Talk:Ruy Lopez, Noah's Ark Trap

Origin of name
It might be because the Ark was crowded, as is the bishop.

It's called Noah's Ark because the Black pawns on a6, b5, c5 and d6 look like a boat. It's a trap because White has to be careful of: X. ... c4 Morten Isaksen (talk) 08:38, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

I thought it was because the bishop becomes trapped by the pawns like how those left behind got trapped by the falling rain. 2606:A000:4081:1E00:2873:13CB:F0D4:938F (talk) 08:35, 13 June 2019 (UTC)