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 835 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-14-16    saffuna: Be forewarned about the Nutty Buddy video. It is hilarious but also cringeworthy. Sep-14-16    WannaBe: Went to sleep last night thinkin' SFG had the game well in hand. Only to see them Padres score 5 top 9 to pull it out this morning's box score. Sep-14-16    saffuna: Adrian Beltre home run form: http://m.mlb.com/video/v1164406583/... Sep-14-16    saffuna: <pb> and other actual chessplayers: I have a little system I use in the opening, usually through move 8 or 9. I count the number of pieces and pawns developed for each side, castling counting as one. Ahead by one is an advantage and by two is a big advantage, often worth giving up a pawn. Does this make any sense? Sep-14-16    WannaBe: Having an extra tempo or two is great (especially black) but I wouldn't sac a pawn to gain, or extend the adv. Sep-14-16    WannaBe: MLB 2017 schedule features a double-header!! Oakland-TB will play two on June 10. http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/... My problem with that, is this: TB have a domed stadium, and it will have a Double-Header?! Ugh! Sep-14-16    WannaBe: How on Earth are them Blue Birds losing to Tampa Bay?! Sep-14-16    Penguincw: < WannaBe: How on Earth are them Blue Birds losing to Tampa Bay?! > Toronto (at least in the last few seasons) has never really done well vs. Tampa (or in NYY). However, recently, the Jays have had really bad hitting (always trying to swing for the fences and striking out a lot instead of playing small ball, for instance), and bad pitching. I hope this isn't the case, but the Jays' chances of making the postseason and all next year are a lot smaller than this year. Sep-14-16    WannaBe: SFG currently have 27 Blown Saves, MLB record is held by Colorado. If you want to guess and then find out what it is, read this article: http://www.sfgate.com/giants/articl... Sep-14-16    keypusher: < saffuna: <pb> and other actual chessplayers: I have a little system I use in the opening, usually through move 8 or 9. I count the number of pieces and pawns developed for each side, castling counting as one. Ahead by one is an advantage and by two is a big advantage, often worth giving up a pawn. Does this make any sense?> I remember Tarrasch taught in his instruction book that you needed three tempos to justify a gambit (which led him to conclude that pretty much all gambits were unsound, because you don't get that many extra tempos). Tempos would be piece moves. If you moved a bishop to c5 and then moved it again to b6, you'd lost a tempo. I'm pretty sure pawn moves counted as a loss of tempo (albeit a necessary one for the d and e pawns, because if you don't move a pawn none of your pieces except the knights can get out). If I moved a pawn and made you retreat a piece, that was a wash as far as tempos go, because I'd wasted a tempo by moving a pawn in the first place. Castling counted, of course. In fact maybe it counted as two moves, which it is. I'm pretty sure you weren't supposed to move any pawns in the opening except the d, the e, and the c. Tarrasch's system was a huge oversimplification, but it encourages you to (i) get your pieces out (ii) not move your pawns very much, both of which are good ideas in the opening. Can you give an example of your system? Sep-14-16    saffuna: I'll take a look, but one side usually gets a real tempo advantage only if the other side wastes moves. Usually really bad openings by one side. Two things I definitely find are often worth giving up a pawn: 1. Keeping the opponent's king in the center, as long as the queen isn't traded off. That can be worth a piece if it gains lines for the rooks toward the king. 2. The opponent's queen is drawn to play in the middle of the board without many other pieces developed. Sep-14-16    WannaBe: My 2 cents/addition to item 1: I'd <DEFINITELY> trade Qs off the board if can force my opponent to recapture with K. Sep-14-16    WannaBe: Alright teams (This means you, Yankees, BoSox...) time to open up the ol' wallet! https://sports.yahoo.com/news/the-l... Sep-14-16    keypusher: <WannaBe: My 2 cents/addition to item 1: I'd <DEFINITELY> trade Qs off the board if can force my opponent to recapture with K.> :-P Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894 Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963 The problem I find with that is I've gotten rid of the piece most able to take advantage of his majesty's discomfiture... Sep-14-16    keypusher: I am shocked, shocked that there is CHESS going on in this forum! Sep-14-16    Phony Benoni: The Cubs' win today reduces their magic number at 1. Sep-14-16    WannaBe: <keypusher> Thanks for the links to the two games, I usually encounter the scenario with me playing white, and my opponent does this: 1. e4 d6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 dxe5 Sep-14-16    saffuna: What I hate is playing the KID and having white exchange pawns on e5 and then exchange queens: 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 Nf3 e5 6 dxe5 dxe5 7 Qxd8 Kxd8 Sep-14-16    WannaBe: My response would be 2...e6 I don't commit my g-pawn and/or ...Bg7 until I have to. Personal preferences and playing style. Everyone's different. =) Sep-14-16    WannaBe: LAD took 2 of 3 from NYY as Koufax and Drysdale pitched complete no-hitter games!! Hooooooooow about that?! In other un-related gnus, you can write off PIT and KC, possibly SFG. But DET Tigers are hanging tough. Sep-14-16    keypusher: < WannaBe: <keypusher> Thanks for the links to the two games, I usually encounter the scenario with me playing white, and my opponent does this: 1. e4 d6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 dxe5> Ooh, that reminds me. Janowski vs Lasker, 1910 Luckily none of us are playing the likes of Lasker. Sep-15-16    WannaBe: Wow, KC's getting killed by Oakland, you can kiss them good-bye. Sep-15-16    Penguincw: Brewers ruined a potential party at Wrigley, but the Cubs could still celebrate if the Giants beat the Cardinals. If Giants lose, then there'll be a 3-way tie for 2 NL wild cards. Sep-16-16    WannaBe: So, is it good to clinch early? http://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/... Sep-16-16    Travis Bickle: Hey Phony, well we have a long way to go and a short time to get there.. Holy Cow!! I think I'm gonna go get drunk with the Cubs in the clubhouse... Bye. http://images.uncyc.org/commons/d/d... Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 835 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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