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 138 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Dec-24-09    Jim Bartle: Unless my thinking is fatally flawed, I believe days are getting longer for everyone north of the Tropic of Cancer. Dec-25-09    Open Defence: Merry Christmas!!! <Phony Benoni> !! Dec-25-09    chancho: Merry Christmas <Phony Benoni>! (You deserve a second shout) :-) Dec-25-09    lopium: ¡Feliz navidad! Dec-26-09    Phony Benoni: http://www.vintagecardtraders.com/v... Heinie Groh. Not only is that his real bat, from what I understand that is his actual hitting stance, with both feet facing the pitcher. He was a small guy who simply slapped at the ball. He wanted a large barrel, but needed the bottom of the bat thin enough so he could grip it. Hence, the "Bottle Bat". Dec-26-09    Jim Bartle: A side point: I see the Reds use almost the same team logo after all these years. Dec-28-09    Phony Benoni: Found this one by accident. Kansas City scores 13 runs in an inning--after two were out! http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... Dec-28-09    Jim Bartle: Ha!! How could that lineup score 2 runs in an inning, not to mention 13. Power and maybe Zernial were the only real major leaguers in the A's lineup. They were virtually a Yankees farm team back then. Dec-28-09    Jim Bartle: <Six> of the A's in that game also spent some time on the Yankees. And Slaughter slipped by me at first glance. He was sorta OK, I guess. Dec-29-09    tpstar: <infernally clever> Cheers for that. ;>D Your destiny awaits = Steinitz vs Zukertort / Bird / Hoff, 1880 Dec-29-09    playground player: <Phony Benoni> If I'm reading the Retro Sheet account correctly and not hallucinating, all those 13 runs scored after two were out! Dec-29-09    Jim Bartle: There's some suspense we have been ignoring in the NFL. Seems Detroit and Oakland are currently tied for most losses in the 00s, and Sunday could break the tie. Of course technically next Sunday is no longer the 00s, but I guess they count these things by season, not by day. Dec-29-09    Travis Bickle: Hey Phony Its The Bears vs your Lions next Sunday. If only The Bears would have played like this the opening day of the season instead of waiting until the next to last game to play some football and kick the Minnesota Vikings and Brett Favre's ass! This is usually par for the course with Chicago teams. But may I ask a question of you a librarian, a possesor of great knowledge! If you Mr. Benoni were to prognosticate what would your views be on this upcoming game? Dec-29-09    Jim Bartle: Yes, Travis, all true. But the Bears played great last night. Great game, except for the guy dropping the easy interception in the last minute. Fortunately da Bears still held on. Dec-29-09    Travis Bickle: <Jim Bartle> JB Their best game all year! Their defense was a little shaky but made up for it with that blocked extra point and Hunter Hillenmeyer's punch out forced fumble! I agree that DB should have had a pick. Dec-30-09    Jim Bartle: Yeah, without that blocked extra point it would have been a disastrous loss. But man, that was a team on a mission, with nothing but pride to play for. And hey, how about this quote from Ozzie Guillen, as the Sox slipped out of contention: "This is a tease, man. It's like when you have a girlfriend and you are kissing her all over the place and you get to the Mambo, and she say no. That's where we are right now." Dec-30-09    Travis Bickle: <Jim Bartle> LOL JB I hadn't heard that 1 but that's Ozzie! Dec-30-09    Jim Bartle: The firing of Texas Tech football coach today is really interesting, and no, not because Susan Polgar is rumored to be a candidate for the job. Leach was a super-tough guy coach, that was already known. And a little while back he sent a player who had suffered a concussion the day before to spend hours alone, with nothing, in a shed. He clearly thought the player was not hurt and able to practice. There was some airing out in an early meeting where the coach said to the player's group, "Don't forget who's the most powerful man in this room!" The coach was suspended. The coach went to court to overturn the decision. The coach was fired. Now this seems odd, because a coach typically has a lot of leeway, and clearly is the big dog in any confrontation with a player. So what happened? In this case the player wasn't such a nobody, and had his own influence, balancing the scales. He's the son of former All-American and ESPN commentator Craig James. So the coach faced a situation where he wasn't all-powerful concerning a player, and couldn't handle it. At least that's how I see it. Dec-30-09    Deus Ex Alekhina: A big stink was made back in the 70's when it was made known that a few hi school football coaches were biting the heads off of live chickens to fire up their players (yum). And the big game sunday between the motor city kitties & da bears is the one that Travis wanted to come to Detroit to see with Phoney. And Travis wanted to wear that Bear outfit too. But will the bears be flat after winning a tough emotional game against their favre-orite QB Monday nite? (Take the points!) Dec-30-09    Jim Bartle: I'll just bet those chicken-biting coaches were in Texas. Dec-31-09    Phony Benoni: <Travis> Sorry big guy; I was out of town for a couple of days. That game Monday night shows the difference between a team with a recent winning tradition and a team without one. The Bears haven't been great this year, aren't happy about it, and know how to put sixty minutes together. The Lions have no such tradition. They usually put up a fight at home, but for them playing on the ROAD means they Roll Over And Die. I see no reason the Lions' game Sunday will be any different, particularly since they have no effective quarterback or offense right now. As long as the Bears don't give the Lions a chance, Detroit won't be able to create anything on their own. So it looks like a 2-14 season. They really need to concentrate on the trenches this draft, but you can bet they won't resist the pressure to take another high-profile "skill" player who won't be able to operate well with this supporting cast. Dec-31-09    Phony Benoni: <JB> I'm betting the Lions will do their best to win the title. They haven't won anything else this decade, and are hungry of a victory in the worst way--which, of course, is their speciality. Unfortunately, Oakland, though they have been showing signs of life, are up against a Ravens team in the wild card hunt, so it looks like the tie will remain. Dec-31-09    A.G. Argent: D-U-C-K-S. DucksDucksDucks. Happy New Decade, gents. Dec-31-09    Phony Benoni: I wonder if Aflac won't be allowed to sponsor the Rose Bowl due to a conflict of interest. Dec-31-09    Jim Bartle: Had to think about that one, but it was worth it. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 138 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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