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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'fianchetto' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions fianchetto 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 wasn"t it? Clever move by a poor player. " Jeanette Winterson, Art & Lies 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 Etymology: Italian, a diminutive of fianca "flank".        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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