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Definition of Fianchetto
1. Noun. (chess) 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 ¹
2. Verb. (context: chess) to develop 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 ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fianchetto
1. [v -CHETTOED, -CHETTOING, -CHETTOS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fianchetto
Literary usage of Fianchetto
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Art of Chess by James Mason (1895)
"THE fianchetto, &c. Other replies to l P—K 4 are 1 . . . . P—K Kt 3, 1 . ...
It results from this view that the Double fianchetto is less reliable than if ..."
2. The Chess-player's Handbook: A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the by Howard Staunton, R. F. Green (1890)
"Black's present move, which the Italians call " II fianchetto di Donna," although
disapproved of hy the earlier writers, may be made by the second player ..."
3. The Grand Tactics of Chess: An Exposition of the Laws and Principles of by Franklin Knowles Young (1897)
"The fianchetto is a supplementary formation wherein the Q Kt P is posted at its
third square, ... THE fianchetto. White. Fro. 7«. (Black.) r/{/ т H -fc* ir? ..."
4. The Chess-player's Handbook: A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the by Howard Staunton (1864)
"Black's present move, which the Italians call " II fianchetto cli Donna," although
disapproved of by the earlier writers, may be made by the second player ..."
5. The Chess Handbook: Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an by An amateur (1859)
"THE fianchetto. WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. to K's 4th. 1. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. 2. P.
to Q's 4th. 2. QB to Q. Kt's 2d. 3. KB to Q's 3d. 3. P. to K's 3d. 4. ..."
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