Noun: fianchetto ,fee-un'che-tow or ,fee-un'ke-tow
- (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
"The grandmaster employed the fianchetto to strengthen his kingside position"
- (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
"He decided to fianchetto his bishop to control the long diagonal"
Derived forms: fianchettoing, fianchettos, fianchettoes, fianchettoed
Encyclopedia: Fianchetto