Talk:Ruy Lopez, Noah's Ark Trap
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Origin of name
[edit]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)