John Cochrane
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John Cochrane (1798 - 1878), was a Scottish chess master and lawyer. An amateur player, he was the epitome of the early romantic phase of chess history.
Cochrane is the eponym of the Cochrane Gambit, a variation of Petrov's Defence with the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nxf7. He also discovered the Cochrane Defense, a method for drawing in the endgame with a rook versus a rook and bishop.
[edit] References
- Hooper, David and Kenneth Whyld (1996). The Oxford Companion To Chess. Oxford University. ISBN 0-19-280049-3.
[edit] External links
- John Cochrane at ChessGames.com
- Minev, Nikolay (2005). The Legacy of John Cochrane. (PDF). Chesscafe.com
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