López de Segura, Ruy (1530-1580)
Cambodian postage stamp commemorating Ruy Lopez (www.chessgames.com)
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| Alternative first name spellings: Rodrigo. |
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GENERAL INFO
| Description: Ruy López de Segura was a cleric of the parish of La Candelaria in Zafra (Spain). Later went to the court of King Felipe II, as a confessor and royal adviser. He is considered the oldest chess world champion in the world. He wrote a treatise called “Libro de la invención liberal y arte del juego del ajedrez” in 1561, one of the first chess books published in Europe. He practiced some variants of the game, such as Blindfold’s chess, and consolidated the Spanish Opening or The Ruy Lopez opening. |
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| Sex: Male. | Occupation: Priest, Humanist, Grammarian, Chess player. |
| Place of Birth / Death: Zafra, Badajoz, Spain. / Madrid, Spain. | Country Tags: Spain. |
| Centuries: XVI. | Title: Oldest Chess World Champion (1570-1575). |
| World Champion: – | School: – |
| Styles: Theoretical and tactical. | Chess Olympiads: – |
IN MUSICHESS
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External links
- Chessbase.com: Ruy López de Segura: https://shop.chessbase.com/en/openings/spanish – [22/03/2018].
- Club de ajedrez de Aranjuez: Biografía de Ruy López de Segura: http://www.ajedrezaranjuez.com/ruy-lopez.htm – [22/03/2018].
- Ruy López de Segura at chess24: https://chess24.com/en/read/glossary/ruy-lopez – [22/03/2018].
- Ruy López de Segura at Encyclopaedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ruy-Lopez-de-Segura – [22/03/2018].
- Ruy López de Segura chess games at 365Chess.com: https://www.365chess.com/players/Ruy_Lopez_de_Segura – [22/03/2018].
- Ruy López de Segura in chess.com: https://www.chess.com/blog/KingsBishop/ruy-loacutepez-de-segura – [22/03/2018].
- Ruy López de Segura player profile and games at Chessgames.com: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=78728 – [22/03/2018].
- Wikipedia the free encyclopedia: Ruy López de Segura: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruy_L%C3%B3pez_de_Segura – [22/03/2018].
Bibliography
- Averbakh, Yuri. (2012). A history of chess. From Chaturanga to the present day. Milford, USA: Russel enterprises Inc.
- Eales, Richard. (2002). Chess: The history of a game. Glasgow, Scotland: Hardinge Simpole Publishing.
- Elo, Arpad E. (2008). The rating of chess players, Past and Present. New York: Ishi Press.
- Hooper, David. Whyld, Kenneth. (1992). The Oxford companion to chess. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Murray, H. J. R. (1913). A history of chess. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Ruy López de Segura (1561). Libro de la invención liberal y arte del juego del ajedrez. Alcalá de Henares, Andrés de Angulo.
