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 838 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-20-16    WannaBe: One NFL team that had to travel two time zones or more won, ATL. All others lost. And it had to be against OAK. Sep-20-16    saffuna: Niners had to play Monday night at home, and then Sunday in Carolina, making it tougher. Not that they had a chance against Panthers. Sep-20-16    WannaBe: Nice double-header day, ESPN radio have Canada/USA hockey, and later SF/LAD! Sep-20-16    WannaBe: In my opinion, this is rubbin' it in and unsportsmanlike. http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/... Sep-20-16    Penguincw: And in response, the Giants have responded with memes such as "When Kershaw pitches you out of the postseason", and then shows that picture with Puig, A Gon and de Leon. Even though I like the Dodgers, gotta love it when shots are fired. Let's just hope that the guy running the Giants' Twitter account doesn't get involved: http://www.12up.com/posts/3816214-g... Sep-20-16    WannaBe: Tonight's trivia from J. Miller and SF broadcast team: 'What year did Vince Scully start broadcasting Dodgers game?' Of course, this will have to include Brooklyn, and the answer is easy. 1776! Sorry Vince, but I'll see ya Oct 2nd in San Francisco... =)) Sep-21-16    saffuna: Here's an example where I gave up a pawn willingly in the opening, against a weak program. For the pawn I have better development, I've castled, black has doubled pawns, and the king is still in the center and might find it difficult to castle kingside. And if black castles kingside it will take time and there will be open lines of attack. click for larger view Sep-22-16    Phony Benoni: Just a bit outside:" http://m.mlb.com/video/v1181422383/... Sep-23-16    WannaBe: I love this, as of right now, Pittsburgh Pirates are 76-76, with a run differential of <ZERO>. Sep-23-16    WannaBe: According to report, fans at Dodgers game gave Vin Scully 7 minute standing ovation for Vin Night with John Williams conducting the Stars Spangled Banner. Should have made the ovation 35 minutes more, so the other half of the crowd have a chance to get into the parking lot. Sep-23-16    WannaBe: John Williams and L.A. Phil: http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=... Due to budget cuts, L.A. Phil could only afford 20 musicians this year. Next year, they'll plan bake sale and hopefully to get 30 musicians. Sep-23-16    WannaBe: Potential Perfecto at Oakland, but A's need to score on Texas. Sep-23-16    WannaBe: Never mind... Sep-23-16    saffuna: Sandy Koufax at Dodger Stadium! Has to be a pretty big deal. But what the heck was Kevin Costner doing out there? Sep-24-16    WannaBe: Getting inspiration for Bull Durham II. Sep-24-16    Phony Benoni: Two divisions already clinched and the other four could go this weekend. If it weren't for the wild card, it would be a pretty dull last week. One more win for the Cubs, and all roads lead to Chicago. Sep-24-16    WannaBe: Detroit Tigers are following Al Davis' motto "Just Win, Baby". Sep-24-16    Travis Bickle: Hey Phony, when are they going to start the Playoffs? Sep-24-16    Phony Benoni: <WannaBe> You seem to be expanding the scope of the No-No Curse. The Tigers lead 4-2 going into the 9th, you compare them to the Raiders, and they wind up losing 7-4. Sep-24-16    Phony Benoni: Around here Travis, probably next year. As usual. Sep-24-16    Travis Bickle: Mr Benoni, I found a rather unique journalistic idea for sports coverage! Any hack can write about good teams, but this guy has a rather novel approach. Check it out Phony. http://deadspin.com/why-your-team-s... Sep-24-16    saffuna: That article says until the Bears did it last year, no team in the past 35 years has had to punt on every single possession. Even if true does it really mean anything? There are about 10 shutouts a year, or 350 in the past 35 That means at least one of their possessions must have ended with something other than a punt, which means either a turnover (worse than a punt), failing on fourth down (worse), missed field goal (about the same), safety (worse), or time running out in a half (marginally better). So really, what is the distinction of punting every time? Sep-24-16    Travis Bickle: <saffuna> I tried to buy this Bears sweatshirt & the damn thing is completely sold out in Chicago! https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-medi... Sep-24-16    saffuna: Throughout their history, or at least going back to 1960, have the Bears ever been known as an offensive powerhouse? They have been a consistently strong defensive, with a long line of Hall of Famers, but I don't remember many times they had a high-scoring team. Sep-24-16    WannaBe: SFG -210 O/U 7 LAD -330 O/U 6.5 Huge, huge lines. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 838 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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