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 403 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Aug-02-12    Jim Bartle: I don't know. Waiting five hours on a bus, which shouldn't have been possible, is definitely bad for preparation. Aug-02-12    Shams: Here's an unusual ejection: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS0G... Aug-02-12    Shams: All this time I've been playing badminton at a World Championship level, and I never knew it. Aug-02-12    WannaBe: <Shams> The stuff you learn at <Phony Benoni>'s forum. Remember, nowledge is powaa!! Aug-02-12    Shams: <WannaBe> That SI article you linked to was quite funny by the way. Aug-03-12    Phony Benoni: The new Bert Blyleven? http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/e... Aug-03-12    Jim Bartle: That was a sharp-breaking curve, and the behind-the-plate camera is not the best to appreciate it. Meanwhile, Calvin Johnson is on the cover of Madden NFL this year, so I guess you'll have to get along without him this year, PB. Aug-03-12    WannaBe: Calvin Johnson will probably pull a hammy and tweek his shoulder while reaching for the remote, while watching the Olympics. =)) Aug-03-12    Phony Benoni: John Madden was in town promoting the game yesterday. He pointed out that he's been on the cover for umpteen years in a row, and nothing ever happens to him. Aug-04-12    Jim Bartle: Both the Upton brothers hit their 100th home runs last night. Not a huge milestone, but I remember long ago when Jimmy Piersall hit his 100th and ran the bases backwards. Here's a photo: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HS1spWnkn... Notice how the next batter is waiting, and somehow not looking too amused. Aug-04-12    Phony Benoni: <JB> Naturally, I had to find the game: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... The next hitter is Tim Harkness, who was probably expecting a bean ball at the first opportunity. The catcher is Clay Dalrymple, and Dallas Green is pitching. This was Pearsall's only NL home run. Aug-04-12    Jim Bartle: Checked a little on Piersall. He was once traded straight up for Gil Hodges! Of course Hodges was 39 at the time. Aug-04-12    Phony Benoni: When Jay Johnstone first came up with the Angels, Pearsall was his roommate. I don't want to go any further with that thought. Aug-04-12    Jim Bartle: How strange. I think of Piersall and Johnstone as being from two totally different eras. Aug-05-12    WannaBe: Looking at tonight's Chi-LAD game's box score, lead-off hitter for LAD, S. Victorino, had 4 ABs, 1H, 1R, 0K, 0RBIand saw a total of 9 pitches. I've seen batters that saw more pitches than that in 1 at-bat! And he's a lead-off guy!! Oy vey. Aug-05-12    Phony Benoni: Gosh, let the guy settle in. Maybe he had jet lag and wanted to get to bed early. Aug-05-12    Jim Bartle: But it's funny. In order to make room for Victorino the Dodgers cut Abreu, who must see more pitches per at-bat than just about any other player. Actually I think this wait and wait approach, and even "don't swing on 3 and 0," is not always that great. If you see a pitch early in the count (or on 3-0, for power hitters or with men in scoring position) you think you can hit, hit it. Aug-05-12    Phony Benoni: <JB> Any thoughts on Andy Murray finally winning a big one? Aug-05-12    WannaBe: Watch out for those air-balls, and if you are sitting court side, watch out for those errant passes that is coming at you. http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/... Aug-06-12    waustad: Murray is kind of like Dementieva with that so far. Olympic gold but no slams. Aug-06-12    Jim Bartle: Great for Murray, winning gold the only time the Olympics will be held in his own country. That not all the attention of the public and press was concentrated at him, as at Wimbledon, may have helped. Aug-06-12    WannaBe: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opini... Aug-06-12    Travis Bickle: Hey Phony, I'm ready for some pre-season football action! How about you? I need some help from you on picking this seasons Bear-head that I wear to every Bear game at home and on the road in Cheeseville, Minnesota & Detroit. What do you think about these selections? I think I'm leaning toward C. because it will be easy access to toss back many brewski's on this great upcoming Chicago Bear Season!! ; P A. http://miva01.nyi.net/graphics/0000... B. http://www.rossauction.com/topics/1... C. http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsn... Aug-06-12    WannaBe: Anybody watching/catching this Canada-USA W. kick-ball match? Aug-06-12    Jim Bartle: Just read about the result. Must have been amazing. But giving a free kick because the goalie held the ball too long? Lucky for the US. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 403 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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