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fianchetto
[fee-uhn-ket-oh, -chet-oh]
noun
plural
fianchettithe development of a bishop, in an opening move, by advancing one or two pawns so as to permit movement along the bishop's diagonal.
verb (used with or without object)
to set up or develop as a fianchetto.
fianchetto
/ ˌfɪənˈtʃɛtəʊ, -ˈkɛtəʊ /
noun
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
verb
to develop (a bishop) thus
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fianchetto1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fianchetto1
Example Sentences
That’s the case here as Sethuraman as White claims a clear positional edge out of this Queen’s Fianchetto Defense, translating that pressure into a win with a string of major pieces sacrifices.
“Right now he plays a fianchetto with his bishop,” Brdar said of Machado’s opening strategy in many games.
Black — who had draw odds but only 7 minutes to White’s 10 for the game — comes close to equality in this Fianchetto Grunfeld without ever quite getting there.
White seizes space against Black’s modernist Queen’s Fianchetto Defense with 12.
Giri as Black hits on a new plan in this Fianchetto Grunfeld line, opening the center and initiating some sharp piece play.
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