Answers.Body: <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cochrane_(chess_player)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">John Cochrane</a> is known for his dashing and creative playing style – liberally sacrificing pieces and always attacking. He played an early <code>Bc4</code> against many openings including the Sicilian. Here are 3 examples against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Staunton" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Howard Staunton</a>, regarded as the world's strongest player from 1843 to 1851. These games may explain the origin of the name <strong>Sicilian Cochrane Attack</strong>.</p>
  
  <h2>On the 2nd move</h2>
  
  <pre><code>[Title "John Cochrane vs Howard Staunton, London m2 (1842)"]
  [FEN ""]
  
  1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 e5 3.f4 Nc6 4.Nf3 exf4 5.O-O g5 6.d4 cxd4 7.c3 Bc5 8.cxd4 Nxd4 9.Nxd4 Qb6 10.Kh1 Bxd4 11.Nc3 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Ne7 13.g3 d5 14.Bxd5 Bh3 15.Qh5 Bxf1 16.Qxf7+ Kd8 17.Ba3 Re8 18.Rd1 Be2 19.Bc6+ Bxd1 20.Qxe8+ 1-0
  </code></pre>
  
  <h2>On the 3rd move</h2>
  
  <pre><code>[Title "John Cochrane vs Howard Staunton, London m2 (1842)"]
  [FEN ""]
  
   1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Bc4 e5 4.f4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Qe2 Be7 7.O-O d6 8.Ng5 O-O 9.fxe5 dxe5 10.Qf3 h6 11.Nxf7 Rxf7 12.Qg3 Na5 13.Bxf7+ Kxf7 14.Qxe5 Nc4 15.Qh5+ Kg8 16.Qe2 Ne5 17.Bf4 d3 18.Qd2 Nxe4 19.Qe1 Bc5+ 20.Kh1 Qd4 21.Nc3 Bf5 22.Bxe5 Nf2+ 23.Rxf2 Qxf2 24.Qxf2 Bxf2 25.cxd3 Bxd3 26.Rd1 Re8 27.Rxd3 Rxe5 1/2-1/2
  </code></pre>
  
  <h2>On the 4th move</h2>
  
  <pre><code>[Title "John Cochrane vs Howard Staunton, London m2 (1842)"]
  [FEN ""]
  
  1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Nf3 e5 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.Ng5 d5 6.exd5 h6 7.Nf3 Bg4 8.h3 Qc7 9.hxg4 Qxc4 10.Nxe5 Qxd5 11.O-O Bd6 12.Bf4 O-O 13.Re1 Re8 14.c4 Qa5 15.Bd2 Qc7 16.Nd3 Rxe1+ 17.Bxe1 Qxc4 18.Qf3 Nc6 19.Bd2 Re8 20.g5 hxg5 21.Bxg5 Nb4 22.Bf4 Bxf4 23.Nxf4 Qc1+ 24.Kh2 Qxb2 0-1
  </code></pre>
  
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Body: <p>In my club and local tournaments, opponents playing White often do an early Bc4 when I start a Sicilian. Usually I begin an Old Sicilian, eg 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6. My opponents may play Bc4 on the 2nd, 3rd or 4th move. A recent example is 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4. Usually my UCI or engines code this as B20, aka the Sicilian Cochrane Attack.</p>
  
  <p>I searched for. detailed ECO listings, but I couldn’t find this under B20, or anywhere else. Web searches revealed that John Cochrane played 5. Bc4 in a Petrov variation and 4. Bc4 in a variation of the King's Gambit. I also couldn’t find anything about Bc4 in the Sicilian.</p>
  
  <p>So, what is Sicilian Cochrane Attack?</p>
  
Tags: <opening><sicilian-defense>
Title: What is the Sicilian Cochrane Attack?
ThreadText: # What is the Sicilian Cochrane Attack?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-23)
  
  In my club and local tournaments, opponents playing White often do an early Bc4 when I start a Sicilian. Usually I begin an Old Sicilian, eg 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6. My opponents may play Bc4 on the 2nd, 3rd or 4th move. A recent example is 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4. Usually my UCI or engines code this as B20, aka the Sicilian Cochrane Attack.
  
  I searched for. detailed ECO listings, but I couldn’t find this under B20, or anywhere else. Web searches revealed that John Cochrane played 5. Bc4 in a Petrov variation and 4. Bc4 in a variation of the King's Gambit. I also couldn’t find anything about Bc4 in the Sicilian.
  
  So, what is Sicilian Cochrane Attack?
  
  **Tags:** opening, sicilian-defense
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2020-04-23. Score: 6
  
  John Cochrane is known for his dashing and creative playing style – liberally sacrificing pieces and always attacking. He played an early Bc4 against many openings including the Sicilian. Here are 3 examples against Howard Staunton, regarded as the world's strongest player from 1843 to 1851. These games may explain the origin of the name Sicilian Cochrane Attack.
  On the 2nd move
  [Title "John Cochrane vs Howard Staunton, London m2 (1842)"]
  [FEN ""]
  
  1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 e5 3.f4 Nc6 4.Nf3 exf4 5.O-O g5 6.d4 cxd4 7.c3 Bc5 8.cxd4 Nxd4 9.Nxd4 Qb6 10.Kh1 Bxd4 11.Nc3 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Ne7 13.g3 d5 14.Bxd5 Bh3 15.Qh5 Bxf1 16.Qxf7+ Kd8 17.Ba3 Re8 18.Rd1 Be2 19.Bc6+ Bxd1 20.Qxe8+ 1-0
  
  On the 3rd move
  [Title "John Cochrane vs Howard Staunton, London m2 (1842)"]
  [FEN ""]
  
   1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Bc4 e5 4.f4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Qe2 Be7 7.O-O d6 8.Ng5 O-O 9.fxe5 dxe5 10.Qf3 h6 11.Nxf7 Rxf7 12.Qg3 Na5 13.Bxf7+ Kxf7 14.Qxe5 Nc4 15.Qh5+ Kg8 16.Qe2 Ne5 17.Bf4 d3 18.Qd2 Nxe4 19.Qe1 Bc5+ 20.Kh1 Qd4 21.Nc3 Bf5 22.Bxe5 Nf2+ 23.Rxf2 Qxf2 24.Qxf2 Bxf2 25.cxd3 Bxd3 26.Rd1 Re8 27.Rxd3 Rxe5 1/2-1/2
  
  On the 4th move
  [Title "John Cochrane vs Howard Staunton, London m2 (1842)"]
  [FEN ""]
  
  1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Nf3 e5 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.Ng5 d5 6.exd5 h6 7.Nf3 Bg4 8.h3 Qc7 9.hxg4 Qxc4 10.Nxe5 Qxd5 11.O-O Bd6 12.Bf4 O-O 13.Re1 Re8 14.c4 Qa5 15.Bd2 Qc7 16.Nd3 Rxe1+ 17.Bxe1 Qxc4 18.Qf3 Nc6 19.Bd2 Re8 20.g5 hxg5 21.Bxg5 Nb4 22.Bf4 Bxf4 23.Nxf4 Qc1+ 24.Kh2 Qxb2 0-1
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thanks, username_1. Is there some app I'm missing ? I see the boards, but there is a long vertical scrollbar below, obscuring the moves.  
  > **username_1**: You are welcome! I see the moves on the right of the diagrams. At the bottom of each diagram do you see a menu with `Start`, `Back`...`Next ` buttons? You can use those to watch the games.  
  > **username_1**: @username_0 is a long vertical scrollbar still obscuring the moves?  
  
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