Carlo Cozio, Count of Montiglio and Salabue (c. 1715 – c. 1780) was an Italian
chess
Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...
player and theorist. He is best remembered for the book ''Il giuoco degli scacchi'', and for the
Cozio Defence.
Life
Carlo Cozio was born in
Casale Monferrato around 1715. He married Donna Taddea dei Marchesi di Barbiano di Chieri and by her had one son:
Count Ignazio Alessandro Cozio di Salabue
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(1755–1840) who became a famous collector of violins.
In 1740 he completed the manuscript of ''Il Giuoco degli Scacchi o sia Nuova idea di attacchi, difese e partiti del Giuoco degli Scacchi'', which was published in 1766 in Turin by the Stamperia Reale as two volumes amounting together to 700 pages. He is also known for
Cozio's mate.
Carlo Cozio died around 1780.
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1715 births
1780 deaths
People from Casale Monferrato
Italian chess players
Italian chess writers
18th century in chess
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