Words of the Day 19/6/10

Fianchetto

fi·an·chet·to    [fee-uhn-ket-oh, -chet-oh]  [-ket-ee, -chet-ee]   verb Chess . 
–noun
1. the development of a bishop, in an opening move, by advancing one or two pawns so as to permit movement along the bishop's diagonal.
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
2. to set up or develop as a fianchetto.

Origin,
chess move, from It., dim. of fianco "flank"(n.).

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