fianchetto
verbEtymology From Italian fianchetto, diminutive of fianco (“flank”).
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Board games, Chess, Games To play a fianchetto.
fianchetto
noun/fɪənˈt͡ʃɛtəʊ/ · /fɪənˈkɛtəʊ/
Etymology From Italian fianchetto, diminutive of fianco (“flank”).
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Board games, Chess, Games The development of a bishop by moving it one square to a long diagonal; specifically, a set of opening moves where a bishop is developed to the second rank of the adjacent knight file.
- I’m not a hero, I’m not even a chessboard knight. Trying to be a priest was something of a fianchetto wasn’t it? Clever move by a poor player.1994, Jeanette Winterson, Art & Lies, →ISBN: