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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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   Phony Benoni has kibitzed 18634 times to chessgames [more...]

   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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Jun-17-13		Jim Bartle: When I saw 3 2 2 I assumed the catcher had somehow tagged two guys out at home. I've seen that a couple of times. But a catcher tagging two guys out at third? I bet that's never happened before. I suspect the catcher saw the other runner heading for third, so he figured he'd just run his guy back to third and they'd get an out. But the runner expected a rundown and didn't hustle back and got tagged.

Jun-17-13		Jim Bartle: Was the runner tagged out going to third on second or first at the start of the play?

Jun-17-13		Phony Benoni: The play-by-play said runners were on first and third before the play started.

Jun-17-13		WannaBe: Max Scherzer for (All-Star) MVP and Cy Young. (There, I just jinx'd him)

Jun-18-13		WannaBe: Test your knowledge: http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/qui... Compare them to others: http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9...

Jun-18-13		Jim Bartle: I got 6/10. I thought a balk and catcher's interference ended the play (duh), that any player on a base was safe from being hit by a ball. And one other, can't remember. I did get batting out of order right, which is one of the most misunderstood rules. The other team has to appeal or nothing happens. But I'm still not sure if the opposing manager can appeal during the at-bat or only after he hit (or vice versa). If a runner (not the batter) misses second base and is called out on appeal, that's a regular forceout. I remember when Joe Carter hit the three-run homer to in the final game of the 93 Series 8-6, he said, "I had to be careful to touch all thr bases." But he didn't. He could have missed any base but first (I guess) and they still would have won 7-6. And the Phillies weren't going to appeal anyway.

Jun-18-13		OhioChessFan: Missed the balk, angry about it, knew and forgot the bunt/infield fly, missed the batting order, thought the hitting team had to maintain the same order once it wasn't challenged.

Jun-18-13		Phony Benoni: Got 8. Missed #1 (runner out if on the base if hit by a batte ball) and #9 (manager returns to the mound). Really should have gotten the latter, because the reason given for a the answer sounded fishy.

Jun-18-13		Jim Bartle: Here's a rule I don't know. A manager or coach has to take a pitcher out with the second visit to the mound. But after switching pitchers once, are two visits allowed for each pitcher or does each visit require a change? What about batting out of order? When must the opposing manager make the appeal? As the batter steps in? After one pitch? After he's batted? I think he can appeal after the at-bat, so if for example the batter hit into a double play, the opposition can let that stand.

Jun-18-13		Phony Benoni: Aha! I think I got #9 right after all, and the Quiz Master had it wrong! Trips to the mound are governed by Rule 8.06: a) This rule limits the number of trips a manager or coach may make to any one pitcher in any one inning. b) A second trip to the same pitcher in the same inning will cause this pitcher's automatic removal from the game. c) The manager or coach is prohibited from making a second visit to the mound while the same batter is at bat, but d) If a pinch-hitter is substituted for this batter, the manager or coach may make a second visit to the mound, but must remove the pitcher from the game. <A manager or coach is considered to have concluded his visit to the mound when he leaves the 18-foot circle surrounding the pitcher's rubber.> If you'll recall, in the scenario the manager had actually crossed the foul line. He could not make a second trip in that situation.

Jun-18-13		Phony Benoni: Batting out of turn is covered by rule 6.07: "a) A batter shall be called out, on appeal, when he fails to bat in his proper turn, and another batter <completes a time at bat in his place. "1) The proper hitter may take his place in the batter's box at any time before the improper batter becomes a runner or is put out, and any balls and strikes shall be counted in the proper batter's time at bat.> "b) When an improper batter becomes a runner or is put out, and the defensive team appeals to the umpire before the first pitch to the next batter of either team, or before any play or attempted play, the umpire shall "1) declare the proper batter out, and "2) nullify any advance made because of a ball batter by the improper batter or because of the improper batter's advance to first base on a hit, an error, a base on balls, a hit batter or otherwise. "NOTE: If a runner advances, while the improper batter is at bat, on a stolen base, balk, wild pitch or passed ball, such advance is legal. "c) When an improper batter becomes a runner or is put out, and a pitch is made to the next batter of either team before an appeal is made, the improper batter thereby becomes the proper batter, and the results of his time at bat become legal. "d) 1) When the proper batter is called out because he has failed to bat in turn, the next batter shall be the batter whose name follows that of the proper batter thus called out; "2) When an improper batter becomes a proper batter because no appeal is made before the next pitch, the next batter shall be the batter whose name follows that of such legalized improper batter. The instant an improper batter's actions are legalized, the batting order picks up with the name following that of the legalized improper batter." But getting back to the original question, a batter-out-of-turn can be appealed at any time before a pitch is made to the next hitter, but there can only be a penalty after the at-bat is over. Therefore, it is generally to the defensive's team advantage to let the at-bat take place.

Jun-18-13		Jim Bartle: I had to rule a couple of times on that when I was umpiring. Fortunately I carried a rulebook, because the opposing coach appealed too early every time.

Jun-19-13		Shams: Question: why doesn't this happen more often in baseball? Is it because most pitchers are real liabilities in the outfield? http://blogs.suntimes.com/sportspro...

Jun-19-13		Jim Bartle: It's not done often because you have to take another player out of the lineup, and usually replace him with a weaker player. Not always, but most of the time.

Jun-19-13		Phony Benoni: <Shams> Another reason you are not likely to see that manuever in the American League is rule 6.10 (b) (8): <"Once the game pitcher is switched from the mound to a position on defense, such move shall terminate the Designated Hitter role for that club for the remainder of the game.">

Jun-19-13		WannaBe: http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9... The Padre's mascot is the "Swingin' Friar" (??) Thought they are celibate.

Jun-19-13		perfidious: Matt Snyder on the Mets here: http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/... <As our pal Andy Dufresne taught us, hope is a good thing. And in seeing Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler both doing their thing on the same day, Mets fans were provided with copious amounts of hope for the future.> Good thing there is something to look forward to if one is a Mets fan, because the recent past and present have largely been bleak, what with thing and another.

Jun-19-13		WannaBe: That D@ng hockey game is going OT, AGAIN!!

Jun-19-13		Travis Bickle: Hey Phony, It's over!! Here's your Final: Blackhawks 6 bruins 5 OT! ; P Sound her off Ay?! http://youtu.be/2ckMQ1KKPF4

Jun-20-13		Phony Benoni: Hey, Travis, with all the exercise from those overtimes True Chicago Fans will be in great shape for the Bears!

Jun-20-13		OhioChessFan: Parker has got to quit shooting.

Jun-21-13		Travis Bickle: Hey Mr Benoni, did you ever play a blitz game where you are ready to Q and win in a couple of moves and your flag drops? And then you want to take a chainsaw to the board? : 0

Jun-21-13		Phony Benoni: Travis, my worst experience in blitz was the time I made a brilliant combination to force stalemate, then forgot I was stalemated and moved anyway. In those days, leaving your king in check was an automatic loss if your opponent noticed and "captured" your king; there was no recourse without scoresheets. I once lost a game in a blitz tournament to GM Benjamin Finegold that way. He was maybe five or six at the time and had lost every game coming into ours. Those who know him now would have been amazed at the solemnity with which he "captured" my king, picked it up, and walked over to the director to claim his point. He seemed as shocked as I was.

Jun-22-13		Travis Bickle: Phony, thanks for sharing the heartbreaks. Chess is either Bliss or Hell! ; )

Jun-22-13		perfidious: The following box scores from 1978 have points in common beyond the obvious: http://www.baseball-reference.com/b... http://www.baseball-reference.com/b... http://www.baseball-reference.com/b...

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