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 421 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-28-12    Jim Bartle: Bringing Greenberg back to play is useless anyway. Nobody named Greenberg could ever make it in the majors. But if I were Greenberg, I wouldn't want another chance. At the moment I can claim a major league record: only player hit by a pitch in every plate appearance. Sep-28-12    Phony Benoni: <JB> He still should have tried. You never know. He might bean the umpire, and they have to bring in a Replacement Ref who calls the runner on third out for offensive interference. Sep-28-12    Jim Bartle: I must admit that possibility hadn't crossed my mind. The other day I saw a 5-6-3 double play, not very common. The team in the field had put a shift on against a lefthanded pull hitter, of course. Has anybody ever played the shift against a right-handed hitter? I would guess no. First the first baseman can't shift very far and still cover the bag. And then the shortstop in short left (the equivalent of the second baseman in short right) is fairly useless, as he can't field a hard hit grounder and throw the batter out. Sep-28-12    Phony Benoni: <JB> I can't recall that one offhand. It would have to be against somebody like Frank Howard. Sep-28-12    WannaBe: Don't worry, Ronald Reagan couldn't recall much either. Sep-28-12    Jim Bartle: I don't think it's possible to put the switch on for a righthanded hitter. The big advantage of the shift against lefties is the second baseman playing in short rightfield where he can still throw out the runner. That wouldn't be possible in short leftfield. Sep-28-12    WannaBe: Homer Bailey have a no-hitter through 8 innings, top 9 coming up. Sep-28-12    WannaBe: We have a no-hitter! Sep-28-12    WannaBe: That is the 6th no-hitter this year, counting 2? Perfect-Os and 1 combined. (LAD and SEA). Sep-28-12    WannaBe: Correction, 7th no-no. Sep-29-12    WannaBe: Don't think, even my own mother would remember '62... http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8... Sep-29-12    Phony Benoni: I remember predicting the Mets would finish fourth in 1962, thinking at the time that managers really made a difference. Sep-29-12    Jim Bartle: Look at the photo of Wills stealing in that article. Ernie Banks is ready to field, but he appears to be still standing on the base. He didn't jump out five or ten feet into fair territory the way first basemen do today. Good story of the season, though it could have mentioned Mays' brilliant season and the Giants' starting staff. That was the year they discovered Candlestick was great for lefthanded pitchers, as Billy Pierce won almost every game he started at home. The final week of the season was excruciating, as the Giants came from four games back. The Dodgers lost 1-0 to St. Louis on the last day, and the Giants sent some sort of present to Gene Oliver, who had hit the winning home run. But the end of the World Series was a letdown, and not because the Giants lost. The long rainstorm before the sixth game reduced the excitement a lot, and the last two games (day games, weekday games) got much less attention. Sep-29-12    playground player: <Wannabe> What a great article! Thanks so much for posting it. Ah, them was the days... In 1962, here in New Jersey, we no longer got the Giants' regular season games on the radio--but as the season dwindled down to its final days, one of the New York stations made room for them. In our house, for no reason we ever understood, only the radio in my mother's bedroom was able to pick up the broadcast of the last game. And what I remember most was the breaking news that Gene Oliver's home run had beaten the Dodgers, forcing a playoff series. I know now, as I didn't know then, that whenever the Giants really have to extend themselves to win a playoff, they will not be able to win the World Series afterward. *sigh* Sep-29-12    OhioChessFan: I fell asleep after the 6th inning of Bailey's no hitter. About 4 hours later, I woke up, and he was about to pitch the 7th. I knew I'd slept a while, though for a second I thought I'd just dozed off for a few minutes. I figured out quickly they were replaying the game, and that told me he got the no hitter to make the replay worth it. I didn't mind, since I picked up watching the game just like there was a 4 hour rain delay. Per the 62 article, here's my favorite part: <That summer, Americans could hear Elvis Presley rock at Seattle's new Space Needle> Sep-29-12    OhioChessFan: Reminds me of my high school years when my best friend called my house to see if I wanted to go to a Reds game that night. I was at work, and my mom declined on my behalf, since, as she told me later, she was "sure" I'd be tired and not feel like going after work. That game happened to be a Tom Seaver no hitter. Sep-29-12    Jim Bartle: A big difference back in 1962 is that there was little television, and everybody followed the games on the radio. The Giants, for example, televised only their games against LA in LA. Nine games all year! But baseball is great on the radio. For one thing, we get to hear more of what's happening and not the endless discussion of every single pitch and whether it was good or bad or where it was supposed to be or what pitch is coming next. Plus we never heard about pitch counts. When the Giants got into the playoff on the last day, as soon as the Giants win was over (a tight 2-1 win over expansion Houston on a Mays homer in the 8th), or when the Dodgers lost, as I don't remember which came first, Giants' station KSFO just played the Giants song over and over about twenty times. Sep-29-12    WannaBe: <OhioChessFan: ... That game happened to be a Tom Seaver no hitter.> D'oh!! Sep-29-12    Phony Benoni: I've always regretted missing Doug Flutie's Hail Mary pass because I was at a chess tournament--and not even playing, mind you, just observing! Sep-29-12    Travis Bickle: Hey Phony give me your email link & I'll send you the Doug Flutie touchdown throw as I have it on tape... Your Pal, Travis Sep-29-12    Travis Bickle: Dr Benoni on my last post you know I jest. ; P But on to serious matters. At Greenbay they wouldn't let me in the game because my Bearhead that I was wearing was scaring the fans. So I wound up getting into a little fracas with Cheeser security and fisticuffs ensued! They called in The Cheesehead coppers but luckily due to my Marine training I escaped the coppers. Now then for the ballgame down in Dallas I'm thinking of wearing a lighter Bearhead as the last 1 was quite hot. What do you think? http://www.theinteriorgallery.com/p... Sep-29-12    Jim Bartle: And here I thought you were one of the replacement refs in Seattle. Sep-29-12    Phony Benoni: <Travis> As a football fan, and especially as a Lions fan, I must confess those Bear Heads do not appeal to me. However, as a chess player, I encourage you to wear them simply to demolish the stereotype of chess players as Boring Nerds. I'd do it myself, except that in my case it's true. Sep-29-12    Travis Bickle: Hey Phony maybe I should where this Bearhead to my next chess Tourny!! ; P Sep-29-12    Jim Bartle: I wonder what the over-under was for West Virginia-Baylor. 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