What is Ruy López de Segura?
{{Infobox chess player |image=Luigi Mussini- Leonardo da Cutro e Ruy Lopez giocano a scacchi alla corte di Spagna.jpg |caption=Ruy López playing [[Leonardo di Bona]] in the Spanish royal court; also depicted is [[Philip II of Spain|King Phillip II of Spain]]. (Luigi Messini, 1883) |name=Ruy López de Segura |birthname=Rodrigo López de Segura |country=Spain|birth_date=c. 1530 |birth_place=Segura |death_date=c. 1580 (aged c. 50) |death_place= }} '''Ruy López de Segura''' was a Spanish chess player, author, and priest who may have invented the [[Ruy Lopez]] chess opening.<ref>Hooper D. & Whyld K. 1984. ''The Oxford Companion to Chess'', p192.</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{-}} {{bio-stub}} [[Category:Chess players]]