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 431 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Oct-13-12    WannaBe: Sitting with my good friends Vicki and Steve last night at the pub, watching the Boids and the Gnats. She said, Don't count out these Cards, at that time, Cards were down 6-0 after 2 and 1/3 inning. She was lamenting that she have to go to work today, because Nats would host games 1 and 2, so SF have to get ready for the FOX TV crew, she is trying to get Navy to do fly-overs and blah blah blah blah... Guess she will be at work today, Sunday and Monday, with long hours. Games are scheduled to start at 8PM/5PM, which means she will be at the stadium minimum 12 hours each day during game. Oct-13-12    WannaBe: What/which is worse: 1. Having a 2 games to none lead, goes home and lose the series 3-2, when the team have not lost 3 in a row at home during the regular season. 2. Blowing a 6-0 lead in a game, at home, with your fans waving towels and going nuts. Which no other team, ever, having blowing such a big lead. Discuss. Oct-13-12    Phony Benoni: 3. Not making it to the postseason at all. Oct-13-12    keypusher: <playground player: <Phony Benoni> Other nicknames ending in "rod": Billy "Fly Rod" Champion (1971 Phillies); the Iditarod Sled Race; Herod Agrippa et al; "Hot Rod" Kanehl (1962 Mets); Helki the Rod (see great American literature by persons nicknamed <playground player>)> Reversing things, there's also Rod the Mod. Oct-13-12    Phony Benoni: It does go all the way back to Nimrod, that mighty hunter before the Lord. Oct-13-12    Phony Benoni: A great team for nicknames was the 1943 New York Yankees. Simply having a closer nicknamed "Grandma" is classic right there. But they also had a bunch of dwarfs (Snuffy, Stormy, Tuck, Ziggy, Tiny, Goober, and Baby Face), not to mention more threatening names like King-Kong, Bull, Swampy, and Butch. And that's not even counting Flash, Crow, Rollie, Spud, Bud, and Milkman Jim. And of course, they had a Lefty. Every team has a Lefty. It's required by the Constitution. But in this team's case, the guy was actually named <Marius Ugo Russo>. No nickname could top that. Oct-13-12    WannaBe: About one half an hour to first pitch! Oct-13-12    WannaBe: The announcers on ESPN Radio said, Tigers did not make a roster change, but Yankees did put a pitcher on the roster and activated A-Rod. So, I guess you can make roster moves between series. Oct-13-12    WannaBe: Wow, that's all I can say, wow. 4-4 game. Oct-13-12    Phony Benoni: I don't see how they can trust Valverde again. This is beginning to look positively Mitch Williams-ish. Oct-14-12    Shams: I don't know who Mitch Williams is, but if he's anything like Bobby Ayala, Norm Charlton or Arthur Rhodes, I agree. Oct-14-12    Phony Benoni: <Shams> Mitch Williams, aka "Wild Thing", was the Phillies closer in 1993 who imploded twice in the World Series. Was never the same again. Oct-14-12    Shams: <Phony Benoni> That was the famous Lenny Dykstra squad, right? "Wild Thing" to me will always be Charlie Sheen. One of the greatest scenes in sports movies. Oct-14-12    WannaBe: <Shams> Look for the highlight of Philly-Toronto and Mitch Williams and Carter on YouTube. =) Tigers win! Tigers win! Yankees got to be concerned, injuries and short handed pitching with no days off. Oct-14-12    Phony Benoni: Hate to see a fractured ankle in an older athlete. If it's not a career-ender, it's often a harbinger of inefftiveness due to lessened mobility and power. Oct-14-12    playground player: <Phony Benoni> Regardless of how his ankle heals, Derek Jeter should retire. He has nothing left to prove in baseball, and he's a sure bet for the Hall of Fame. He was brought up to the Yankees in a hurry lo, these many years ago, to fill in for Tony Fernandez--who was supposed to be their shortstop for that year, but early in the season suffered an injury. Jeter was great from the get-go, and Fernandez was traded. Oct-14-12    Jim Bartle: I guess Fernandez was injured in 1996 spring training, as he didn't play at all for the Yankees or anyone else that year. Oct-14-12    Phony Benoni: <playground player> In principle, I agree that Jeter should retire since I doubt he can come back at the level he expects of himself. But guys like him want to walk off the field on their own terms, not be carried off. Oct-14-12    WannaBe: Whenever I pick the Raiders to win (no pt spread in the $5 pool) they play like crap and lose. Whenever I pick the Raiders to lose, e.g. vs. Pittsburgh and today @Atlanta they play well. Arrrrrrrrgh!!! That Indy-NYJ score surprises me... Oct-14-12    WannaBe: Lions - Eagles game just gotten really interesting... Oct-14-12    OhioChessFan: Should You Go to an NFL Game or Watch it at Home? http://www.mandatory.com/2012/10/10... Oct-14-12    WannaBe: <OhioChessFan> The poster links at the bottom are even funnier, check this one out: http://www.mandatory.com/2012/09/11... Oct-14-12    WannaBe: Tigers & Lions both won, good day for <Phony Benoni>, <tpstar> and Motown! Oct-14-12    tpstar: And dog lovers and pet owners. I'm glad the Yankees were held scoreless, otherwise that blown call would have made a big difference. Oct-14-12    WannaBe: Methinkth, <Phony> is still sitting on the couch, breathing into the paper-bag. :-)) Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 431 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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