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 815 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Aug-01-16    WannaBe: Lovely young lady! http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/07/dod... Aug-01-16    Phony Benoni: This Modern Generation! When that happened to me, I reading a paperback copy of "The Two Towers" by Tolkien. But at least it was between innings! We had seats near the bullpen. A wamu-u; pitch got away and smashed into the book, totally destroying its resale value. My sister was distraught. "You could have had a ball! You could have had a ball!" I held up the mangled book. "Thing would have broken my hands!" "You could have had a ball!" Aug-01-16    Penguincw: Meanwhile, in the KC-TB game, Danny Duffy threw 7 innings of no-hit ball (no-hitter has been broken up). In the MIN-CLE game, rookie Max Kepler has hit 3 homeruns on the game, and should get one more chance for 4. Don't think anyone has ever done it in their rookie year. Aug-01-16    WannaBe: Really too bad, that SFG didn't trade my personal fav Matt Duffy to KC, else Royals would have two Duffs. When I was still living in Long Beach, I got to see Duffy playing for California State University at Long Beach (a.k.a. Dirtbags) When he got to the Bigs with Giants, he became my fav, even though being a Dodgers fan, I dislike Giants. I always wished Duffy would go 4-4 with 2 RBIs and Giants would lose 5-3. Alas, Matt is now at Tampa Bay. Matt and Longoria can chew the fat/bat about their playing days at Long Beach State. Even though they missed playing for the same team by about 6 years. Long Beach, as of 2014, holds the record for most alums that have played in the Bigs (45). One of the very first Long Beach State alum, pitcher named Gabe Gonzales http://www.baseball-reference.com/p... He and I went to the same Jr. High, High school, and he got a cup of coffee with Marlins. Wonder what he's doing now. Aug-01-16    Party Animal: Yo Phony, The Cubs acquired reliever Joe Smith from The Angels. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport... Aug-01-16    Party Animal: <WannaBe> What's the deal with Yasiel Puig being demoted? Aug-01-16    saffuna: The Dodgers picked up Reddick from the A's and think he's a better player. Puig has a world of talent, but he's hitting .260 with little power. Aug-01-16    Party Animal: Thx Saffy. Aug-01-16    WannaBe: <Party Animal> What <saffuna> posted, plus Puig hasn't grown up to match the age on his drivers' license. Aug-01-16    WannaBe: <saffuna> NYM & NYY, Great game. Don't go to sleep early. You just may see a walk-off 3-9-8-1-3-2-6-5-2 TP. Aug-01-16    Party Animal: Thx Mr Bunny. Aug-02-16    WannaBe: Toronto's going 14!! Possibly more, double-header Monday/Tuesday?? Aug-02-16    Penguincw: This is awkward. At the trade deadline, Jays acquired Scott Feldman from the Astros, and tonight, he pitched against his former team, throws 4 pitches, Jays lose. :( Of course, tough luck for the Jays to play back-to-back 12+ inning games, and lose both of them. Also worth noting the O's and 'Stros do have the 2 bullpens with the lowest ERA in the AL. --- In other news, Yankees come back to beat the Mets. I always wondered how it felt for cities with 2 MLB teams within them (or any sport for that matter). Like for instance, let's say the Mets host the Yankees. Yankees take the lead, and half the stadium is cheering (must be pretty awkward for the home players, as it removes that feeling of playing at home). Must be frustrating too for fans, 'cause imagine if a Mets fan couldn't get tickets to the game 'cause a Yankees fan got them... (I think you get what I'm trying to say) Aug-02-16    WannaBe: <Penguincw> There's always (a) ticket. If the regular team site's sold out, one can try Stubhub or CheapSeats. If the secondary markets are sold out, there's always the ol' fashioned scalpers outside the stadium. When there's a will, there's a way. Aug-02-16    saffuna: Are there many things more dispiriting in baseball than getting thrown out at home attempting an inside-the-parker with no outs. You get nothing, just an out. That 's what Granderson tried for the Yankees last night. Why try for home with no outs unless it's a stroll home? Aug-02-16    Phony Benoni: Or take this situation. Runner on second. Batter hits fly to outfield that may or may not e caught. If runner tags up, he won't be able to score if the ball drops. If he goes halfway, he won't be able to tag and got to third if the ball is caught. Which should he do? A Tigers announcer game a "rule" the other day that I'd never heard but makes a lot of sense. With none out, you tag to be sure of getting to third with one out. With one out go halfway and try to score, since there is less advantage to being on third with two outs. Aug-02-16    saffuna: Also, don't pay attention to what the infielders are doing. (Lonnie Smith, 1991 World Series.) Aug-02-16    Phony Benoni: Sur, <Party Animal>, sure. What's his real name? Aug-02-16    Party Animal: Phony I can't say because it would be a breach of his Warner Brothers contract. ; P Aug-02-16    Party Animal: I can say his first name is Daffy. ; P Aug-02-16    Phony Benoni: Ah! Then his last name must be du Maurier. Aug-02-16    saffuna: I thought it was Dean. Aug-02-16    WannaBe: Both SFG and CLE are heavy, heavy favourites today, lines are -250 and -200. Both teams are currently losing, 6-1 and 4-0. Keep an eye on that TEX/BAL game. Aug-02-16    WannaBe: Never mind that game in BAL, look at the game in Houston, Toronto have not gotten a hit, yet. Granted, it's only the second inning. =)) Aug-02-16    WannaBe: Deeeee-Troit putting on a serious hurt on ChiSox. Break up them Tigers!! Phillies are making cheese-steak sandwiches out of SFG. Breaks my heart. No really. =)) Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 815 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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