chess-The Oxford Companion to Chess - First Edition by David Hooper & Kenneth Whyld

192 LONDON VARIATION
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A study by Lomer (B6let Nariotulzeit@8,
1935). 1Nl/+ Ke6 2BE+rd7 3Ba4+Ke6,1
d7 Nf6+ 5 Ks5 NxdT 6 Bb3. a. DUL MAE.
LONDON VARIATION, 223, a line in the (Nc s
NDhNDEmcEplayedelerallimes.trhcLondon
bumament 1922. In tnc onlirualion thal nsually
followcd.4...c5 5e3d6 6c3,Whiles6rstsir
noves constitute the Inndon systen. This never
b4aBe popular tor Urhite becausc of irs lact of
Also 686, an opetring in which the noles oi tbe
tnndon system are played by Black, who thus
develops his picccs harmonioNly. I.troduced in
lhe gme Reri hsker, New York 1924, lhis
vanation son became a st.ndard defence ro tbe
REr opENrNc. Tnc 66t four moles (up to 4 . . .
Bf5) are sonetimes called the New York Variadon.
(see ruREsiSMUGL.)
LONG DIAGONAL, a diagonal thal extends lrom
a co.ner squarei i.e. a1 h8 or hl a8.
LONG-RANGE PIECES. in orthodol chess tbe
queen, lhe rook, and the bishop.
LoNG-RANGE PRoBLEM- on. inwhich mate is
to be given in a targe ntrmber of noves. Usually
White repeats many times a lengthy naneuvre
Kc],9 Kdl. l0Ke1, I I Bb1, 12KIl (Whit.beginsa
triangulaiion in order to LosE rHE Mo!E.) 13KI2,14
Kel, 15 Kd1, 16 Kc1, 17 Ba2, t8 Kbl, 19 Kal,20
Bbl, 21 Ka2. 22 Ka3.2i Ka4 Kb7 25 Ka5 15
(Black moves a pawn ralher lhatr pe.nit Whiie's
ki.g to be noved to a6. White makes Dine more
dangulanons, each time forcing Black 10 move a
pam.)47.. Pf4,?0...Pf6,93...Pfs.116...
Ph3, 139... PM, 162... Ph6, 185... Ph5,208
. . . Ph4,231 . . . Ph3, and now254 Ka5 K.8 255
Ka6f2 256b7+ Kdl 25rb8:Ofl:O 2s8Qxes
oxhl 259Og7+ Ke6 2@Qg6+Ke5 2618b8+
Ke4 262 Qc6+ Ke3 263 Qxhi Kt2 26,1 Bxi4
Ke2 265b6d3 266qd3 KD 261BaKe2 268
Bdl+ Kfz 269 QA+ Kg1 270 Be3 mate.
LOOSE GAMBII, 131, rhe SRoM,(DKA DrENcE.
The Gemaa player Walte. Loo* wrote tso books
on the open;ngs du trg ihe 19,los.
LdPEz CoUNTER-GAMBIT, 533, a unsound
line in the pElDoR D!N.E, given by LUGNA.
L6PEZ DE SEGI,RA, RUY (Pron, Rue y Lopeth)
G.153Gi.1580). Spaiisn pdest from zafra, Badajoz.
who was a leading player ol tis day. He sludied
DAMTANo\ book d wrc.e his Libto de la
invenci6n liberal ! ane del juego del Aretlrt2
(Alcal6, 1561) as a rcsponse. He lost natcnes
against rorNDo Dr BoN^ D^.urr atrd Paolo Bor
at Madnd. 157+5. It was the 6rst docubented
chess compelition, and marted a de.line in
His book is in four parls. The fisr deals with lbe
hisrory and 6ef!lne$ oI che$ an d th e I ass currcnt
in Spaia. where a player could still win by bare king
or slalemale and whe.e the fifty-nove law vas in
force. In part two the author inhodues the word
'ganbil- and gives some openings not previouly
publishodr lhe xrN6is 6AMBd, some lines in the
,nd the smrNnT DFFN.E ni the
The lasr two parts contain
.riticisn or ganes published by Damiano. Tte
book makes little advance',vrites tuNzrA r, who
mnside.ed L6pez 'an u.fruirlul genius and deyoid
of endusiasn . Mucb Breater advances were soon
io iollow, GsA wriing thal 10 turn froo L6pez to
rcLERro is to stop from darkness into ligha. Lnpez
t.eats Daniano ungerc.oNly, as iI jealous of his
predecessor's successful book. Alter I e4 e5 2NO
Damiano i.dicated tha12 . . . Nc6 was Black's best
move (the consensN of poste.ity)i L,jpez mnsi
dered Black's second move inlenor because White
.ould coniinue 3 Bb5 Gubsequently namcd tho
Ruy Lnpez or the Spa.ish Ope.ing), although the
vdialions he gives do not shoa advantage to
A lask record Io. a legal position by pmovra,
Probletu,1969.lBbll,4 2 (a4 Ka8 (Black\ king
ccillales to and fron b7 ercept when a black pawn
is moved.) 3 Ka3, 4 (a2. 5 Kal. 6 Ba2. 7 Kb1. 8
LoPEz GAI&II. 336 in th
White s 3 Oe2 d@s not make a gmbiti l6FM's
idea. apart from the incidenla, threat of4 Bxfl+ , is
that Wlite should.ontinue PD t4.akindolKNcs