Carlo Cozio
Carlo Cozio , Count of Montiglio and Salabue (* circa 1715 in Casale Monferrato ; † circa 1780 ) was an Italian chess player and author. His son Ignazio Cozio was a famous collector of violins.
Chess author
Carlo Cozio became known for his chess book Il giuoco degli scacchi . The two-volume work, already completed in manuscript around 1740, was published in Turin in 1766 .
In the presentation of the openings , Cozio, based on his predecessor Gioachino Greco , concentrated in particular on the King's Gambit . Like this one, he did not provide the listed variants with additional comments. Unlike the other Italian chess authors of the 18th century, Cozio followed Greco with regard to the rules of chess in the preference of (modern) limited castling . He provided this, however, with the condition that no enemy stone should be attacked or chess played through castling . The second volume contains more than two hundred endgames or studies .
A seldom played variant of the Spanish opening is named after Cozio , which is created after the moves 1. e2 – e4 e7 – e5 2. Ng1 – f3 Nb8 – c6 3. Bf1 – b5 Ng8 – e7 (ECO code: C60).
Works
- Conte Carlo Cozio: Il giuoco degli scacchi o sia Nuova idea di attacchi, difese e partiti del Giuoco degli Scacchi , Turin 1766 (first volume)
- Conte Carlo Cozio: Il giuoco degli scacchi o sia Nuova idea di attacchi, difese e partiti del Giuoco degli Scacchi , Turin 1766 (second volume)
Web links
- Franco Pezzi and Mauro Marchisotti: Cenni biografici su Carlo Cozio, conte di Salabue (Italian)
Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cozio, Carlo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian chess master |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1715 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Casale Monferrato |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1780 |