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Fianchetto

A fianchetto is developing a bishop onto the long diagonal — to g2 or b2 for White, g7 or b7 for Black — after nudging the pawn in front of it. From there the bishop rakes across the whole board. It's a flexible, solid way to develop.

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Source for further study: Watson, Mastering the Chess Openings.

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