Rodrigo "Ruy" López de Segura (c. 1530 – c. 1580) was a Spanish chess player, author, and Catholic priest whose 1561 treatise Libro de la invención liberal y Arte del juego del Axedrez was one of the first books about modern chess in Europe. He made great contributions to chess opening theory, including in the King's Gambit and the Ruy López (or Spanish) opening that bears his name. López was also the strongest player in Spain for about 20 years.
See also: Ruy Lopez Opening: Gunderam Variation
Openings named for Ruy López
The following chess openings bear López's name:
- C20 Open Game: López/Mcleod Opening,1.e4 e5 2.c3
- C23 Bishop's Opening: López Gambit, 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Qe2 Nc6 4.c3 Nf6 5.f4
- C20 Open Game: López/Mcleod, Lasa Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.c3 f5
- C33 KGA: Bishop's Gambit, Ruy López Defence, 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 c6
- C33 KGA: Bishop's Gambit, López–Gianutio Countergambit 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 f5
- C33 KGA: Bishop's Gambit, López–Gianutio Countergambit, Hein Variation, 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 f5 4.Qe2 Qh4+ 5.Kd1 fxe4 6.Nc3 Kd8
- C60 Spanish (Ruy López), 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
- C41 Philidor: López Countergambit, 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5
- C41 Philidor: López Countergambit, Jaenisch Variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4 exd4 5.Ng5 Nh6 6.Nxh7