fianchettos

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A form of fianchetto — 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.

Scrabble 19
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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of fianchetto
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