Answers.Body: <p>The Oxford Companion to Chess says that the Noa Variation of the Nimzo-Indian was played regularly by Josef Noa, but that he reached the position after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 Nf6.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>It's probably because he has notable games playing with it or he had analysis published on it.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I recently played 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5, and it was coded as the <strong>Noa</strong> variation of the Nimzo-Indian. There was a Josef Noa of Hungary, who lived from, 1856-1903, but his recorded games do not include a Nimzo-Indian, let alone this variation. Why is it named after him then?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: @HerbWolfe The OP wrote "his recorded games do not include a N-I." Do you seriously believe that by "N-I" he meant "Noa"? I don't see why anyone would abbreviate "Noa" at all, much less abbreviate it to "N-I".
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Comments.Text: @bof a simple check of his recorded games does show that he played at least one Nimzo, and it was not a Noa.
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Comments.Text: @HerbWolfe Completely irrelevant. We do not edit other people's posts to correct their facts. You can do that in a comment or an answer, not by putting your words in the OP's mouth.
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Title: Why is the 'classical' Nimzo-Indian called the Noa variation?
ThreadText: # Why is the 'classical' Nimzo-Indian called the Noa variation?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-10-09)
  
  I recently played 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5, and it was coded as the **Noa** variation of the Nimzo-Indian. There was a Josef Noa of Hungary, who lived from, 1856-1903, but his recorded games do not include a Nimzo-Indian, let alone this variation. Why is it named after him then?
  
  **Tags:** opening, terminology, nimzo-indian
  
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  > **username_1**: @HerbWolfe The OP wrote "his recorded games do not include a N-I." Do you seriously believe that by "N-I" he meant "Noa"? I don't see why anyone would abbreviate "Noa" at all, much less abbreviate it to "N-I".  
  > **username_2**: @username_1 a simple check of his recorded games does show that he played at least one Nimzo, and it was not a Noa.  
  > **username_1**: @HerbWolfe Completely irrelevant. We do not edit other people's posts to correct their facts. You can do that in a comment or an answer, not by putting your words in the OP's mouth.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2020-10-10. Score: 7
  
  The Oxford Companion to Chess says that the Noa Variation of the Nimzo-Indian was played regularly by Josef Noa, but that he reached the position after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 Nf6.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2020-10-09. Score: 0
  
  It's probably because he has notable games playing with it or he had analysis published on it.
  
  
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