three solo piano pieces to the original album.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Watching the children together gave reassurance that childhood is not all one-upmanship and go-for-the-jugular.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the practice of keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor