Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
type of chess opening, 1876, from Ruy López de Segura (fl. 1560), Spanish bishop and writer on chess, who developed it.
Wikipedia
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. Bb5The Ruy Lopez is named after 16th-century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura. It is one of the most popular openings, with such a vast number of variations that in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) all codes from C60 to C99 are assigned to them.
Usage examples of "ruy lopez".
Though barely out of a Ruy Lopez opening - that's what Jeremy had called it the other night, anyway - Wili had a good feeling about the game.
Of course, none seemed as enamored of this pre-Aztec stone as Count Ruy Lopez de Goma y Sanches, who came every day.
When I got home again I set out a very dull Ruy Lopez and that didnt mean anything either.
When I got home again I set out a very dull Ruy Lopez and that didn’.
When I got home again I set out a very dull Ruy Lopez and that didn't mean anything either.
The burglar drew the white pieces in the first game, opened King's Pawn, and played what turned out to be a reasonably imaginative version of the Ruy Lopez.