What is Fianchetto in chess?
Developing a bishop to the long diagonal from b2, g2, b7, or g7.
A fianchettoed bishop rakes a long diagonal across the board and helps shield a castled king. Common in openings like the King's Indian and the Catalan.
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- GambitSacrificing material, usually a pawn, for faster development or attack.
- StalemateA draw where the player to move has no legal move and isn't in check.
- CheckmateThe king is in check and has no legal way to escape - the game is over.
- Zwischenzug (in-between move)An unexpected move inserted before the 'expected' recapture.
- TempoA single move counted as a unit of time.
- DevelopmentBringing your knights and bishops off the back rank into the game.