That's a very interesting game by black. Congratulations. I specially enjoyed 12....e3! I haven't analized deeply the game but I should give that opening a try.
17.O-O-O was in my opinion, also a wise choice. You allready had a huge advantage and could afford the tempo for a stronger development.
btw, I don't think 14.Qe2 was a better option for white since black simply takes with the knight
Great game
Hello chess adventurers:
As you may have surmised from the title, I am exploring the merits - and potential pitfalls I guess as well - of the Cozio Defence to the Ruy Lopez.
It is one of chess' last final frontiers or mysteries from an experiential viewpoint, from what I gathered so far. As such, it is even more exciting to know that less theoretical work has been done on the Cozio defence than almost any other chess opening, and it is thus worth exploring in depth! For in it there may be yet some brilliancies to find...
... Not that I might author these - I wish! - but perhaps, en masse we could deduce but one or two nice gems by active pursuit.
So I am going to post recent and/or interesting Cozio Defence games as I find them or play them, and I invite all other relevant contributions and ideas/analysis/feedback.
Try this defence out, and let's see what happens - post it here! Then we can share in the colective, and stronger knowledge attained in collecting data as such.
Here's my first contribution - a recent long- game where I employed the Cozio to some success, though perhaps aided by my opponent to some slight degree...
As always, the Cozio game presented was interesting and in this case tactic-rich.
Hope you enjoyed - please offer analysis and/or place your own Cozio defence games in this thread so that we can discuss it's strengths and weaknesses.