fianchetto
English edit
Etymology edit
From Italian fianchetto, diminutive of fianco (“flank”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fianchetto (plural fianchetti)
- (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.
- 1994, Jeanette Winterson, Art & Lies, →ISBN:
- 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.
Translations edit
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Verb edit
fianchetto (third-person singular simple present fianchettos or fianchettoes, present participle fianchettoing, simple past and past participle fianchettoed)
- (chess) To play a fianchetto.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From fianco (“flank”) + -etto.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fianchetto m (plural fianchetti)
- (chess) fianchetto
- (automotive) body panel
Descendants edit
- → English: fianchetto
- → Spanish: fianchetto
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Italian fianchetto.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fianchetto n (indeclinable)
- (chess) fianchetto (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)
Further reading edit
- fianchetto in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian fianchetto, diminutive of fianco (“flank”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fianchetto m (plural fianchettos)