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 150 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Feb-02-10    Phony Benoni: Oh, Travis, I never cease to to be amazed at your excitement whenever the Bears hire a coach who helped make the Lions what they are today. I can see the headlines now: "The Greatest Show on Frozen Tundra!" Feb-02-10    playground player: <Jim Bartle> I think the player they had in mind was Mickey Kluttz, who played for the Yankees and the A's. Feb-02-10    Jim Bartle: Andruw Jones? Amazing. I assume Ruth wasn't on that list because he was a pitcher until he was 24. Feb-02-10    Travis Bickle: <Phony Benoni> I think you may be onto something. I was listening to a Chicago sports talk radio show last night and the broadcaster confirmed a callers statement. The statement being GM Jerry Angelo has said he doesnt plan to upgrade players significantly, so the hire seems to be a public relations move. They could have hired Martz in early January but waited until now, why so they didnt have to start making offensive lineman upgrades! I can hear Lovie Smith, "We plan to run the ball". ; 0 Feb-02-10    Phony Benoni: And I can hear Mike Martz: "That's right. We plan to run the ball. Right after the receiver makes the catch." Feb-03-10    Phony Benoni: If you[ve got a real hankering for some baseball, you might hop on over to Google Books and check out their collection of old issues of Basebal Digest. For instance, here's Birdie Tebbetts' 1954 NL All-Star team: http://books.google.com/books?id=5T... Feb-04-10    playground player: <Phony Benoni> Leaving Willie Mays--who wound up being the NL MVP that year--off the 1954 NL All-Star team, in favor of Gus Bell or Frank Thomas? What was Birdie thinking? Yes, I know 1954 was Willie's first full season in the big leagues... but Frank Thomas? However, there is one thing that Mays, Bell, and Thomas had in common. They all wound up on the Mets! Feb-04-10    Jim Bartle: He said Bell as a reserve, but did he ever name a third outfielder? In any case, it sounds as if he was just musing one day and a writer was taking it down. I thought the comment on the pitching rotation was more interesting. Feb-04-10    A.G. Argent: Locked up Verlander, eh Czar? That's a good thing. Feb-04-10    Travis Bickle: Hey Phony regarding your computer question the guy to ask is the wabbit man. Feb-04-10    Phony Benoni: <JB> Yes, he named Frank Thomas as the third outfielder and the league MVP. This was not The Big Hurt. <A.G>> Glad to have Verlander. He brings fire and a competitive attitude along with his talent. Feb-04-10    Jim Bartle: That's right, Frank Thomas. I remember him as a good third baseman for the Pirates in '58, the first year I paid any attention. I was wondering if Snider was really deserving as well, but .340/40/130 sort of answers that. Feb-05-10    Phony Benoni: Snider was five years older than Mays or Mantle, so his skills began to decline earlier. Overall, his numbers are somewhat lower; I understand that the move to Los Angeles really hurt his power game. But in the mid-50s, one could speak of "Willie, Mickey and the Duke" in one breath and none of them would be insulted by the comparison. All great five-tool players, and immensely popular. Feb-05-10    Jim Bartle: Looking at Snider's record, I saw he played for the Giants in 64. I had completely forgotten about that. A little later and he would have been a teammate of Warren Spahn. Snider was sort of a legend, like Mays, when the Dodgers and Giants came west in 58. But as you say, Snider was starting downward and was a part-time player in LA, as were Furillo and Reese. Feb-06-10    Jim Bartle: Anybody see Denver score 125 against the Lakers in LA tonight? Billups 9 threes and JR Smith 27 points, both unconscious. But what was strangest was the refs letting the Nuggets bounce Bryant around like a pinball, and hardly a foul. One time he had the ball on the perimeter, drove and got hacked by his man, got to the free throw line, where he got hit from front and behind and lost the ball. Then he reached out and slapped a hand and got called for a foul. I thought the stars got the calls, especially at home. Feb-06-10    Phony Benoni: Now that Kobe is officially the Greatest Laker Ever, he doesn't need to get those calls any more. Feb-06-10    Phony Benoni: Less than two weeks until pitchers and catchers report to spring training and baseball returns! So hang in there, my friends; until then, we'll just have to put up with second-tier events like that NFL game tomorrow. It's such an anticlimax to the Pro Bowl that I don't know why they bother. I suppose it's the only way to fill up entries for the CLIO Awards. Not suprisingly, there has been absolutely no buzz about this game. It shapes up as Transformers vs. The Little Engine That Could, and nobody expects the storybook ending. They say that nice guys finish last, so I don't see how New Orleans has a chance unless they suddenly change their name to the Sinners. The only story I'm hearing is the riveting sage of the torn ligaments in Dwight Freeney's ankle. Apparently he is a very valulable player, since his presence alone would insure that the Colts will win by six touchdowns instead of five. Kick-off is scheduled for 6:25 PM EST, unless the coin gets stuck on its edge during the flip and they have to start the entire pre-pre-pre-pre-pre-pre game show over again. In that case, the Gatorade Bath may not occur until about the time a normal World Series Game starts, so no big deal. Feb-06-10    Jim Bartle: There's no buzz because of the two-week break after the conference championship games. If they'd played it last Sunday, there would have been a lot of excitement. Much the same thing happens with the BCS college championship game, played a week after the traditional bowls and almost an afterthought except for the fans of the teams playing. Another reason I don't think there's much buzz for tomorrow's game is that neither team is a big, bad, mean defensive team. They're both "finesse" teams, at least in image. And you need a Baltimore-Ray Lewis team or a NY Giants tough-guy team to build up the enmity. Or have a team trying to maintain a "dynasty." Feb-06-10    A.G. Argent: Yes, where's the smack from our local Louisianan, <Coach talisman>? Not even any at his forum. It IS time for SOME trash talk, anyway. I'm definitely pulling for da Who Dats. The Balti..uh...er.. Manning-led Indianapolis Colts already got a ring; let the proverbial cinderella have it this year. (I still have a little trouble saying "Indianapolis Colts", you'd think by now I wouldn't but I still can't forget the image of the trucks skulking away in the middle of the night, pulling out of Balitmore with the entire franchise loaded up heading for Indiana.) In any event, don't want no Super Bowl rout, let's at least have a decent game. I ain't looked lately, has the spread fluctuated much? About 7 or so, right? Feb-06-10    Jim Bartle: What if the game were in the Superdome? Might have made a difference. How many times has the game been played as a home game for one of the teams? I only remember the 85 SF-Miami game at Stanford, where fans hated it because they had to sit on wooden benches. Also it seems the New Orleans fans can't really even work up real hate for the Colts, because Manning is regarded as a native son. And--boohoo--to think the 49ers could have picked up Brees when San Diego preferred Rivers. Like most teams they didn't think he was any good. At the same time he seems to fit in so well in NO. Feb-07-10    Travis Bickle: Hey Phony? Who Dat Who Dem Who Dos Saints!!? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xex3... Feb-07-10    Phony Benoni: I watched the entire game, and I still find it remarkable that the Colts only scored 17 points. It seemed like the Saints rarely stopped them, much less domunated them--but they somehow kept them off the scoreboard. Feb-07-10    A.G. Argent: Ok, now all that stands between us and Opening Day is the NCAA tourney; which is usually fun and engaging but by the time it ends, we're just plain waltzing on into It Happens Every Spring. Feb-07-10    Jim Bartle: Yes, it seemed strange they only had 10 points at halftime, as the Colts had only been stopped once. In the second half it all seemed pretty even until Manning pulled his Brett Favre imitation. Though it worked out great for New Orleans, I still think the onside kick at the start of the second half was a dumb decision. Psychologically it's like telling the other team, "We can't beat you straight up, we need to resort to tricks," and of course it was incredibly risky. (How many players were in that pile anyway?) But it worked. Feb-07-10    chessmoron: One of the most memorable moments of that night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGgy... Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 150 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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