English
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Etymology
Italian, a diminutive of fianca �flank�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/fɪ�n'ʧ�t��/, /fɪ�n'k�t��/
Noun
en-noun|fianchett|i
- context|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: 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. � Jeanette Winterson, Art & Lies
Verb
en-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
fi:fianchetto
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