fi·an·chet·to

(fē′ən-kĕt′ō, -chĕt′ō)

n. pl. fi·an·chet·ti (-kĕt′ē, -chĕt′ē)

The development in chess of a bishop from its original position to the second square of the adjacent knight's file.

tr. & intr.v. fi·an·chet·toed, fi·an·chet·to·ing, fi·an·chet·tos

To develop as or set up a fianchetto.

[Italian, diminutive of fianco, flank, from Old Italian, from Old French flanc; see flank.]

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fianchetto

(ˌfɪənˈtʃɛtəʊ; -ˈkɛtəʊ) chess

n, pl -tos or -ti (-tiː)

(Chess & Draughts) the development of a bishop on the second rank of the neighbouring knight's file or the third rank of the nearer rook's file

vb, -toes, -toing or -toed

(Chess & Draughts) to develop (a bishop) thus

[C19: from Italian diminutive of fianco flank]

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fi•an•chet•to

(ˌfi ənˈkɛt oʊ, -ˈtʃɛt oʊ)

n., pl. -chet•ti (-ˈkɛt i, -ˈtʃɛt i)

the development of a bishop in chess by moving it to the second square of the adjacent knight's file.

[1840–50; < Italian; see flank, -et]

fianchetto

Past participle: fianchettoed
Gerund: fianchettoing

Imperative
fianchetto
fianchetto

Present
I fianchetto
you fianchetto
he/she/it fianchettoes
we fianchetto
you fianchetto
they fianchetto

Preterite
I fianchettoed
you fianchettoed
he/she/it fianchettoed
we fianchettoed
you fianchettoed
they fianchettoed

Present Continuous
I am fianchettoing
you are fianchettoing
he/she/it is fianchettoing
we are fianchettoing
you are fianchettoing
they are fianchettoing

Present Perfect
I have fianchettoed
you have fianchettoed
he/she/it has fianchettoed
we have fianchettoed
you have fianchettoed
they have fianchettoed

Past Continuous
I was fianchettoing
you were fianchettoing
he/she/it was fianchettoing
we were fianchettoing
you were fianchettoing
they were fianchettoing

Past Perfect
I had fianchettoed
you had fianchettoed
he/she/it had fianchettoed
we had fianchettoed
you had fianchettoed
they had fianchettoed

Future
I will fianchetto
you will fianchetto
he/she/it will fianchetto
we will fianchetto
you will fianchetto
they will fianchetto

Future Perfect
I will have fianchettoed
you will have fianchettoed
he/she/it will have fianchettoed
we will have fianchettoed
you will have fianchettoed
they will have fianchettoed

Future Continuous
I will be fianchettoing
you will be fianchettoing
he/she/it will be fianchettoing
we will be fianchettoing
you will be fianchettoing
they will be fianchettoing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fianchettoing
you have been fianchettoing
he/she/it has been fianchettoing
we have been fianchettoing
you have been fianchettoing
they have been fianchettoing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fianchettoing
you will have been fianchettoing
he/she/it will have been fianchettoing
we will have been fianchettoing
you will have been fianchettoing
they will have been fianchettoing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fianchettoing
you had been fianchettoing
he/she/it had been fianchettoing
we had been fianchettoing
you had been fianchettoing
they had been fianchettoing

Conditional
I would fianchetto
you would fianchetto
he/she/it would fianchetto
we would fianchetto
you would fianchetto
they would fianchetto

Past Conditional
I would have fianchettoed
you would have fianchettoed
he/she/it would have fianchettoed
we would have fianchettoed
you would have fianchettoed
they would have fianchettoed

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