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 856 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Nov-01-16    Travis Bickle: Yo Phony, this is Pete. I'm in a jam at the track bettin' the ponies.. Who do you like for tonight's game? http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/b8a... Nov-01-16    Phony Benoni: Travis, I recall that, after 1945, the Tigers didn't get back to the World Series until 1968, when they had the best record in baseball. They fell behind 3-1 against the Cardinals before coming back to take the Series in seven, winning the last two on the road. They had their best pitcher going in game 6, and won in a rout. That's an awful lot of portents in favor of their 1945 opponent. Ask Pete about how much such portents mean. Nov-01-16    WannaBe: Hilarious. Last time Tomlin pitched, Cubs were -200 and Indians won that game 1-0, and Tomlin pitched like Cy Young. Today, the Cubs were -140 (reasonable odds, on the road, hostile environment) and Tomlin pitched like he's suppose to, for a pitcher with 4.40 ERA during the season. And gave up second most HRs in AL. (Weaver for LAA have 37 to lead AL. Tomlin have 36) Tomlin's coming off short rest, J. Arrieta's coming off extra day of rest. Why today's line is not closer to -180 is beyond me. Nov-01-16    Phony Benoni: Oh, he's still pitching like Cy Young. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... Nov-01-16    Phony Benoni: The Washington - Cleveland game, in the third column, holds the record for most lifetime wins by the two starters: http://archives.chicagotribune.com/... Not completely sure, but I think this is the only game they started against each other. Nov-01-16    Phony Benoni: If you think this game is bad, see the first column of page 4: http://archives.chicagotribune.com/... Nov-01-16    WannaBe: Monarch Bicycles?! $31 !! I want one. Nov-01-16    WannaBe: Early prediction odds for game 7, Even money, O/U 6.5 Let's see how close I am tomorrow. =)) Nov-01-16    Penguincw: And the Cubs win. That 3-1 choke looking much more likely now, as anything can happen in Game 7. Any parallels to the NBA Finals? I remember a huge play in that game for Cleveland was LeBron blocking a shot late in the game. What would be the baseball's equivalent? Gunning down a runner at the plate? No predictions for tomorrow's game, just gonna try and enjoy it. Nov-01-16    WannaBe: For tomorrow's game 7, Mad(don) scientist manager will have the following lineup: Batting first, pitcher Batting second, catcher Batting third, 1B Batting fourth, 2B etc... Batting ninth, RF Nov-02-16    WannaBe: Kluber now have a chance to join a very elite club, to go 3-0 in a series. The last pitcher to go 3-0 in a series? M. Lolich. Bonus info: Because the AL won the All-Star game, and hence was awarded home field advantage, who was the winner of 2016 All-Star Game? Kluber. Nov-02-16    Phony Benoni: A 9-1 sequence may have happened at some point, especially in the Olden Days when the catcher customarily batted eighth. Somebody probably did it once just for a joke. Nov-02-16    WannaBe: It was even money, but odds are moving!! <Dave Tuley ESPN Staff Writer Well, that didn't take long! The Cubs have been bet to -113 road favorites in Game 7 at Cleveland at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook after opening at even money. The Indians are +103. William Hill has it at Cubs -114/Indians +104.> Nov-02-16    perfidious: <PB> While I've no proof, my feeling is that White in J Nolte vs Browne, 1968 may well have been Jerome 'Jerry' Nolte, a player of ~1900 strength whom I remember from the Boston area in the late 1970s. Nov-02-16    Phony Benoni: <perfidious> Thanks for the tip. I'll have to check a little more on him. The "Chess Life" crosstable for the1968 US Open listed <J. Nolte> as being from the Wisconsin, but the next reating list from January, 1969 put him in New Hampshire and rated around 1900. That sounds like the person you remember. Nov-02-16    Phony Benoni: <perfidious> I'm going with <Jerome Nolte>. Prior to 1969 I only see J. Nolte from Wisconsin, rating peaks in the 1800s. The January 1969 rating list, which covered the 1968 US Open, gives J. Nolte from New Hampshire in the 1900s. Later lists give only New Hampshire, and in the 1972 annual he is identified as Jerome. Thanks again for the tip. Nov-02-16    Penguincw: This looks familiar: Cubs entering a series clinching game in the 8th inning, ball hit to the shortstop that <could've> ended the inning, but nope, it continues... Nov-02-16    WannaBe: OMG... That's all I have to say for now. Tied game. Nov-02-16    Penguincw: Not sure if I jinxed it, but I'm at a conflict of interest. I want the Cubs to win, but I made a bet saying Indians would win Game 7... I am mad that the game is tied though. I wanted to try and stay awake to witness the final out of a World Series for the first time ever in my life, but looks like I might arrive late tomorrow... Nov-02-16    saffuna: I remember another game where a team trailing 6-3 scored 3 in the eighth to tie. Nov-02-16    Phony Benoni: If that's the same rain we're getting in Detroit, they're not restarting any time soon. Nov-03-16    WannaBe: NorCal need rain, can you send it our way, instead?? Nov-03-16    Phony Benoni: Blame it on the A's. If they had made it to the World Series, you'd be deluged. Nov-03-16    saffuna: Get Elias on it! When is the last time a player hit a home run and struck out on a bunt the next at bat? Nov-03-16    Deus Ex Alekhina: Two outs, bottom of the tenth....can u feel it? Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 856 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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