Ruy Lopez, Noah's Ark Trap

[2] Chess masters have occasionally fallen victim to this trap.

An example is a game between Endre Steiner and José Capablanca at the Budapest tournament in 1929:[3] Better moves for White are 5.c3, 5.Bxc6+, and 5.0-0.

Alexander Alekhine recommended this move in the tournament book for New York 1924 as a means for White to draw, but it is a mistake that loses material.

The white king bishop is trapped.

A variation of this trap can occur in the Sicilian Defence after the moves 1. e4 c5 2.