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Siesta2 Chess.|sɪˈɛstə| The name of a town in Italy, used attrib. in Siesta gambit, Siesta variation, a continuation of the Ruy Lopez opening popularized in a tournament held there (see quot. 1965).
1935Smith & Dash tr. Znosko-Borovsky's How to play Chess Openings 54 This line is known as the Siesta Gambit and has been much played in recent years. 1948G. Abrahams Teach yourself Chess iii. v. 195 P to KB4 gives the Siesta variation which is playable. 1965Listener 29 Apr. 651/3, 1 P-K4 P-K4 2 N-KB3 N-QB3 3 B-N5 P-QR3 4 B-R4 P-Q3 5 P-B3 P-B4: the so-called ‘Siesta’ variation, which, despite its name, leads to lively play and provides an early counter to White's positional grip on the centre. |