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 742 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Oct-29-15    WannaBe: <Jim Bartle: Now here's a worthwhile stat: Cueto was the first AL pitcher to thow a complete game in the World Series in 24 years.> And what a game that was! 10 IP, 7H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 8K, 126 pitches. This would be a good trivia, but it would be too easy, no? Oct-29-15    Jim Bartle: Must be Jack Morris. I watched that at a friend's house, first game I'd seen live in a couple of years. They made a big deal of Lonnie Smith being tricked into not scoring from first on a double in the 9th inning. But I watched it not too long ago, and the announcers didn't even mention it. Oct-29-15    WannaBe: Thank you ESPN: <Baseball Tonight @BBTN Mets World Series repeat? 1986 Game 1: lost by 1 run 1986 Game 2: lost by 6 runs 2015 Game 1: lost by 1 run 2015 Game 2: lost by 6 runs> Differences? NYM had home field adv in '86 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_... Oct-29-15    Phony Benoni: 1986: Bill Buckner hit 18 home runs 2015: Eric Hosmer hit 18 home runs What further proof do you need? Oct-29-15    Penguincw: The same thing applied to the 1985 vs. 2015 ALCS, at least for the first 5 games: https://twitter.com/pimpino/status/... In case you want to view it here: Game 1, 1985: Blue Jays win at home by 5 runs Game 1, 2015: Royals win at home by 5 runs Game 2, 1985: Blue Jays win at home scoring 6 runs in a game they once trailed 3-0 Game 2, 2015: Royals win at home scoring 6 runs in a game they once trailed 3-0 Game 3, 1985: Royals win as the bats wake up at home, winning first game of series Game 3, 2015: Blue Jays win as the bats wake up at home, winning first game of series Game 4, 1985: Blue Jays win on the road, pushing the Royals to the brink of elimination Game 4, 2015: Royals win on the road, pushing the Blue Jays to the brink of elimination Game 5, 1985: Royals win at home, send series back to Toronto, thanks to their #3 pitcher Game 5, 2015: Blue Jays win at home, send series back to Kansas City, thanks to their #3 pitcher Oct-30-15    WannaBe: Two baseball players have just been immortalized in "Pearls Before Swine" http://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbefor... Oct-30-15    WannaBe: Game 3 NYM -142 O/U 7 Oct-30-15    WannaBe: Miscommunications at first, run scored. Oct-30-15    WannaBe: 2-run HR! NYM leads 2-1 bottom first. Oct-30-15    Penguincw: (I'm still around) Game now 5-3 NYM. Here's a "trivia" question, according to Fox sports: Noah Syndergaard became the youngest pitcher to record a hit in the World Series since who? Hint: 1986. Oct-31-15    Phony Benoni: He may have recorded a hit, but will we still remember it at Grammy Time? Oct-31-15    Jim Bartle: Well, I have no idea who that was. But I was impressed that Raul Mondesi pinch hit for KC tonight. What is he, 44 years old? Oct-31-15    WannaBe: <JB> I think he's closer to 54, but sure looks like a 20-years old rookie to me. Oct-31-15    Penguincw: The answer to the "trivia question" is Dwight Gooden, who <also> played for the Mets in the 1986 WS. Mets win 9-3, looks like home team might win every game. Or KC might win Game 4. In that case, if KC wins G4, I predict NYM will win G5. Oct-31-15    WannaBe: Cheapest game 4 tix is SRO $680, if you want a seat, pony up $740. Oct-31-15    Jim Bartle: I thought Syndergaard is only 20, so I was looking for somebody younger. Oct-31-15    Penguincw: < JB: I thought Syndergaard is only 20, so I was looking for somebody younger. > Nope, Syndergaard is 23 (not that I knew that either). BTW, just like how the 1985 & 2015 ALCS were a series of bizarre coincidences, so is the 1986 & 2015 WS: 1986 WS G1: Mets lose by 1 run 2015 WS G1: Mets lose by 1 run 1986 WS G2: Mets lose by 6 runs 2015 WS G2: Mets lose by 6 runs 1986 WS G3: Mets won by 6 runs 2015 WS G3: Mets won by 6 runs Continuing the pattern: 1986 WS G4: Mets won by 4 runs 1986 WS G5: Mets lose by 2 runs 1986 WS G6: Mets won by 1 run (E3) 1986 WS G7: Mets won by 3 runs Oct-31-15    WannaBe: <Penguincw> It's a mass conspiracy!! Usually winning/losing by one or two runs are common in baseball, but 2 games by 6 runs?! Game 4: NYM -141 O/U 7.5 Oct-31-15    WannaBe: Line is now -132 O/U 7 Oct-31-15    WannaBe: Well, too bad NYM couldn't get K.I.S.S. to sing the National Anthem. Would fit in perfectly with Halloween. Oct-31-15    WannaBe: ESPN's article on the Marlin Man http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/1... Oct-31-15    WannaBe: Cespedes boots another one... Oct-31-15    Jim Bartle: This one wasn't so bad. A tough play, if it had gotten through him cleanly, the leftfielder was there to back up. Oct-31-15    WannaBe: Tied game, another error. I thought E4 don't happen until game 6? Oct-31-15    WannaBe: Santa Clara 49ers waived ex-Rugby star. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/1... Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 742 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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