The diagram to the right shows three different sorts of fianchetto.

This committed him to the development of his queen bishop to a fianchetto with 11 Bb7.

White's queen's bishop has moved out to a3 in what is sometimes called an extended fianchetto.

The fianchetto is less common in open games (1.

Its king bishop fianchetto can be seen as an early example of hypermodernism.

At first I thought Bronstein's fianchetto was the right way to go.

White will couple this plan with a kingside fianchetto (g3 and Bg2) to create pressure on the light squares in the center.

Nf3 and a later fianchetto of the white-square bishop.

A half century ago the fianchetto attack with 6 g3 was recommended as an antidote that gave White control of the h1/a8 diagonal.

The fianchetto beginning with 7 b3 was a favorite of Najdorf's, and is still recruiting loyal followers.

In this line, White forgoes the fianchetto, with its direct play against d5, opting to keep central tension for the moment by playing 4.

Adding the typical White fianchetto of the king's bishop to this structure provides significant pressure along the long diagonal, and usually prepares the f2-f4-f5 break.

This setup involves the fianchetto of the queenside bishop and 2...e6.

It consists in the immediate fianchetto of the king's bishop (KB).

This variant is also called Fianchetto chess.

One of the major benefits of the fianchetto is that it often allows the fianchettoed bishop to become more active.

Shabalov's 11 b4 prevented Black from using c5 as a knight outpost and also prepared the fianchetto with 12 Bb2.

Bxa6 bxa6, when Black has the bishop pair and a quick fianchetto as compensation for the doubled pawns.

Staunton pioneered the use of flank openings and the fianchetto of the bishop.

Black's queen's bishop is also fianchettoed, but the knight pawn has moved forward two squares, making this a long fianchetto.

This fianchetto of the KB signals White's attempt to control the central squares.

The double fianchetto defence involves Black developing both bishops by fianchetto to g7 and b7.

Defenses with an early ...d6 coupled with a kingside fianchetto are also commonly played.

It features a fianchetto of Black's QB.

Kasparov chose a conservative, hypermodern mobilization featuring the fianchetto of both his bishops with 4 Bb2 and 5 Bg2.