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 107 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Oct-06-09    Jim Bartle: So Raburn butchers one, then saves the day! Didn't he hit a big homer on Sunday? Oct-06-09    Jim Bartle: And the Yankees say, "Keep it up!" Oct-06-09    Phony Benoni: Two, actually. A couple of months ago he played third base and made three errors that cost the Tigers a game. Since then he's been strictly an outfielder and tearing the cover off the ball. Oct-06-09    hangingenprise: top of the 11th tks to a great throw at the plate. what a game!! Oct-06-09    Phony Benoni: Rodney's probably done. Probably Seay (L) or Perry (R). You might even see Nate Robertson (L) against Mauer. Oh, good grief, Mauer's up this inning! Oct-06-09    technical draw: Sorry <PB>. It'll probably be over this inning. Oct-06-09    Phony Benoni: I almost hope so, <TD>. I'm sitting here with my teeth chattering and my blood pressure has to be near 200. Oct-06-09    keypusher: Rodney still pitching...you'll definitely never see <that> from Rivera. Oct-06-09    YouRang: Whaddya know, Rodney gets them out 1-2-3! Oct-06-09    Phony Benoni: Maybe we need to turn Rodney into a long reliever! He seems to do better the more he pitches. Oct-06-09    technical draw: Another inning! Oct-06-09    YouRang: Rats, I gotta leave. I can probably catch the game on the radio... Oct-06-09    Phony Benoni: Another big chance for Inge. Can he do it again? Oct-06-09    technical draw: Bases loaded, this is it!! Oct-06-09    Jim Bartle: That was ball four! Oct-06-09    technical draw: yuuuucccckkkk!! Oct-06-09    Phony Benoni: Tigers biggest failing all year: hitting with runners in scoring position. Oct-06-09    Jim Bartle: They smoked one in the 9th with the man on third, but right at the shortstop. Oct-06-09    Phony Benoni: When did the Tigers sign Iron Man McGinnity? Oct-06-09    technical draw: The twins are motivated now. This is probably it. Oct-06-09    keypusher: Wow, I am sorry, PB. Oct-06-09    Phony Benoni: Well, you finally got one right <td>. I'm not disappointed, just resigned (like a good chess player). They had their chances. Oct-06-09    technical draw: aaarrrggghhh!! Oct-06-09    Jim Bartle: My Beer has gone flat. Oct-06-09    hangingenprise: it's like playing against a french defense and the twins grind out a win. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 107 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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