fianchetton.
/ˌfɪənˈtʃɛtəʊ/, /ˌfɪənˈkɛtəʊ/, U.S. /ˌfiənˈtʃɛdoʊ/, /ˌfiənˈkɛdoʊ/ Chess.
The development of a bishop by moving it one square to a long diagonal of the board.
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neck1557
stroke1735
key1845
forced move1847
key-move1847
fianchetto1848
queening1860
pinning1900
mutate1922
valve1930
zwischenzug1941
1848 H. Staunton Chess-player's Handbk. 379 The Fianchetto. White: I. P to K's 4th. Black: I. P to Q Kt's 3rd. Black's present move, which the Italians call ‘Il Fianchetto di Donna’..may be made by the second player without harm.
1969 ‘A. Glyn’ Dragon Variation i. 9 She decided to complete the fianchetto of her Bishop, and played Bishop to Knight 2, defending her Knight and commanding the long white diagonal.
Derivatives
fianchetto v. (transitive) to develop (a bishop) in this way.
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to shut up1474
to take upc1475
neck1597
catch1674
to discover check1688
attack1735
retreat1744
fork1745
pin1745
retake1750
guard1761
interpose1761
castle1764
retract1777
to take (a pawn) en passant1818
capture1820
decline1847
cook1851
undouble1868
unpin1878
counter1890
fidate1910
sacrifice1915
fianchetto1927
1927 Brit. Chess Mag. 47 168 If intending to fianchetto his Bishop it would have been better to begin the preparation on the 4th move.
1969 ‘A. Glyn’ Dragon Variation i. 9 Mrs. Oppenheimer decided to fianchetto her white-square Bishop and moved her Queen's Knight's Pawn to Knight 3.
fianˈchettoed adj.
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passive1907
hypermodern1923
fianchettoed1957
1957 L. Barden Guide to Chess Openings 69 Black's fianchettoed Bishop.
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