5 Best Chess Opening Traps in the Ruy Lopez

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov will share with you the best chess opening traps from the Ruy Lopez defense, which happens after the opening moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5.

It is also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, 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 all codes from C60 to C99 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) are assigned to them.

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00:00 Intro to Ruy Lopez chess traps
00:12 Trap-1: Black wins in 10 moves
01:48 Trap-2: White counterattacks 
02:47 Can you find the winning move? 
02:59 Trap-3: GM Igor Smirnov’s favourite
03:58 Trap-3: Beware of this checkmate!
04:47 Trap-4: Black traps White’s bishop
06:42 Trap-5: Miraculous trap for White
08:15 Insane and crazy move!
08:51 Can you find the winning line?
09:01 Best way to improve at chess instantly

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