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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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   Phony Benoni has kibitzed 18635 times to chessgames [more...]

   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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Sep-02-18		jessicafischerqueen: <Phony Benoni> I fear <Tab>, as usual, may be right about this. Probably the default position on any new games or corrections being uploaded to the database should be "we don't know if any more data will ever be uploaded to chessgames.com." We should count ourselves lucky if the existing database even survives. <Tab> I'm not sure why you adopted <The Focus'> avatar? He has had it for ages, and even after two weeks I routinely read your posts thinking they are from <The Focus>. Speaking strictly for myself, If you ever did something like that to me, I would never speak to you again the rest of my life.

Sep-02-18		Phony Benoni: <jfq> I rather fear that too, and don't know what to do about it. I can't see myself starting over some place else. I suppose all I can do is keep updating my databases and make sure they are shared with others to be sure it doesn't die with me. Yes, I'm at the age where you start thinking about that.

Sep-02-18		Tabanus: <jess> I will keep the avatar till the site is back on track, then change back to the fly if possible. And what the heck, the picture is the <The Scream> by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, so it's at home again, after so many years having been lost :) Just relax, it's me screaming.

Sep-02-18		TheFocus: <JFQ> <Tab: <I'm not sure why you adopted <The Focus'> avatar? He has had it for ages, and even after two weeks I routinely read your posts thinking they are from <The Focus>.> I don't mind, but sometimes when I am reading <Tabanus>'s posts, I think, "Now why would I say that??!!"

Sep-02-18		technical draw: When I leave anyone taking the baby avatar will develop serious skin infections causing a lizard like appearance on their arms or legs. Also their teeth will fall out.

Sep-02-18		TheFocus: <td> I believe they are retiring your avatar to the Wall of Fame.

Sep-02-18		technical draw: < <td> I believe they are retiring your avatar to the Wall of Fame.> Where is this wall? I want to see it. Hmmm, I might just pay membership just so nobody takes the baby.

Sep-03-18		jessicafischerqueen: Thanks <Tab> and <The Focus> lol. Now what to do aboot the baby amirite...

Sep-03-18		TheFocus: <td> <I might just pay membership just so nobody takes the baby.> Well, if anyone does take it, we will harass them daily: "Who do you think you are? You're no <technical draw>; you're just a wannabe." (Except that <WannaBe> was the last Funniest Poster, wazzen he?) If he took it, wouldn't it sorta be like him continuing the legacy?

Sep-03-18		Tabanus: Baby Please Don't Go - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3O... Besides, we will always be in the need to have someone to answer, "What do we do if it's a tie?"

Sep-03-18		technical draw: <If he took it, wouldn't it sorta be like him continuing the legacy?> Forget it. <WannaBe> will never give up the rabbit. And he has a lifetime membership.

Sep-03-18		jessicafischerqueen: Is anyone interested in casting for a remake of <Three Men and a Baby>?

Sep-03-18		Boomie: I'm looking forward to lively baby shaming sessions.

Sep-03-18		Tabanus: There's a hope! From Daniel's forum: <chessgames.com: .. I'm dealing with the monthly mass email issue at the moment, and once that's straightened out, the correction slips and game submissions should end up better than ever...> Plus Daniel said 22 July <we're working on training others to fill in> for Sargon.

Sep-07-18		Nisjesram: <tabanus> , i saw your posts on omv debate in <big pawn> forum. Very good posts. <johnlspouge> and i defeated <big pawn> in omv debate very thoroughly and later <nok> too defeated <big pawn> in omv debate . If you ever want to exchange notes about it in rogoff forum or somewhere else , you are welcome. Thank you Regards P.s. hope host of this forum is ok with my post. Thank you

Sep-09-18		Nisjesram: Very good posts by <tabanus>. He is right in saying something like : " because of evolution some of the values are within all normal/sane people" <big pawn> lost omv debate very thoroughly to me and <johnlspouge> and has been running away from my question for a long time. Instead of answering my question , he kept on hurling insults . Today , <chessgames.com> banned <big pawn> forever. N.

Sep-10-18		Tabanus: I think he did not say what the omv's were or consisted of. Thanks for the support :) <PB> Just delete all this, if you like. There's a risk it'll be more.

Sep-10-18		offramp: <Tabanus: I think he did not say what the omv's were or consisted of. Thanks for the support :)> On my recent 6-monthly visit to Rogoff I had the temerity to inquire what an "OMV" was. I was told with startling celerity to <read the @#$%* forum!!> Since I dd not wish to read 20,000+ pages of keech I am afraid I am still ignorant of what OMVs are. Mind you, I only found out yesterday what a PB&J is.

Sep-10-18		Nisjesram: <tabanus: I think he did not say what the omv's were or consisted of. Thanks for the support :) <PB> Just delete all this, if you like. There's a risk it'll be more.> Yes, <phony benoni> , please feel free to delete . I liked posts of <tabanus> very much and at some later point (may be in a week or two from now) , would like to talk to him some more about it in rogoff forum if he intersted... Sorry for encroachong on your space , <phenoy benoni> . Apologies. Thank you, <phenoy benoni> ..thank you <tabanus> Regards

Sep-10-18		Tabanus: <Nisjesram> Thanks, but no. I'm 63 and in full job. Too tiresome, + too much fuzz on a chess site. There's no politics+ fora. You won't miss much anyway. <PB> Delete. Next there'll be posts (not from N) on what a coward I am, etc.

Sep-10-18		Phony Benoni: Oh, it's Rogoff stuff. I can appreciate that it's impossible to have a conversation there. But perhaps I should post more myself, not leaving a vacuum for nature to abhor.

Sep-10-18		Tabanus: It doesn't matter. This is the only sane place left :)

Sep-11-18		Phony Benoni: OK, guys, that crossed the line as far as I'm concerned. Personal attacks, no matter how mlld, are not welcome here.

Sep-16-18		jessicafischerqueen: Good Evening. I am Alfred Hitchcock. I thought I might ask you a question, based on your work with <Paul> and Roman historian/river <Suentius Po>. I have all 120 pgns from the <Kemeri 1939 International Tournament>, and I know the round numbers of the games played by <Vladimirs Petrovs>- but I don't know the round numbers for the games from any other players. There is a Tournament Book from Chess Direct by <AJ Gillam>. While I'm definitely not against the idea of buying it, I have run into disappointments before. In the past I have purchased several tournament books that have sketchy- or no- introduction or information about the actual tournament. Arbiters, venues, time controls, anecdotes and such. But some of the tournament "books" I have purchased didn't even have the round numbers. I still wouldn't mind paying for this book if I knew ahead of time that it had the round numbers, but I can't determine that from the <Chess Direct> description here: https://www.chessdirect.co.uk/acata... So my question is this- when you guys were sorting out the rounds for those thousands of tournaments you compiled, did you use some kind of top secret maths voodoo in which you could "deduce" the correct round pairings from partial information? Would it be possible to use such voodoo to deduce the round pairings for all players, if you know the correct round pairings for one player only? Finally, I hope you will continue supporting my TV program <Alfred Hitchcock Presents>, and also my Anthologies of edited horror short stories that I actually didn't edit myself, but still call <Alfred Hitchcock Presents>.

Sep-16-18		Tabanus: <jess> I think <Postimees> may help, see your forum! <hemy> should be able to find more, but he's busy already.

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