Phony Benoni Member since Feb-10-06 · Last seen Jun-11-22 Greetings, O Seeker After Knowledge! You have arrived in Dearborn, Michigan (whether you like it or not), and are reading words of wisdom from a player rated 2938--plus or minus 1000 points. However, I've retired from serious play--not that I ever took playing chess all that seriously. You only have to look at my games to see that. These days I pursue the simple pleasures of finding games that are bizarre or just plain funny. I'd rather enjoy a game than analyze it. For the record, my name is David Moody. This probably means nothing to you unless you're a longtime player from Michigan, though it's possible that if you attended any US Opens from 1975-1999 we might have crossed paths. Lucky you. If you know me at all, you'll realize that most of my remarks are meant to be humorous. I do this deliberately, so that if my analysis stinks to High Heaven I can always say that I was just joking. As you can undoubtedly tell from my sparkling wit, I'm a librarian in my spare time. Even worse, I'm a cataloger, which means I keep log books for cattle. Also, I'm not one of those extroverts who sit at the Reference Desk and help you with research. Instead, I spend all day staring at a computer screen updating and maintaining information in the library's catalog. The general public thinks Reference Librarians are dull. Reference Librarians think Catalogers are dull. My greatest achievement in chess, other than tricking you into reading this, was probably mating with king, bishop and knight against king in a tournament game. I have to admit that this happened after an adjournment, and that I booked up like crazy before resuming. By the way, the fact I have had adjourned games shows you I've been around too long. My funniest moment occurred when I finally got a chance to pull off a smothered mate in actual play. You know, 1.Nf7+ Kg8 2.Nh6+ Kh8 3.Qg8+ Rxg8 4.Nf7#. When I played the climactic queen check my opponent looked at the board in shocked disbelief and said, "But that's not mate! I can take the queen!" Finally, I must confess that I once played a positional move, back around 1982. I'll try not to let that happen again.

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Jun-11-22 M Blau vs Keres, 1959    Phony Benoni: Not a good recommendation for the DERLD. Out of 59 moves, White makes only three in Black's half of the board. And two of those conist of 3.Bb5 and 6.Bxc6.      Jun-11-22 chessgames.com chessforum    Phony Benoni: Er, it's back. Karpov vs Timman, 1988      Jun-10-22 Orlo Milo Rolo   Phony Benoni: Marco!      Jun-10-22 Lilienthal vs Bondarevsky, 1947   Phony Benoni: Another one for you King Hunters. Black's monarch travels fron g8 to b8, then takes the Great Circle Route back to h3 before calling it a day.      Jun-10-22 GrahamClayton chessforum    Phony Benoni: <GrahamClayton> I've posted a question for you at L T Magee vs J Holland, 1948      Jun-10-22 L T Magee vs E L Holland, 1948    Phony Benoni: <GrahamClayton> The source you cite, <Chess Review, May 1948, p. 24>, gives Black's name as <E Holland> "Chess Life" (June 5, 1948, p. 1) has a table of results giving <E L Holland>. That form also appears in USCF rating supplements for a player fro ...      Jun-09-22 Biographer Bistro    Phony Benoni: SkinnVer Here Among the Fold?      Jun-09-22 Flohr vs Bondarevsky, 1947    Phony Benoni: Black's bishop makes me think of Godzilla emerging from the depths of the ocean to wreak havoc. However, in the end it's his Two Little Friends who steal the show. Well, maybe not so litt.      Jun-06-22 W Ritson-Morry vs G T Crown, 1947   Phony Benoni: it was the last round. Rison-Morry was mired in last place. These things happen.      Jun-06-22 W Adams vs M Kagan, 1947   Phony Benoni: Some more informztion. The game was published in <Chess Review>, March 1948, p. 23. Black's name is given as "M Kagan", and the location as "Massachusetts". There is no other game data, but I think we can now safely assume Black is <Milton Kagan>. Earlier in the ...

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 341 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jan-22-12    Jim Bartle: Just as bad was the drop in the end zone a couple of plays earlier. Evans (I think) caught it, then the DB slapped it out of his hands, which shouldn't happen. Jan-22-12    OhioChessFan: I have to fault Harbaugh for not calling timeout before the kick. There was no reason at all to make him rush up to the line of scrimmage like that. Jan-22-12    Shams: What a brutal way to end. I feel like we ("America") deserved overtime there. Or, failing that, a Patriots loss. Jan-22-12    chancho: I'm glad the Pats won, (being formerly from Massachusetts) but that defense is downright awful. Some good plays though... Jan-22-12    Phony Benoni: Well, it was almost in the teens. Jan-22-12    OhioChessFan: Pam Oliver: "Tell us how it feels". Is there some rule that says all women sportscasters must ask that question or some variant? Jan-22-12    WannaBe: Just got back from the watering hole, watching the Giants-49ers game. I don't care if the score was 'low', but man, the hits. How many time was Eli hit during the game? Great game, defence wins championships. I am not old enough to say "This game was better than 49ers-NYG in 1997" or "49ers vs Cowboys in 19xx". But I will say this, I saw the the whole game, and man, it was brutal, hard hits, good defence, too bad the 'knee' turnover and the OT punt turnover was a factor in the game. But, that is part of the game. Jan-22-12    Phony Benoni: That wasn't modern football at all, unless it turns out that the Giants' punter was greasing the toes on his kicking shoe. Jan-22-12    Jim Bartle: 49ers defense was really, really strong, I can hardly think of any missed tackles. And the Giants couldn't run against them at all. Too bad that punt returner blew it twice, and the refs blew the whistle too quickly on that Giants fumble near the end. On the other hand, at the end of the first half it felt as if the Giants had totally outplayed the Niners and they were lucky to be behind by just three. But now the 49ers won't spoil their perfect 5-0 Super Bowl record, as I really doubt they could have handled New England. Jan-22-12    WannaBe: NYG-NE, Super Bowl, I wouldn't really call it a 'rematch' per se. Sure, same coach, QB, but, really, is it really a rematch? (In the sense of boxing term...) Don't know any of the lines yet, but I know <Phony Benoni> won the daily double with the 2 unders. Jan-23-12    Phony Benoni: New England will undoubtedly be favored, but I'll take the points and won't be at all surprised if the Giants win. And this looks like an Over match-up if ever I saw one. Jan-23-12    Shams: Super Bowl odds: Patriots <-3.5> over Giants, O/U <55>. I like the Giants with the points. Jan-23-12    WannaBe: 55?!?! 55?!?! Give me the under. I'll bet <technical draw>'s money! $20.00 Jan-23-12    Phony Benoni: Over stands. This has the makings of a couble-30 game. The Giants can score points. Jan-23-12    Jim Bartle: "The Giants can score points." They did against Green Bay, obviously, but not against SF. They scored 10 points on two real drives in the first half, but their only scores in the second half and overtime were after fumbles gave them the ball around the 20 or 25 yard line. Otherwise they didn't move the ball much. Jan-23-12    Shams: <Jim Bartle> This is true, but the Niners defense is obviously worlds better than that of New England. Jan-23-12    King Death: <OhioChessFan: Pam Oliver: "Tell us how it feels". Is there some rule that says all women sportscasters must ask that question or some variant?> There should be a rule barring that question. Jan-23-12    King Death: < Jim Bartle: Just as bad was the drop in the end zone a couple of plays earlier. Evans (I think) caught it, then the DB slapped it out of his hands, which shouldn't happen.> True but at least he had the guts, just like Billy Cundiff to face the music after the game when they both probably would've liked to crawl in a hole somewhere. Jan-23-12    Jim Bartle: I didn't see any postgame comments, but it's a major part of a kicker's game to take kicks which win or lose games. They have to be willing to face the music when they fail, except of course for this Vinatieri guy, who never seems to have missed in the clutch. Sort of like closers in baseball. I guess the Giants moved the ball in the second half than I claimed above, mostly via passing, but they still didn't score off any drives longer than 25 yards. Jan-23-12    King Death: Here's an excerpt from an article online. You all do the math because I guess I'm not the only one trying to figure Rice's "logic": <Baltimore's Ray Rice said Flacco "showed that he's a top-five quarterback in this league," but I'd like to know how he gets to that figure. You have Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning and Ben Roethlisberger, and that takes care of five right there. All have Super Bowl rings. All were Super Bowl MVPs. And I haven't even gotten around to Eli -- another Super Bowl MVP. So tell me where Flacco fits in. Someone? Anyone? > I'm not as sold on Eli Manning as some (especially the New York media) seem to be but there's no doubt in my mind that I'd take him or anybody on that list over Flacco. Then there's Matthew Stafford to mention another one who can really play. Jan-23-12    WannaBe: Maybe the reporter was actually interviewing <Jim> Rice, instead of <Ray> Rice... Jan-23-12    Phony Benoni: <King Death> Sounds like Rice standing up for his teammate. I don't think you can yet include Flacco as a top-tier quarterback because he hasn't won anything yet and is still essentially a game manager. Most importantly, he doesn't seem to have the whole team behind him. He's not the natural leader great quarterbacks must be. I'd take Eli Manning over Flacco any day of the week, including Sunday. He's a leader who can push an underdog to victory--and don't forget that he passed for over 4900 yards this year. He doesn't always look good, but is a great clutch player both in the regular and postseason. It's maybe a little early to put Matthew Stafford up there, but he's got the ability, the leadership skills, and a team that's growing around him. We'll reassess the position after the Lions destroy the Ravens in the next Super Bowl. Jan-23-12    hangingenprise: hum: didn't flacco throw a perfect touchdown pass to win the game and send his team to the big dance? or put is team in position to send the game into overtime! Jan-23-12    hangingenprise: <phony> the fourth year is the charm. of course, it does help to have a megatron, and an offensive line to get there. Jan-23-12    hangingenprise: yeap: eli took the hits. g-men over the pats again! Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 341 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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