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C71

Ruy Lopez: Noah's Ark Trap

Key moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5

The Ruy Lopez is one of the oldest and most classic chess openings. White develops the bishop to b5, putting indirect pressure on the e5 pawn through the knight on c6. It leads to rich strategic positions with deep plans for both sides.

History & Notable Players

Named after the 16th-century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura. It has been a cornerstone of chess opening theory for over 500 years and remains one of the most popular openings at all levels.

Top Players in this Opening

Keres, Paul21 gamesShort,N6 gamesAlekhine, Alexander5 gamesBronstein, David I4 gamesNakamura,Hi4 gamesCapablanca, Jose Raul3 gamesPetrosian, Tigran V3 gamesLjubojevic, Ljubomir3 gamesFirouzja,Alireza3 gamesLasker, Emanuel3 games

Related Openings

C70 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense459C72 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Kecskemet Variation203C73 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense107C74 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense46C75 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense121C76 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation180C77 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Jaffe Gambit854C78 - Ruy Lopez: Brix Variation1124C79 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred208

Best Games

Keres, Paul vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman1/2-1/2
World Championship 18th 1948Notable
Lasker, Emanuel vs Steinitz, William0-1
World Championship 6th 1896Notable
Lasker, Emanuel vs Steinitz, William1-0
World Championship 6th 1896Notable
Carlsen,M vs Gukesh,D1-0
Clutch Chess: Champions 2025
Shirov,A vs Firouzja,Alireza1-0
2nd Stars Cup Blitz 2017 2017
Carlsen,M vs Timman,J0-1
Blitz 2004
Ivanchuk,V vs Timman,J1-0
GMA 2003
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Larsen, Bent1-0
Las Palmas 1974
Teschner, Rudolf vs Keres, Paul1/2-1/2
Bamberg 1968
Keres, Paul vs Capablanca, Jose Raul1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires ol prel-D 1939
Keres, Paul vs Alekhine, Alexander1-0
Margate 1937
Szpar,Milosz vs Nakamura,Hi0-1
Titled Tue 4th Nov 2025 2025
Grischuk,A vs Demchenko,A1-0
Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025 2025
Szpar,Milosz vs Duda,J0-1
Titled Tue 23rd Sep 2025 2025
Shabalov,A vs Short,N1-0
FIDE World Bl Team Pool A 2025
Wedberg,T vs Erigaisi,Arjun0-1
39th ECC Open 2024 2024
Droin,Augustin vs Duda,J0-1
Titled Tue 9th Jul Late 2024
Adams,Mi vs Alekseenko,K1-0
7th Salamanca Masters 2024
Donchenko,Alexa vs Praggnanandhaa,R0-1
Titled Tue 14th May Early 2024
Gavrilin,Roman vs Kamsky,G0-1
Titled Tue 2nd Apr Late 2024

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