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Joseph Noa (21 October 1856, Nagybecskerek – 1 June 1903, Budapest) was a Hungarian chess master.
He was a judge by profession. Although an amateur he played in a number of tournaments throughout the 1880s and 1890s and defeated some of the famous players of his time. In 1880, he took 8th in Graz ( Adolf Schwarz, Miksa Weiss and Johannes von Minckwitz won). In 1881, he took 15th in Berlin (2nd DSB Congress; Joseph Henry Blackburne won). In 1882, he took 17th in Vienna ( Wilhelm Steinitz and Szymon Winawer won). In 1883, he took 11th in London ( Johannes Zukertort won). In 1885, he took 15th in Hamburg (4th DSB Congress; Isidor Gunsberg won). In 1887, he took 13th in Hamburg (5th DSB Congress; George Henry Mackenzie won). In 1892, he tied for 14-15th in Dresden (7th DSB Congress; Siegbert Tarrasch won). In 1896, he took 12th in Budapest ( Mikhail Chigorin and Rudolf Charousek won).
A variation of the Nimzo-Indian Defence, 4. Qc2 d5, is often referred to as the Noa variation. However, there are no known games of Josef Noa or any other Noa playing this variation. [1]
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- ^ "Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation (E34)". chessgames.com. 2021-05-04.
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Joseph Noa (21 October 1856, Nagybecskerek – 1 June 1903, Budapest) was a Hungarian chess master.
He was a judge by profession. Although an amateur he played in a number of tournaments throughout the 1880s and 1890s and defeated some of the famous players of his time. In 1880, he took 8th in Graz ( Adolf Schwarz, Miksa Weiss and Johannes von Minckwitz won). In 1881, he took 15th in Berlin (2nd DSB Congress; Joseph Henry Blackburne won). In 1882, he took 17th in Vienna ( Wilhelm Steinitz and Szymon Winawer won). In 1883, he took 11th in London ( Johannes Zukertort won). In 1885, he took 15th in Hamburg (4th DSB Congress; Isidor Gunsberg won). In 1887, he took 13th in Hamburg (5th DSB Congress; George Henry Mackenzie won). In 1892, he tied for 14-15th in Dresden (7th DSB Congress; Siegbert Tarrasch won). In 1896, he took 12th in Budapest ( Mikhail Chigorin and Rudolf Charousek won).
A variation of the Nimzo-Indian Defence, 4. Qc2 d5, is often referred to as the Noa variation. However, there are no known games of Josef Noa or any other Noa playing this variation. [1]
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References
- ^ "Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation (E34)". chessgames.com. 2021-05-04.
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