Definition of "fianchetto"

fianchetto

/fɪənˈt͡ʃɛtəʊ/

noun
plural fianchetti
1. (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.
  Quotations
  I’m not a hero, I’m not even a chessboard knight. Trying to be a priest was something of a fianchetto wasn’t it? Clever move by a poor player.
  1994, Jeanette Winterson, Art & Lies
verb
third-person singular simple present fianchettos or fianchettoes, present participle fianchettoing, simple past and past participle fianchettoed
1. (chess) To play a fianchetto.