FIANCHETTO

Etymology

Noun

fianchetto (plural fianchetti)

(chess) The development of a bishop by moving it one square to a long diagonal; specifically, a set of opening moves where a bishop is developed to the second rank of the adjacent knight file.

Verb

fianchetto (third-person singular simple present fianchettoes or fianchettos, present participle fianchettoing, simple past and past participle fianchettoed)

(chess) To play a fianchetto.

Source: Wiktionary



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23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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