What Is Ruy Lopez?

The Ruy Lopez, 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.

Is Ruy Lopez a good opening?

The Ruy Lopez – One Of The Best Chess Openings For Beginners

The Ruy Lopez is so popular it's hard to find a player who hasn't played it at some point in their chess career. ... It's considered to be one of the best openings for beginners because it typically leads to open games, with a lot of play for both sides.

What is the point of the Ruy Lopez?

Traditionally, White's objective in playing the Ruy Lopez is to spoil Black's pawn structure; either way Black recaptures following the exchange on c6 will have negative features, though recapturing gains the bishop pair .

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