Ruy Lopez

Ruy Lopez
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a8 black rook
c8 black bishop
d8 black queen
e8 black king
f8 black bishop
g8 black knight
h8 black rook
a7 black pawn
b7 black pawn
c7 black pawn
d7 black pawn
f7 black pawn
g7 black pawn
h7 black pawn
c6 black knight
b5 white bishop
e5 black pawn
e4 white pawn
f3 white knight
a2 white pawn
b2 white pawn
c2 white pawn
d2 white pawn
f2 white pawn
g2 white pawn
h2 white pawn
a1 white rook
b1 white knight
c1 white bishop
d1 white queen
e1 white king
h1 white rook
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55
44
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22
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Moves1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
ECOC60–C99
OriginGöttingen manuscript, 1490
Named afterRuy López de Segura, Libro del Ajedrez, 1561
ParentKing's Knight Opening
Synonym(s)Spanish Opening
Spanish Game
Spanish Torture [colloquial]

The Ruy Lopez (/rɔɪ, ˈri/; Spanish: [ˈruj ˈlopeθ]),[1] also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening characterised by the moves:

1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5

The Ruy Lopez is named after 16th-century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura. It is one of the most popular openings, with many variations. In the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO), all codes from C60 to C99 are assigned to the Ruy Lopez.

  1. ^ Latin American Spanish: [ˈlopes]