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 143 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jan-11-10    WannaBe: <Phony Benoni: One thing I do know is that I won't bet on them. I like to watch games dispassionately and analytically. If I've got money riding on the outcome, that takes all the fun out of watching.> Better words could not have been said/typed... That is why I quit wagering. I no longer cared about the game, or a good play/pass/catch. All I cared about was the (final) numbers. Jan-11-10    Jim Bartle: "Does it really matter that Brett Favre is 0-3 against Dallas in the playoffs?" Of course it does. It means he's "due." Jan-12-10    Travis Bickle: With all the commercials making an hour game 3 1/2 hours I have to bet a couple G's to give me incentive to watch. Jan-12-10    Phony Benoni: <Travis> What you need to do is root for a puntfest. That will give more slots to show commercials, so they won't pile up like they do in games between two effective offenses. Jan-12-10    Travis Bickle: The Bears beatup The Vikings recently & The Prima Donna known as Bret Favre has isolated himself from his team by feuding with his headcoach. This all leads to another Favre late season meltdown. Dallas is going to spank his and Minnesota's A$$!! Jan-12-10    Travis Bickle: Good thinking Dr. Benoni but they'll figure out ways to bombard my poor subconcious with advertisements! Jan-12-10    dakgootje: <so they won't pile up like they do in games between two effective offenses.> Isn't that the best? With only a few commercials you don't have enough time to get a new drink :/ Jan-12-10    Jim Bartle: I started to see what everybody means about the commercials during games on Saturday. During the season I had the DirecTV "Red Zone" channel, no commercials and jumping from game to game looking for the key moments. Jan-12-10    playground player: Who comes back first, Joe Kapp or King Arthur? Jan-12-10    Jim Bartle: I see McGwire is apologizing left and right for the sham of the 1998 home run race. Curious that he hasn't apologized to Sammy Sosa, though. After all, Sosa broke Maris' record as well, and was therefore "cheated" out of the recognition. Wonder what was going through McGwire's mind? Jan-12-10    Jim Bartle: Bud Selig: “The use of steroids and amphetamines amongst today’s players has greatly subsided and is <virtually nonexistent>, as our testing results have shown." That's a relief. Jan-12-10    NakoSonorense: <Curious that he hasn't apologized to Sammy Sosa> I don't see why he should. Didn't Sosa test positive for steriods in 2003? Chances are that both of them were using drugs during their 1998 homerun spree. Jan-12-10    chancho: Yeah, and then there's Barry Bonds who was juicing left and right, and up and down... Jan-12-10    Jim Bartle: Bonds is in legal trouble as well as in trouble from baseball. Sosa has now been hung out to dry. There's no question he's as guilty as McGwire (look at his build throughout his career), and he'll just look sillier every day he keeps quiet. Jan-12-10    technical draw: The last home run hit by a non-steroid user was by Luis Aparicio of the Chicago White Sox in 1961. He hit 2 home runs that year. Jan-12-10    Phony Benoni: <td> You may know humor, but I know where to look up baseball facts. Aparicio hit 6 home runs in 1961, after hitting two the previous year. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... Of course, in 1961 everybody was juiced up on expansion pitching. Jan-12-10    technical draw: No, the mistake was the year it was supposed to be 1960 cause in '61 Maris broke Ruth's record (without steroids?) Jan-12-10    technical draw: BTW did you all know that Roger Maris' record lasted longer than Ruth's and that it still is the AL record? (I saw Maris hit the 61st on TV) Jan-12-10    Jim Bartle: I wonder how many of those Aparicio home runs were inside-the-park? Jan-12-10    technical draw: Right <JB> Aparicio was a base stealer. Trying to remember some team players from the 1961 White Sox I remember, Aparicio, Nellie Fox, catcher Sherman Lollar and Mr. biceps, Ted Klusewski. And I remember pitcher Juan Pizarro. Thats all. Jan-12-10    technical draw: Oh, I forgot Jim Landis. Jan-12-10    Jim Bartle: Minnie Minoso wasn't on that team? Early Wynn had to be one of the pitchers, and Billy Pierce, in his last year before going to the Giants. By the way, in his autobiography Joe Morgan just heaped praise on Nellie Fox for helping him in his rookie year with the Astros. Jan-12-10    technical draw: I don't remember Miñoso or Wynn. But I do remember Billy Pierce (or at least the name rings a bell). Jan-12-10    Jim Bartle: Early Wynn was a 300-game winner and notoriously nasty player, the one who said he'd throw at his mother only if she was digging in. Minnie Minoso was a Cuban outfielder who played through the 50s and early 60s, a really good hitter, and very fast, even though he looked about 40 when he started playing. He came back to play a couple of games in the 70s and I think, 1980, as publicity stunts. Jan-12-10    technical draw: Oh, I remember the players, thanks. What I don't remember is them playing for the '61 White Sox. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 143 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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