The fianchetto is a staple of many "hypermodern" openings, whose philosophy is to delay direct occupation of the centre with the plan of undermining and destroying the opponent's occupied centre. It also regularly occurs in Indian defences. The fianchetto is less common in Open Games (1.e4 e5), but the king bishop is sometimes fianchettoed by Black in the Ruy Lopez or by White in an uncommon variation of the Vienna Game.
One of the major benefits of the fianchetto is that it often allows the fianchettoed bishop to become more active. A fianchettoed position, however, also presents some opportunities for the opponent: if the fianchettoed bishop can be exchanged, the squares the bishop was formerly protecting will become weak (see hole) and can form the basis of an attack (particularly if the fianchetto was performed on the kingside). Exchanging the fianchettoed bishop should not be done lightly, therefore, especially if the enemy bishop on same-coloured squares is still on the board.
The diagram shows three different sorts of fianchetti (not from an actual game, but as examples collapsed into a single diagram). White's king bishop is in a regular fianchetto, with the knight pawn advanced one square and the bishop occupying the long diagonal. This is by far the most common type of fianchetto, seen in the Sicilian Dragon, Pirc Defence, Modern Defence, Modern Benoni, Grünfeld Defence, Nimzo-Indian, and King's Indian Defence, among other openings. The regular fianchetto of both bishops by a player is called a double fianchetto.[2]
Black's queen bishop is also fianchettoed, but the knight pawn has moved forward two squares, making this a long fianchetto. The b-pawn also controls the c4-square, which is often advantageous. If White plays the King's Indian Attack 1.Nf3 2.g3, Black may play a long queenside fianchetto to oppose White's bishop and make it more difficult for White to play a c4 pawn break. A long fianchetto on the kingside is more rarely played, because it weakens the pawn shield in front of the castled position and controls a less important square. Nevertheless, Grob's Attack 1.g4 and the Borg Defence ("Grob" backwards) 1.e4 g5?! are sometimes played by players such as IMMichael Basman.
White's queen bishop has moved to a3 in what is sometimes called an extended fianchetto. Rather than control the long diagonal, it takes aim at Black's f8-square. If Black moves his e-pawn, White can play Bxf8, after which Black will have to waste time on artificial castling after recapturing with his king. This tactic is often seen in the Evans Gambit and gives the Benko Gambit much of its bite. Black often plays ...Ba6 in the French Defence, and in the Queen's Indian Defence if White plays g3 in order to fianchetto his own bishop (Aron Nimzowitsch's move against the classical main line).
Four fianchettoed bishopsEdit
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The game Rubinstein–Nimzowitsch, Marienbad 1925,[3] had four fianchettoed bishops, two developed knights, and two on their home squares. In this position, Nimzowitsch humorously pointed out in My System: "Each side castles now with a clear conscience, for not even the most hypermodern pair of masters can produce more than four fianchettoed Bishops!"[4]
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This article is about the chess pattern of development For the chess variant see Displacement chess In chess the fianchetto English ˌ f i e n ˈ k ɛ t oʊ or ˌ f i e n ˈ tʃ ɛ t oʊ 1 Italian fjaŋˈketto little flank is a pattern of development wherein a bishop is developed to the second rank of the adjacent b or g file the knight pawn having been moved one or two squares forward abcdefgh8877665544332211abcdefghFianchettoed bishops Look up fianchetto in Wiktionary the free dictionary This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves The fianchetto is a staple of many hypermodern openings whose philosophy is to delay direct occupation of the centre with the plan of undermining and destroying the opponent s occupied centre It also regularly occurs in Indian defences The fianchetto is less common in Open Games 1 e4 e5 but the king bishop is sometimes fianchettoed by Black in the Ruy Lopez or by White in an uncommon variation of the Vienna Game One of the major benefits of the fianchetto is that it often allows the fianchettoed bishop to become more active A fianchettoed position however also presents some opportunities for the opponent if the fianchettoed bishop can be exchanged the squares the bishop was formerly protecting will become weak see hole and can form the basis of an attack particularly if the fianchetto was performed on the kingside Exchanging the fianchettoed bishop should not be done lightly therefore especially if the enemy bishop on same coloured squares is still on the board Contents 1 Concept 2 Four fianchettoed bishops 3 References 4 Further readingConcept EditThe diagram shows three different sorts of fianchetti not from an actual game but as examples collapsed into a single diagram White s king bishop is in a regular fianchetto with the knight pawn advanced one square and the bishop occupying the long diagonal This is by far the most common type of fianchetto seen in the Sicilian Dragon Pirc Defence Modern Defence Modern Benoni Grunfeld Defence Nimzo Indian and King s Indian Defence among other openings The regular fianchetto of both bishops by a player is called a double fianchetto 2 Black s queen bishop is also fianchettoed but the knight pawn has moved forward two squares making this a long fianchetto The b pawn also controls the c4 square which is often advantageous If White plays the King s Indian Attack 1 Nf3 2 g3 Black may play a long queenside fianchetto to oppose White s bishop and make it more difficult for White to play a c4 pawn break A long fianchetto on the kingside is more rarely played because it weakens the pawn shield in front of the castled position and controls a less important square Nevertheless Grob s Attack 1 g4 and the Borg Defence Grob backwards 1 e4 g5 are sometimes played by players such as IM Michael Basman White s queen bishop has moved to a3 in what is sometimes called an extended fianchetto Rather than control the long diagonal it takes aim at Black s f8 square If Black moves his e pawn White can play Bxf8 after which Black will have to waste time on artificial castling after recapturing with his king This tactic is often seen in the Evans Gambit and gives the Benko Gambit much of its bite Black often plays Ba6 in the French Defence and in the Queen s Indian Defence if White plays g3 in order to fianchetto his own bishop Aron Nimzowitsch s move against the classical main line Four fianchettoed bishops EditRubinstein vs Nimzowitsch 1925abcdefgh8 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 877665544332211abcdefghPosition after 8 Bb2 The game Rubinstein Nimzowitsch Marienbad 1925 3 had four fianchettoed bishops two developed knights and two on their home squares In this position Nimzowitsch humorously pointed out in My System Each side castles now with a clear conscience for not even the most hypermodern pair of masters can produce more than four fianchettoed Bishops 4 References Edit Fianchetto Merriam Webster com Dictionary Merriam Webster Accessed 24 Jun 2020 Hooper amp Whyld 1996 p 133 Akiba Rubinstein vs Aron Nimzowitsch Marienbad 1925 Chessgames com Nimzowitsch Aron 1991 My system 21st century edition Lou Hays Dallas Tex Hays Pub ISBN 1 880673 85 1 OCLC 25278950 Bibliography Golombek Harry 1977 Golombek s Encyclopedia of Chess Crown Publishing ISBN 0 517 53146 1 Hooper David Whyld Kenneth 1996 First pub 1992 The Oxford Companion to Chess 2nd ed Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 280049 3 Further reading EditGrivas Efstratios 2006 Beating the Fianchetto Defences Gambit Publications ISBN 978 1 904600 48 0 The Chess Fianchetto by Edward Winter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fianchetto amp oldid 1148924634, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
