Definitions For Fianchetto

Verb

pres_3sg2=fianchettoes (chess) To play a fianchetto.

Noun

{{en-noun, fianchetti}} (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.

Translations

Italian: fianchetto Spanish: fianchetto

Etymology

From {{bor, en, it, fianchetto}}, diminutive of fianco, , flank.

Is Fianchetto a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
19

The word Fianchetto is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

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