Chess: Russian Game: Cozio (Lasker) Attack

I played White.

This was a 3-minute blitz game on lichess.org as Anonymous.

The game was ended by resignation by Black.

This is the opening position of "Russian Game: Cozio (Lasker) Attack" or "Petrov's Defense: Cozio Attack".

Let's watch.

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So, a bit about Russian Game: Cozio (Lasker) Attack.

• Russian Game

  Also called the Petrov Defence. It starts with:

  1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6

  Symmetrical, solid, often heading into positional battles rather than wild tactics. It's called "Russian Game" because the first big theory work on it came from 19th-century Russian masters, notably from Alexander Petrov (hence Petrov Defence).

• Cozio

  Carlo Cozio was an 18th-century Italian nobleman and chess author. He's best known for his book Il Giuoco degli Scacchi (1766), which catalogued openings and endgames for his time.

  Symmetrical, solid, often heading into positional battles rather than wild tactics. It's called "Russian Game" because the first big theory work on it came from 19th-century Russian masters, notably from Alexander Petrov (hence Petrov Defence).

  In this Russian variation, the "Cozio Attack" is:

  3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Qe2

• Lasker

  Emanuel Lasker — World Champion from 1894 to 1921 — was famous for his pragmatic, adaptive style. He didn't invent the Cozio Attack, but he played it in serious competition, refining the move orders and popularising it in the early 20th century. That's why some sources add "(Lasker)" to the name.