Complex sentence: As a player, Cochrane was more interested in beauty and excitement than in winning, and his opening innovations are generally regard as unsound, although the Cochrane Gambit is occasionally used as a surprise weapon.
Split into simpler sentences: As a player, Cochrane was more interested in beauty and excitement than in winning. His opening innovations are generally regard as unsound, although the Cochrane Gambit is occasionally used as a surprise weapon.