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ruy lopez

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
ruy lopez
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A common chess opening, an Open Game characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, in which White moves king's bishop to the fifth rank.

Etymology

Named for Ruy López de Segura, a Spanish priest who wrote a book about chess openings in 1561.

Synonyms

Spanish Game Spanish Opening Spanish Torture

Questions

What does ruy lopez mean?
A common chess opening, an Open Game characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, in which White moves king's bishop to the fifth rank.
Where does ruy lopez come from?
Named for Ruy López de Segura, a Spanish priest who wrote a book about chess openings in 1561.

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