John Crittenden Thompson vs Daniel Noteboom (1929)

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John Crittenden Thompson vs Daniel Noteboom
BCF-ch Major Open (1929), Ramsgate ENG, rd 6, Aug-03
Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation. General (B56) · 0-1

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Feb-28-11		lost in space: This is the way how to play the Sicilian!! Love it. Will have a closer look to this game. Noteboom played a very modern, dynamic chess. What a tragedy that he died so early.

Feb-28-11		sneaky pete: White is J.C. Thompson in Euwe's book on Noteboom, so this could be John Charles Thompson trying to follow Morphy's footsteps.

Feb-28-11		Phony Benoni: <sneaky pete> Doesn't seem likely; John Charles Thompson was a Texan, born in 1910. Hard to imagine him in England at age 19. Di Felice's <Chess Results> series mentions a J.C. Thompson playing team matches for Queensland and doing well in Brisbane tournaments from 1900-1908. He reappears in the 1920s with diminished results. The last two events attributed to him are Ramsgate 1929 and Surrey Championship of 1931. It's conceivable that he may have retired back to England in the late 1920s, though it could easily enough be two separate people.

Mar-03-11		Stonehenge: According to NicBase, this is Walter Hood Thompson (Scotland). Birthdate 1873, April 06th Deceased 1938

Mar-04-11		lost in space: I think the first (smaller) mistake was 14.0-0-0. Before this move white had without any doubt a small advantage, but also without any doubt not afterwards. click for larger view Black's option - being able to play b4, the important resource of Rxc3 and Nxe4 - are more important than the possible white pawn storm on the king side. E.g. 14. 0-0 was better. Only 2 moves later white missed 16. Bd4 with a playable position click for larger view e.g. 16...Qa5 17. Kb1 Be6 18. Qe3 Ba2+ and Black is better but White is able to fight. 16. Qe2 was already the losing move. After a series of optimal move we reach this position after move 21 - as already mentioned with a big advantage for black click for larger view 22. Bxa6?? was suicide, the best move here was 22. Ke2- which is also leading to a lost position - but not completely lost as after the game move. Even stronger than 22...Qa5 was Qa8. click for larger view I really like the way Noteboom played with Black.

Feb-13-16		jerseybob: White ignores black's q-side counterplay with 11.Nf3?(a4 better), then castles right into the attack. Of course, by that point it might be too late: where does white put the kng?

Feb-12-19		MissScarlett: According to Britbase, this is <John Crittenden Thompson>. http://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pgn... Bye-bye <Walter Hood>.

Jun-24-25		AlicesKnight: Excellent horseplay. The remarkable threat after 18... Nxe4+, should White capture the N, is a fine point.

Jun-24-25		Walter Glattke: 16.-Rxc3 Book theme, the positional quality sacrifice - classic chess / 17.bxc3 Bxc3 18.Rec1 Na2+ 20.Kd1 Qb8 21.Ne2 Qb2 22.Qf3 Bxd2 23.Kxd2 Ba4 24.Ke2 Rc8 25.Rc1 (Rb1? Nc3+) Nxc1 26.Rxc1 Bxc2 27.Bd2 Bxd3+ 28.Qxd3 Rxc1 +2.0 for black , best defense. Blitz, first attempt only

Jun-24-25		Walter Glattke: Ah, mistake, failing Nf6; so 16.-Rxc3 !7.bxc3 Nxe4 18.Bxe4 Bxg3 19.Bd5+ Bxd5 20.Nxd5 Qa5 21.Nb3 Qa3+ 22.Kb1 Ba4 23.Rd4 Bxb3 24.Rxb4 Qa1+ 25.Kd2 Qc3+ 26.Kd1 Qxb4 27.bxc3+ White wins, !8.Nxe4 dubious so far

Jun-24-25		mel gibson: That looked easy to me. Stockfish 17 says: 16. .. Rxc3 (16. .. Rxc3 (1. ... Rxc3 2.bxc3 Na2+ 3.Kd2 Nxe4+ 4.Ke1 Naxc3 5.Bxe4 Nxe2 6.Kxe2 Qc7 7.g5 Bc6 8.Bd3 a5 9.Rhf1 a4 10.Nd4 Bg2 11.Rf2 Bd5 12.f5 Be5 13.Rdf1 a3 14.Nb5 Qa5 ) +5.15/38 301) score for Black +5.15 depth 38.

Jun-24-25		Lambda: I had 18...Nxc3, with 19.Kxc3 being impossible due to 19...Nxe4+, which should also win but not quite as convincingly,

Jun-25-25		Olavi: One does have to inquire about 13...Kh8...

Jun-25-25		chrisowen: I mop its vat jaw its chef q bug z its ak Rxc3 its aba its la its au its ei its aah its hark its hi Rxc3 duh x

Jun-26-25		King.Arthur.Brazil: At first glance, this line is good: 16...Rxc3 17. bxc3 Na2+ 18. Kb2 Qa5 19. Ra1 Rb8+ 20. Bb5 Rxb5+ 21. Qxb5 Qxb5+ 22. Kxa2 Qc4+ 23. Kb2 Nxe4 24. Bd4 Bxd4 25. cxd4 Qc3+ 26. Kb1 Qxf3 27. Re1 Bb5 or 24. Ra3 Bxc3+ 25. Kc1 Qe2 26. Bd4+ Bxd4 27. Nxd4 Qd2+ 28. Kb2 Qxd4+ 29. c3 Qd2+ 30. Kb1 Bb5... But king preferred 20. Bb5 Qxc3+ 21. Kxa2 Rxb5 22. Qxb5 Bxb5 where the advantage is more clear. In the case of: 18. Kd2 Nxe4+ (19. Bxe4 Bxc3+ 20. Kd3 Bb5#) 19. Ke1 Naxc3 20. Qf1 Nxd1 21. Kxd1 Ng3 22. Qg2 Nxh1 23. Qxh1 Qa5 24. Ke2 Rb8 and B still has the attack.

Jun-29-25		Sally Simpson: An exchange sac the same month and year Petrosian was born! Went Rxc3 within 5 seconds.(surely that was played) then 30 seconds deciding on click for larger view 18..Nxc3 which was not played must be still winning. Though 18...Nxe4+ is better, cooler. Took longer writing this than looking at it. (I gave up on the other Sunday one, I'm not long up and the coffee has not kicked in yet.)

Jun-29-25		perfidious: For an earlier such transaction, qv E Schultz vs Alekhine, 1914. <Eric Schiller> noted some even more ancient examples.

Jul-01-25		eternaloptimist: I chose 19…♘g3 instead of …♘axc3 but …♘g3 still gives black a winning advantage & Stockfish only considers it slightly worse than …♘axc3.

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