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Ruy Lopez

The Ruy Lopez (/rɔɪ, ˈruːi/; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Spanish: ), also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening beginning with the moves:

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ECO
C60–C99
Moves
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
Named after
Ruy López de Segura, Libro del Axedrez, 1561
Origin
Göttingen manuscript, c. 1490
Parent
King's Knight Opening
Synonyms
Spanish Opening · Spanish Game · Spanish Torture [colloq.]

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Basics

Closed Defence: 5...Be7

Open Defence: 5...Nxe4

Arkhangelsk Defence: 5...b5

Black's fifth move alternatives

White's fifth move alternatives

Black's fourth move alternatives

Exchange Variation: 4.Bxc6

Black's third move alternatives

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Ruy Lopez

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Triples274
Avg. degree1.99
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Ruy Lopez

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related to Further reading · 89
Ruy Lopez → Alexander, Alexey, Anand, Andrew, Anti-Spanish The Cozio Defence, Batsford, Berlin Defence, Bird's Defence Against, Black, Bologan, Bologan's Ruy Lopez, Chess Stars, Complete Repertoire, Cox, Dangerous Weapons, David, Doknjas, Dreev, Emms, Everyman Chess
related to Morphy Defence: 3...a6 · 38
Ruy Lopez → Adolf Anderssen, Aron Nimzowitsch, Ba4, Black, Black's, Bxc6, Charles Henry Stanley, Chess, Chess-Player's Handbook, Earlier, Ercole, Eugène Rousseau, Exchange Variation, Howard Staunton, If, Johann Löwenthal, London, Modenese, Morphy, Morphy's
related to Norwegian Defence: 4...b5 5.Bb3 Na5 · 34
Ruy Lopez → Ba4, Bb3 Na5, Black, Bxf7, Carl Schlechter, Chess Yearbook, ECO C70, In, Jonathan Tisdall, Ke7, Kg7, Kxf7, Mark Taimanov, New, Nf7, Norwegian, Nxb3, Nxe5, Qd5, Qe5
related to Cordel Defence: 3...Bc5 · 25
Ruy Lopez → After, Bb6, Bc5, Berlin Defence, Beverwijk Variation, Black, Boris Gulko, Boris Spassky, Bxc6, Classical Defence, Cordel Gambit, ECO C64, It, More, Nf6, Nge7, Nxe5, Nxe5 Bd6, Qe2, Qf6
related to Classical main line: 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 · 24
Ruy Lopez → Anatoly Karpov, Bb3, Bb7, Be6, Black, Black's, Boris Spassky, Breyer Variation, Chigorin Variation, Closed Defence, For, It, Karpov Variation, Kholmov Variation, Na5, Nb8, Nbd2, Nd7, Re1, Smyslov Variation
related to history · 23
Ruy Lopez → Although, An, Axedrez, Bb5, Bc4, Black, Carl Jaenisch, Chess Player's Chronicle, December, Due, Finnish-Russian, Göttingen, Le Palamède, Libro, Lopez, Nearly, Open Games, Philidor Defence, Ruy López, Segura
related to Closed Defence: 5...Be7 · 17
Ruy Lopez → After, Ba4 Nf6, Bb3, Be7, Bg4, Black, Black's, Bxc6, Following, Na5, Nxe4, Nxe5, Re1, The, The Closed Defence, White, White's
related to Cozio Defence: 3...Nge7 · 8
Ruy Lopez → Although Bent Larsen, Black, Black's, ECO C60, Nge7, Nxc6, The Cozio Defence, White
Synonyms · 3
Ruy Lopez → Spanish Game, Spanish Opening, Spanish Torture [colloq.]
ECO · 1
Ruy Lopez → C60–C99

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black white line d4 variation 0-0 10 also defence d6 c3 move 11 b5 play main d3 black's bishop white's

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Ruy LopezECOC60–C991.00infobox
Ruy LopezMoves1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb51.00infobox
Ruy LopezNamed afterRuy López de Segura, Libro del Axedrez, 15611.00infobox
Ruy LopezOriginGöttingen manuscript, c. 14901.00infobox
Ruy LopezParentKing's Knight Opening1.00infobox
Ruy LopezSynonymsSpanish Opening1.00infobox
Ruy LopezSynonymsSpanish Game1.00infobox
Ruy LopezSynonymsSpanish Torture [colloq.]1.00infobox
Ruy Lopezis amost extensively developed of all Open Games0.90text
GM Vladimir Malaniukinstance ofwas popularized by Soviet players from the city of Arkhangelsk0.80text
Alexei Shirovinstance ofEven players with a dynamic style0.80text
Veselin Topalovinstance ofEven players with a dynamic style0.80text

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