Xanatos gambit

noun1

1. •
   (slang) A subtle plan (usually villainous) that cannot be foiled, such that attempts to defeat it actually further its creator's goals.

   • It strikes me, as it no doubt has struck many of you, that this strategy is cynical. What may not have struck you is how cynical, how much of a Xanatos Gambit, this game their playing really is. — 2011