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.
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fianchetto Past participle: fianchettoedGerund: fianchettoingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional 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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