Meaning & use
fianchetto
A chess opening move in which a bishop is developed to the second rank of a knight's file, one square diagonally from the corner.
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White played an early fianchetto, tucking the bishop onto g2 to control the long diagonal.
The fianchetto setup is a common feature of hypermodern chess openings like the King's Indian Defense.
A note on using this word
The word comes from Italian, meaning little flank, referring to the bishop's side development.
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