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 122 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Nov-02-09    Phony Benoni: Stop the bleeding! Bring in Rivera now! Tomorrow's an off day, so he can pitch five or six innings tonight and have plenty of time to rest! Nov-02-09    Jim Bartle: Maybe after a few innings of Rivera all the Phils' bats will be broken and they'll have to forfeit. Nov-02-09    Phony Benoni: Yankees not going quietly! Will we keep cool with Cool Lidge tonight, or will it be another meltdown? Nov-02-09    WannaBe: Wednesday, old timers day, Martinez vs Petite... Nov-02-09    Jim Bartle: And the relievers, Rivera and...Wild Thing? Despite the loss, it's still the Yankees making the alert plays. Last night the double steal, tonight Rodriguez deking the centerfielder and scoring on a really shallow fly. Nov-03-09    Travis Bickle: Yogi says "It aint over til it's over"! Here's a short clip of Yogi isms. One that isn't on this clip that is a favorite of mine is, "What time is it Yogi"? Bera: "You mean now"? LOL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1bq... Nov-03-09    Phony Benoni: I expect Game six will come down to who gets the most quality innings out of their starter, since neither bullpen has been impressive. The Yankees have an edge, since they only need seven; Rivera probably comes on in the eighth if they have a lead. Nov-03-09    Jim Bartle: In general we know what Pettitte will bring: 6 or 7 innings and 2 to 4 runs. He's consistently solid but not spectacular. It's Martinez who's the big question. Could be untouchable or could get bombed by his "Daddies." Rivera clearly gives the Yanks an advantage in the late going. Nov-03-09    A.G. Argent: What's up with Utley and the sitting/standing very prominently at the edge of the dugout probably knowing that cameras linger on him and with his cap off flashing the Pat Riley 80's grease-back hairdo and then getting up and jacking HR's with that effortless half swing of his? Gotta start calling him Hollywood. Love to see about 4 or 5 more jacks from him Wednesday (and Thursday?). Howard sure ain't gonna do it; if he hasn't by now, he ain't. Bona fide World Series disappearing act. Seems like some slugger does it every year. Nov-03-09    Phony Benoni: yes, the only X factor about Pettitte is the short rest. You'd think it wouldn't hurt to do it just once, but look what happened to Burnett last night. Nov-03-09    Jim Bartle: Neither here nor there, but I really love to watch Pettitte's pitching motion. Classic. Sort of like Smoltz's before he hurt his shoulder. Nov-03-09    YouRang: <A.G. Argent><...Howard sure ain't gonna do it; if he hasn't by now, he ain't. Bona fide World Series disappearing act. Seems like some slugger does it every year.> This got me wondering if there has ever been a slugger who started off badly, but came back strong. I (being obsessive about such things) decided to go look for an example. The best I found was Tony Perez in the famous 1975 Cincinnati-Boston World Series, won by Cincinnati in 7 games. In the first four games, Perez had gone 0-for-14 with 1 run scored and 1 RBI. But in the final 3 games, Perez went 5-for-14 (.357) with 3 homers, 3 runs scored and 6 RBIs. Nov-03-09    Jim Bartle: I remember that. Everybody was wondering what was happening with Perez, then he started crushing the ball, especially the homer in game 7 off Bill Lee's "blooper" pitch. Nov-03-09    Phony Benoni: Howard did well in last year's WS, so doing badly in big games is not his usual thing. My thought is that the Yankees have decided he will not be the "The Guy Who Beats You", and are pitching very carefully to him. This is working well with Howard, since he is a strikeout machine at the best of times and doesn't seem to have the patience to lay off bad pitches. But right now, the Phillies just need him to wake up for a couple of at bats. Nov-04-09    Travis Bickle: I see you guys really enjoyed the Yogi clip! Nov-04-09    Phony Benoni: <Travis> Youtube is passé. It's so busy nobody goes there anymore. Nov-04-09    technical draw: You're right PB. But reading your entry and Travis' entry it's deja vu all over again. Nov-04-09    Jim Bartle: Hey Travis, what time is is? Nov-04-09    A.G. Argent: Yeah, well, why don't you guys pair up in threes? Nov-04-09    Travis Bickle: Hey Phony I think you guys should write for Sports Illustrated but I don't think you hacks would make the cut! LMAO!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkaz... Nov-04-09    playground player: <Phony Benoni> Now how could a day's less rest possibly affect a pitcher going out there on a cold November night? Sorry, I just can't get used to the idea of night baseball in November. Maybe they could add another level to the playoffs and stretch it out to December. Baseball is not so much a sport anymore as it is a mining operation--mining the public for its money. Peter Ueberroth, thou art mighty yet! Nov-04-09    Phony Benoni: Don't bet on it, Travis. The one thing hacks can do is make the cut. Nov-04-09    Phony Benoni: Just looking at a Pirates game from 1977 in which they used three pitchers: Bruce Kison 6' 4" 178 lbs. Odell Jones 6' 3" 175 lbs. Kent Tekulve 6' 4" 180 lbs. They beat Atlanta in 13 innings, though you might have thought they had a slim chance of winning. Nov-04-09    Phony Benoni: <playground player> Yeah, I'm with you. Let's go back to the good old days when the NFL Championship was decided in December, the NHL in April, and the NBA in May. Nov-04-09    Jim Bartle: I don't believe Kent Tekulve was ever 180 pounds, even the moment he got out of the pool. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 122 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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