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 755 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Dec-29-15    Penguincw: Something else that is crazy: Saw this on Bleacher Report (still not a football fan). In order for the Colts to make the playoffs (all quoted): 1. Broncos beat Bengals tonight 2. Colts beat Titans 3. Jaguars beat Texans 4. Ravens beat Bengals 5. Bills beat Jets 6. Falcons beat Saints 7. Broncos beat Charges 8. Doplhins beat Patriots 9. Steelers beat Browns 10. Raiders beat Chiefs Broncos beat Bengals, check. Dec-29-15    Phony Benoni: Since it's the fiftieth anniversary, how about Packers vs. Chiefs? And bring back the $42,000 thirty-second commercial! Dec-29-15    Jim Bartle: Still a year to go until 50th anniversary of Chiefs-Packers. Dec-29-15    joseamaraldasilva: A salute from PORTUGAL (near SPAIN)to PHONY BENONI HAPPY 2016 ! Dec-29-15    Phony Benoni: <joseamaraidasilva> Feliz Ano Novo dos Estados Unidos (perto Canadá)! (No, but I can use online translators.) Dec-29-15    WannaBe: Week 16 Update on RTTTZMR!! <LOST> San Francisco @ Detroit <WON> St. Louis @ Seattle <LOST> Cincinnati @ Denver And there you have it, with the exception of the (huge) upset in Seattle. See: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on... And maybe the come back by Broncos, road team went 1-2 this week. Which will bring the total to 23-36 when teams have to travel two time zones or more. Meanwhile, rest of the league, road teams performed 4-9. One of the worst week for road team this season. The total W/L is now 91-90 barely above .500 For the last week of the 2015 regular season, we have two games, both involving teams from California and Missouri. <???> Oakland @ Kansas City <???> St. Louis @ San Francisco Dec-29-15    WannaBe: Some truly useless information here, but the one about Xander Bogaerts was fascinating. http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/p... Dec-29-15    WannaBe: In 2015, National League Teams were no-hit six times. LAD & NYM each twice, with Mets being the bookends of the 2015 season. First time was June 9 by Giants (C. Heston) last one was Oct 3 by Nationals (M. Scherzer) But the real 'funny' thing is, all the NL teams that was the victim of a no-no? They made the play-offs. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/1... Dec-29-15    WannaBe: Chip Kelly have been fired, joining a long line of NCAA coaches who have failed at NFL. Dec-30-15    Phony Benoni: And with the big NFC East showdown coming against the Giants! Things must really be bad in Philly. Dec-30-15    WannaBe: Early rumour have Dodgers signing Scott Kazmir to 3 year contract. Dec-30-15    WannaBe: Kazmir, 3-years 48 Mil. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/1... Dec-30-15    Jim Bartle: Nuts. Kazmir seems like an average-to-good pitcher. 32 years old, basically a .500 W-L record, 4.00 lifetime ERA. Dec-30-15    WannaBe: As the current projected starting pitchers go, Dodgers will have <FIVE> lefties. Kershaw, Kazmir, Ryu, Anderson, and A. Wood. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/1... Like I told <Penguincw> many, many moons ago, start throwing a baseball!!! =) Dec-30-15    Penguincw: Just did. I can already throw better than 50 cent. Where do I sign? I heard any one playing for the Dodgers make good money... Dec-31-15    WannaBe: More wagering tickets are on Sparty, but more wagering money are on Tide. Casual/amateurs are betting small amounts of money on MSU (hence more tickets), while pros with deep pockets are betting on Tide (Line is now Alabama -10) http://espn.go.com/chalk/story/_/id... Dec-31-15    WannaBe: #18 Houston is not having any problems with #9 Florida State, 21-3. But it's only half-time, see what happens in the next 30 minutes. Dec-31-15    WannaBe: Alright!! Clemson/Oklahoma started, and I am stuck at work. =( But I will be watching the second game at the watering hole!! =)) Dec-31-15    WannaBe: Clemson wins handily. Second half just overwhelmed Oklahome. Dec-31-15    WannaBe: Goooooooo Sparty!! Daddy need a new pair of shoes. Dec-31-15    NakoSonorense: Happy 2016, WannaBe! Dec-31-15    WannaBe: Happy New Year, Feliz Ano Neuvo!! <NakoSonorense>. Dec-31-15    WannaBe: Bad INT, bad, bad, bad... Field goal range, too. Dec-31-15    Phony Benoni: <WannaBe> Didn't I tell you not to take betting advice from me? Dec-31-15    WannaBe: OK, can I say game over? Or is it still too early? Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 755 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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