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The diagram here does not really display a typical fianchetto, especially with regard to the pawn structure. I think a King's Indian Attack/Defense type formation would be more illustrative, or maybe just pawns f2,g3,h2 and a bishop on g2 on an otherwise empty board. Cjpuffin 21:35, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I think at the position in the article black should play Bb7xg2(assuming it's black to move). attacking white's rook 99.229.166.154 23:47, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
Agreed--the problem with the diagram is that it (look at in the context of an actual game) represents a blunder by white, yielding up a rook. Joshua Kronengold ( talk) 06:09, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
"It also regularly occurs in Indian defences, so-called since fianchettoing was the standard practice in chess as it was played in ancient India."
I believe this is wrong and I see no supporting documentation for this.
I have been under the understanding that "Indian" defenses are so called becasue they center on the placement of the biship via fianchetto. The Biship is refered to as an "Indian" due to the fact that it looks like a feather.
I have no supporting documentation for this either.
From Rubinstein-Nimzowitsch, Marienbad 1925
a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | ||
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 8 | |||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||
6 | 6 | ||||||||
5 | 5 | ||||||||
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2 | 2 | ||||||||
1 | 1 | ||||||||
a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h |
Perhaps a position from an actual game? At this position, Nimzowitsch amusingly points 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!"
I see that "fianchetto" is the preferred spelling online (including at least Merriam Webster [1]). I also see "fiancetto." Is the latter just an error? -- Robapalooza ( talk) 13:11, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
(emphasis mine). This assertion is false. The terminology of Indian defences is just a name. It has nothing to do with chess in "ancient India". Chaturanga as it was played cannot possibly have had fianchettoes because elephants moved differently to bishops and cannot occupy the b2 or g2 squares as white (b7 and g7 as black) that are the characteristic position of the fianchetto. For this reason I have deleted the bold section because it is absurd rubbish. If I am wrong, please prove it by citing sources. -- B.D.Mills ( T, C) 05:12, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
Ftjrwrites ( talk) 18:02, 2 September 2010 (UTC)