- Look up
fianchetto in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In chess, the
fianchetto (English: /ˌfiənˈkɛtoʊ/ or /ˌfiənˈtʃɛtoʊ/; Italian: [fjaŋˈketto] "little...
- The King's
Fianchetto Opening or
Benko Opening (also
known as the Rat Opening,
Hungarian Opening, or
Bilek Opening) is a
chess opening characterized by...
- Nc3 E62: King's Indian,
Fianchetto Variation E63: King's Indian,
Fianchetto,
Panno Variation E64: King's Indian,
Fianchetto,
Yugoslav system E65: King's...
- (also
known as the Nimzo–L****n Attack, L****n's
Opening and Queen's
Fianchetto Opening) is a
chess opening typically starting with the move: 1.b3 but...
- The
Accelerated Dragon (or
Accelerated Fianchetto) is a
chess opening variation of the
Sicilian Defence that
begins with the moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6...
- pawn
advances and pawn breaks. The
double fianchetto defence involves Black developing both
bishops by
fianchetto to g7 and b7. The line is
fairly solid...
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Defense in that
Black develops their king's
bishop on e7
rather than by
fianchetto on g7.
Mikhail Chigorin pioneered this
defense late in his career. The...
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which may
occasion 2...dxc4.
White may
couple this plan with a
kingside fianchetto (g3 and Bg2) to
create pressure on the
light squares in the center. The...
- Bxd4 9.Nxd4 Qxd4 10.Qb3 Qg7 11.0-0 +/− (Minev). If
White chooses to
fianchetto the king's bishop, the game
transposes into the
Catalan Opening. "Queens...
- the Queen's
Fianchetto Defence) is an
uncommon chess opening defined by the moves: 1. e4 b6 By
playing 1...b6,
Black prepares to
fianchetto the queen's...
