fianchetto

American  

[fee-uhn-ket-oh, -chet-oh] / ˌfi ənˈkɛt oʊ, -ˈtʃɛt oʊ /

noun

fianchetti plural

1. the development of a bishop, in an opening move, by advancing one or two pawns so as to permit movement along the bishop's diagonal.

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verb (used with or without object)

fianchettoed, fianchettoing

1. to set up or develop as a fianchetto.

fianchetto British  

/ ˌfɪənˈtʃɛtəʊ, -ˈkɛtəʊ /

noun

1. the development of a bishop on the second rank of the neighbouring knight's file or the third rank of the nearer rook's file

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verb

1. to develop (a bishop) thus

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• fianchetti
  plural

Etymology

Origin of fianchetto

From Italian, dating back to 1840–50; see origin at flank, -et

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

fianchetto fianchettoed

“Right now he plays a fianchetto with his bishop,” Brdar said of Machado’s opening strategy in many games.

From New York Times ● May 13, 2022

Kids in Ohio bought My 60 Memorable Games and learned how to fianchetto.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2014

The crystal delight of challenge he felt when confronted by an apparently impregnable fianchetto.

From Felony by Causey, James

He utilizes a fianchetto that is utterly impregnable.

From Competition by Causey, James

Nxb7!, as White’s two knights and powerful fianchettoed bishop easily outperform their Black counterparts.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 7, 2022

White follows up the gambit energetically with 20. d5! and the removal of Black’s fianchettoed bishop, creating all kinds of weak squares around the Black king.

From Washington Times ● May 31, 2022

Qe4 Rfd8, a lot of subtle maneuvering has produced a roughly equal position, with the Black fianchettoed bishop boasting just a bit more scope that its White counterpart.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 15, 2022