fianchetto
/fɪənˈt͡ʃɛtəʊ/
fianchetto noun: 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.
Noun
fianchetto (plural fianchetti)
- 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
Verb
fianchetto (third-person singular simple present fianchettos or fianchettoes, present participle fianchettoing, simple past and past participle fianchettoed)
- To play a fianchetto.
Forms of fianchetto
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | fianchetti |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | fianchettos |
| third-person singular present | fianchettoes |
| present participle | fianchettoing |
| past participle | fianchettoed |
| past | fianchettoed |
Origin of fianchetto
From Italian fianchetto, diminutive of fianco (“flank”).
Questions about fianchetto
- What does fianchetto mean?
- Fianchetto means 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.
- What part of speech is fianchetto?
- Fianchetto can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce fianchetto?
- Fianchetto is pronounced /fɪənˈt͡ʃɛtəʊ/.
- What is the plural of fianchetto?
- The plural of fianchetto is fianchetti.
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