noun
- plural of fianchetto; chess openings in which a bishop is developed to the long diagonal by advancing the b-pawn or g-pawn
Usage: chess term
verb
- third-person singular present tense of fianchetto; to develop a bishop along the long diagonal in chess by advancing the b-pawn or g-pawn
Usage: chess term
Examples
- White fianchettoes the kingside bishop with b3 and Bb2.
- The Hypermodern school popularized fianchettoes as a flexible opening strategy.
- Black fianchettoes on both flanks in this unusual position.
- Many modern players employ fianchettoes to control the center indirectly.
- The opening features two fianchettoes, one on each side of the board.