Meaning & use
fianchetto
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Meanings
nouncountabletechnical
In chess, a move that places a bishop on a long diagonal by putting it on the square next to the corner, after moving the knight's pawn.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a fianchetto' or 'two fianchettos'.
Patterns
- play a fianchetto
- the fianchetto of the king's bishop
He opened with a fianchetto, moving his bishop to g2.
The fianchetto is a common way to develop a bishop in modern chess.
Her favorite setup includes a double fianchetto with both bishops on the long diagonals.
verbtransitivetechnical
To develop a bishop by fianchettoing it.
Grammar: Takes an object: fianchetto the bishop.
Patterns
- fianchetto a bishop
- fianchetto the king's bishop
He decided to fianchetto his queen's bishop to control the center.
Many players fianchetto both bishops for a solid position.
Word forms
| plural | fianchettos |
|---|---|
| third person singular | fianchettoes |
| past tense | fianchettoed |
| past participle | fianchettoed |
| -ing form | fianchettoing |
Common combinations
- play a fianchetto
- White played a fianchetto to fight for the center.
- double fianchetto
- The double fianchetto gives both bishops long diagonals.
- fianchetto the bishop
- He fianchettoed the bishop on move three.
- fianchettoed bishop
- The fianchettoed bishop controls the long diagonal.
Word family
- fianchettoed adjective
- Describing a bishop that has been developed by fianchetto.
Commonly confused: fianchetto or flank?
fianchetto vs flank
Flank means the side of something, while fianchetto is a specific chess move.
Practice
In chess, what is a fianchetto?
Choose one answer.
A fianchetto specifically involves developing a bishop to a long diagonal by moving the knight's pawn. The other options describe different chess moves.
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