-
fianchettoed bishop to
become more active. A
fianchettoed position, however, also
presents some
opportunities for the opponent: if the
fianchettoed bishop...
- po****r than 1.e4, 1.d4, 1.c4 and 1.Nf3. It is
usually followed by 2.Bg2,
fianchettoing the bishop. Nick de
Firmian writes that 1.g3 "can, and
usually does...
- but in
modern play
White often plays more
quietly (for example, by
fianchettoing their king's
bishop with g3 and Bg2).
Black most
often continues with...
-
Opening is
characterized by
White forming a pawn
center at d4 and c4 and
fianchettoing their king's bishop. It
resembles a
combination of the Queen's Gambit...
- commented: "Each side
castles now with a
clear conscience, for not even the most
hypermodern pair of
masters can
produce more than four
fianchettoed Bishops!"...
- Gambit". The main line
continues 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6
followed by
Black fianchettoing the f8-bishop. (Black
players leery of the double-fianchetto system...
-
control over the
central dark
squares d4 and e5 will then be
augmented by
fianchettoing the
bishop on g7. Meanwhile,
White must
decide whether or not to play...
- The
Catalan Opening is a
chess opening where White plays d4 and c4 and
fianchettoes the
white bishop on g2. A
common opening sequence is 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6...
-
English Opening 1.Nf3 –
Zukertort Opening–
characteristically followed by
fianchettoing one or both bishops, and
without an
early d4, can lead to the Réti Opening...
- and d3, the
knights are
developed to d2 and f3, the king's
bishop is
fianchettoed at g2
following the g-pawn's move to g3, and
White castles kingside....
