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Meaning of "fianchetto" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FIANCHETTO

From Italian diminutive of fiancoflank.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FIANCHETTO

fianchetto  [ˌfɪənˈtʃɛtəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIANCHETTO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fianchetto is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fianchetto in English.

WHAT DOES FIANCHETTO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fianchetto

In chess the fianchetto is a pattern of development wherein a bishop is developed to the second rank of the adjacent knight file, the knight pawn having been moved one or two squares forward. The fianchetto is a staple of many "hypermodern" openings, whose philosophy is to delay direct occupation of the center with the plan of undermining and destroying the opponent's central outpost. It also regularly occurs in Indian defences. The fianchetto is less common in open games but the king's bishop is sometimes fianchettoed by Black in the Spanish Game or by White in an uncommon variation of the Vienna Game. One of the major benefits of the fianchetto is that it often allows the fianchettoed bishop to become more active. Because the bishop is placed on a long diagonal, it controls a lot of squares and can become a powerful offensive weapon. However, a fianchettoed position also presents some opportunities for the opposing player: if the fianchettoed bishop can be exchanged, the squares the bishop was formerly protecting will become weak and can form the basis of an attack.

Definition of fianchetto in the English dictionary

The definition of fianchetto in the dictionary is 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. Other definition of fianchetto is to develop thus.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FIANCHETTO

PRESENT

Present
I fianchetto
you fianchetto
he/she/it fianchettoes
we fianchetto
you fianchetto
they fianchetto
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
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
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I fianchettoed
you fianchettoed
he/she/it fianchettoed
we fianchettoed
you fianchettoed
they 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
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will fianchetto
you will fianchetto
he/she/it will fianchetto
we will fianchetto
you will fianchetto
they will fianchetto
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
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 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
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would fianchetto
you would fianchetto
he/she/it would fianchetto
we would fianchetto
you would fianchetto
they would fianchetto
Conditional continuous
I would be fianchettoing
you would be fianchettoing
he/she/it would be fianchettoing
we would be fianchettoing
you would be fianchettoing
they would be fianchettoing
Conditional perfect
I would have fianchetto
you would have fianchetto
he/she/it would have fianchetto
we would have fianchetto
you would have fianchetto
they would have fianchetto
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been fianchettoing
you would have been fianchettoing
he/she/it would have been fianchettoing
we would have been fianchettoing
you would have been fianchettoing
they would have been fianchettoing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you fianchetto
we let´s fianchetto
you fianchetto
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to fianchetto
Past participle
fianchettoed
Present Participle
fianchettoing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIANCHETTO


allegretto
ˌælɪˈɡrɛtəʊ
amaretto
æməˈrɛtəʊ
borghetto
bɔːˈɡɛtəʊ
cavetto
kəˈvɛtəʊ
confetto
kɒnˈfɛtəʊ
falsetto
fɔːlˈsɛtəʊ
ghetto
ˈɡɛtəʊ
gruppetto
ɡrʊˈpɛtəʊ
lazaretto
ˌlæzəˈrɛtəʊ
libretto
lɪˈbrɛtəʊ
palmetto
pælˈmɛtəʊ
petto
ˈpɛtəʊ
Soweto
səˈwɛtəʊ
Spoleto
spəʊˈlɛtəʊ
stiletto
stɪˈlɛtəʊ
stretto
ˈstrɛtəʊ
terzetto
tɜːˈtsɛtəʊ
Tintoretto
ˌtɪntəˈrɛtəʊ
vaporetto
ˌveɪpəˈrɛtəʊ
zucchetto
tsuːˈkɛtəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIANCHETTO

fi
FIA
fiacre
fianc
fiancailles
fianchetti
Fianna
fiar
fiasco
fiat
fiat money
fiaunt
fib
fibbed
fibber
fibbery
fibbing
fiber
fiber optic
fiber optics

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIANCHETTO

amoretto
bozzetto
cabbage palmetto
Canaletto
Caporetto
concetto
dolcetto
fumetto
in petto
Kazan Retto
neutretto
nonghetto
rispetto
rondoletto
saw palmetto
sestetto

Synonyms and antonyms of fianchetto in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fianchetto» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIANCHETTO

Find out the translation of fianchetto to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fianchetto from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fianchetto» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fianchetto
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fianchetto
570 millions of speakers

English

fianchetto
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fianchetto
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fianchetto
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фианкеттировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fianchetto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fianchetto
260 millions of speakers

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fianchetto
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fianchetto
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fianchetto
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fianchetto
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fianchetto
85 millions of speakers

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Fianchetto
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fianchetto
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fianchetto
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मंगेतर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fianchetto
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fianchetto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fianchetto
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фіанкеттіровать
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fianchetto
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Fianchetto
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fianchetto
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Fianchetto
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fianchetto
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fianchetto

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIANCHETTO»

The term «fianchetto» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.790 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIANCHETTO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fianchetto» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fianchetto» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fianchetto

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIANCHETTO»

Discover the use of fianchetto in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fianchetto and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fianchetto Grünfeld
It also includes up-to-the-minute theory from two top-class theoreticians. Grandmaster Adrian Mikhalchishin is a well-known Ukrainian writer and player, and arguably the worlds' leading expert on the Fianchetto Grunfeld.
Adrian Mykhalʹchyshyn, Alexander Belyavsky, 1998
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Beating the Fianchetto Defences
Grivas provides a full and detailed repertoire for White against five important openings: the Grünfeld, King's Indian, Benoni, Benko and Modern.
Efstratios Grivas, 2006
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Chess For Dummies
Fianchetto (pronounced fyan-ket-toe) is an Italian word that means “on the flank.” In chess terms, the word applies to a particular pawn and bishop formation and is a common feature of many openings. The fianchetto pawn formation would be ...
James Eade, 2011
4
The King's Indian and Grünfeld - Fianchetto Lines
This book covers the theory of the fianchetto lines of the King's Indian and Grunfeld in objective fashion, providing everything White needs to know to meet these two important openings while also equipping Black with various ways of ...
Lasha Janjgava, 2002
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Weapons of Chess: An Omnibus of Chess Strategies
FIANCHETTO Fianchetto means the development of a bishop on the flank, usually on the second square of the b-file or g-file. Most fianchettos are on the kingside, where development of the king-bishop permits fast castling. Diagram 72 shows ...
Bruce Pandolfini, 2013
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Jaenisch's Chess Preceptor: A New Analysis of the Openings ...
The same remark is equally applicable to the " Fianchetto " played by the defence ; but the error is the greater of the two when this system is taken up by the first player. In general, if the adversary begin by moving Rook's or Knight's Pawns, you ...
Carl Friedrich Jaenisch, 1847
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The Game of Chess:
E62= King's Indian, Fianchetto variation E63= King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno variation E64= King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav system E65= King's Indian, Yugoslav, 7.O-O E66= King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno E67= King's ...
Nicolae Sfetcu, 2014
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The Beginner's Game
able to develop your own fianchetto on the same diagonal, until one of you moves a pawn or piece to block the attack. If your opponent blocks the diagonal, you can usually continue with your own fianchetto and complete the standard opening ...
Pafu, 2001
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A Complete Translation (in Two Volumes) of the Celebrated ...
c and r. To play the Fianchetto (an opening on the flanks or sides,) of the KING would be, then, to open on the royal side; to frame the Fianchetto of the QUEEN, to open on the Queen's side. However, the Fianchetto of the KING is properly only ...
Carl Friedrich Jaenisch, 1852
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Formation Attacks
Fianchetto Bishop with h5 Games #089 - #093 Fianchetto Bishop with h6 Games #094 - #103 Fianchetto Bishop without an h-Pawn Games #104 - #115 Fianchetto Bishop with f5 Games #116 -#119 Fianchetto Bishop with Open f-File Games ...
Joel Johnson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIANCHETTO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fianchetto is used in the context of the following news items.
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British Solving Championship 2015-16: first round begins this week
In a must-win game from the penultimate round at Vaxjo he used his trademark style of mixing a slow 1 b3 fianchetto with an h4-h5 assault on ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Norway Chess 2015: Anand plays out easy draw with Nakamura …
Anand's knight manoeuvres were so perfect even Nakamura could not help praising his opponent calling one manoeuvre a "knight fianchetto", ... «Firstpost, Jun 15»
3
Fabiano Caruana continues march in final leg of FIDE Grand Prix
English Opening Double Fianchetto. 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b6 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.0–0 g6 5.d4 Bg7 6.c4 0–0 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Nxe4 Bxe4 9.Bg5 c5 10.Qd2 cxd4 ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
4
Reichenbach falls
1 Nf3 d5 2 b3 Nf6 3 Bb2 g6 4 g3 The double fianchetto is the hallmark of this variation. 4 … Bg7 5 Bg2 0-0 6 0-0 c5 7 c4 d4 8 b4 This is ... «Spectator.co.uk, May 15»
5
PUC students and alum earn top places in script writing competition
Third-place in Feature (Film) went to Akisanya, who used his experience as an avid chess player to help drive the story of his script, “Fianchetto. «nwitimes.com, Apr 15»
6
So finishes third in US Chess Championship
... pieces, disposed his last round opponent, 16-year-old GM Kayden Troff in 44 moves of seldom-used English Counter King's Fianchetto. «The Manila Times, Apr 15»
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Varick St.'s growing pains: Some prosper but vacant storefronts still …
FOR SALE. (1): 632-636 Varick St.: The building housing the Fuel nightclub and the home next door. (2): 600 Varick St.: Former Café Fianchetto ... «Utica Observer Dispatch, Apr 15»
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Koneru Humpy in pre-quarters of World Women Chess
Playing the white side of a Grunfeld defense, the Indian went for the Fianchetto variation that is in vogue. The position oscillated between equal ... «Times of India, Mar 15»
9
GRENKE Rd4: Two Blunders, Two Black wins
It is a completely different system than the Leningrad (which involves kingside fianchetto). The positions are very complicated. It used to be a ... «Chessbase News, Feb 15»
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Harikrishna off to bright start in Gibraltar Chess
Out of a King's Indian fianchetto, Topalov threw everything at black's king and romped home in 33 moves. With nine rounds still remaining in the ... «The Hindu, Jan 15»

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