
Fianchetto
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Search complete. 5 mentions across 3 episodes found for "Fianchetto".
Oct 12, 2026
CM Azel Chua - Mastering Chess Calculation with the Burger Technique
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23:51JohnHOST
You must make sure they don't defeat your move by check, capture, threat.
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23:56JohnHOST
just like when you're searching for tactics so i also try to yeah use different algorithms this time yeah i'm like one big part will be loose pieces as a result of my move what am i unprotecting am i creating a loose piece that's always going to be relevant for example am i creating an alignment and that's my question to you i talk about alignments in the course as well because most tactics also stem from certain alignments if you pay attention now let's say rook and the king is aligned on the same file and then that allows a certain pin skewer or some discovery attack down the line for example you must be you must make sure before you make a move am i creating a certain alignment on the board i think that also connects to your lines of attack against the king but that doesn't necessarily have to be always the king sometimes the queen versus rook alignment for example like important pieces are aligned on the same diagonal sometimes Fianchetto bishop, for example, sniper bishops.
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24:45JohnHOST
You make a move and the bishop on the other side is aligned with your piece, for example.
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24:49JohnHOST
Then you allow, that's a blunder because of the very alignment, right? So to me, that alignment word is definitely much more, let's say, concrete and important or easier to implement than look at every single check capture threat.
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87:03JohnHOST
Experts don't usually miss out on such bishops, partly also because of their expertise and chunks.
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87:08JohnHOST
Throughout years of experience, they saw similar patterns before.
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87:11JohnHOST
Fianchetto bishops, for example.
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87:13JohnHOST
Beginners definitely miss the Fianchetto bishops affecting the other side of the board, as you mentioned.
GM Aman Hambleton - His London Course, Chessbrah & Winning Habits
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43:06JesseHOST
turning back yeah
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43:06Aman HambletonGUEST
exactly so that's another branch of London and But then within the people that still recommend d4, bishop f4, usually what will happen is against the Fianchetto line specifically, King's Indian, Grunfeld, knight c3 will make an appearance.
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43:22Aman HambletonGUEST
So it's not that they play the Jobaba London, but that knight c3 is the recommendation against that.
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43:27Aman HambletonGUEST
And I think that's really where it all separates is there's so many Londons out there, but There's absolutely none that treat the entire opening as a system, which is what I'm doing.
🧠 Arms Too Long (Opening Exercise)
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1:59Aiden RaynerHOST
Ideally, a move like bishop h3 by white should trigger some kind of alarm bell.
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2:06Aiden RaynerHOST
If you're familiar with Fianchettos, if you're part of the stage of your chess game where you've got some familiarity with ideas like Fianchettos and the long diagonal and where that bishop, quote unquote, should end up, like where it feels natural for that bishop to be.
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2:20Aiden RaynerHOST
If you have a sense of those things, then a move like Bishop H3 feels weird.
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2:27Aiden RaynerHOST
Something about that goes, oh, that's odd.