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 157 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Mar-01-10    Jim Bartle: I don't even have to look. In 1962 Al Attles was the Warrior's second highest scorer, shooting 8 for 8. But Wilt scored 100. Less severe, Jamaal Wilkes scored 37 in game 6 of the NBA finals in 1980. But it went little noticed as Magic went for 41 with 15 rebounds and 7 assists in Kareem's absence. Mar-02-10    playground player: Computer prombles yesterday, so no kibitzing. <Phony Benoni> I knew you'd do it! All 3 Alous in the Giants' outfield at the same time, albeit for just an inning or two. <Jim Bartle> I read the Einstein book and enjoyed it very much, but the review doesn't inspire me to read Hamill's. Y'know, my family was upset when the Giants left New York--so we listened to their games on the radio. A lot of people did. Our 4th-grade teacher used to begin most days with a discussion of the Giants' game. Those games were on the radio until the Mets came along in 1962: no more Giants after that. I think that's about when Western civilization began to deteriorate. Mar-02-10    Travis Bickle: <playground player> I received the Albert Einstein book for Christmas but I still havent read it. It's a coin flip between that book & another book I have, on the greatest horse that ever lived Secretariat! Mar-02-10    Jim Bartle: PP: You mean the Charles Einstein book, not the Albert Einstein book. Haven't read it, but the difference is that Einstein was there in San Francisco and witnessed what happened. Einstein was a controversial columnist, always saying outlandish things but also pretty observant. I did read his book "A Flag for San Francisco," which was about the 1961 pennant race. Not a typo--1961. Mar-02-10    Phony Benoni: Retrosheet continues to carve a place in my heart. Box scores are now available for 1945-1948, which means we can see George Kell's worst game: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... The worst part is that they had to play a doubleheader the next day to make up the tie. Kell played both games--and went hitless again. And, no, it's not a record. The immortal Charlie Pick went 0-for-11 in that 26-inning tie between Brooklyn and Boston in 1920. Mar-02-10    suenteus po 147: <Phony Benoni> Another tournament for the index: Game Collection: Hastings 1973/74 My productivity has slowed because it seems in 1971/72 the playing field increased to 16 players, making the collections now 120 games to assemble. Eventually it tapes down to 14 players at 91 games and then done to 8 players playing doule rounds for 56 games, but for now it will be slow going as I update the index. How are things with you? ;) Mar-03-10    playground player: C'mon, guys! I never said "Albert" Einstein! It's Charles, and he wrote a very fine book about Willie Mays. An Albert Einstein book about Willie Mays would surely have included a discussion of the curved space in Candlestick Park. Mar-03-10    Phony Benoni: Not to mention the black hole in centerfield back at the Polo Grounds, or the overhanging warp in the space-time coninuum down the right field line. Mar-03-10    Jim Bartle: I saw some curved space in Candlestick park while sitting in the rightfield stands (in the early years, before the two-level stands were built). I saw some drives to left--I remember a couple by catcher Bob Barton--which just seemed to turn and go straight up while above left field. Mar-03-10    Phony Benoni: Just wanted the gang to know I'll be taking a break for a while. I've got some health issues that have bothered me for some time and need to be addressed, so I won't be on the computer nearly as much. Don't worry; this is nothing serious and I expect to be back at full strength by Opening Day. Besides, I just renewed my premium membership for three years, so I'll be around. And I will be checking in from time to time, so if this suddenly turns into a second incarnation of the Rogoff page there's gonna be a whole lot of <MEEPing> going on! Mar-03-10    Open Defence: < Phony Benoni > get well soon! Mar-03-10    Travis Bickle: Here's wishing you a speedy recovery Dr. Benoni!! Mar-03-10    Jim Bartle: Hope you feel better soon. In the meantime I'll work on learning how to navigate retrosheet. Mar-03-10    chancho: <Phony Benoni> You better get better soon, man. :-) Your health comes first, no question. We'll be looking forward to your return. Mar-03-10    tpstar: <Phony Benoni> Best wishes. =) Mar-03-10    whiteshark: <<Phony Benoni>> Speedy recovery! http://www.youtube.com/profile#p/f/... Is this weird? Well, I thought laughing is quite a good medicine. :D Mar-03-10    Deus Ex Alekhina: When the cat's away, the mice will play; hey Travis, gimme back my cheese! Mar-03-10    Travis Bickle: <Deus Ex Alekhina> Sorry grunt you'll have to make due! I'm the fat cat in this outfit soldier! Semper Fi Do Or Die!! Gung Ho Gung Ho!!! Mar-04-10    playground player: <Phony Benoni> Get well soon, man! Your forum is truly an oasis where un-like-minded persons (like <Jim Bartle> and me) can drink in peace. You have a right to be proud of that. Mar-04-10    suenteus po 147: <Phony Benoni> I hope you feel better very soon. I should have about 20-25 Hastings tournaments for you upon your return :) Mar-04-10    Deus Ex Alekhina: <Travis> No cheese? OK, jarhead, let me make you feel at home: Hit the deck, maggot, and give me 25! And 25 more for your beloved corps! You didn't want to live forever did you - then why did you become a leatherneck? And 25 more for the commandant! Mar-05-10    A.G. Argent: Ok, Czar, this is for you; we've had our first plunking already and it was your boys, Jim. You see that? Zito hitting Fielder yesterday? But it was an accident! Riiiight. Remember the bowling ball recreation at home plate after the walk-off HR last year? Zito: (if the quote is accurate and strung together as this is)," My fast ball was running in and just got away from me. It's not like we've thought about (the celebration) for months and months." So, all is right. Lay low, David, take care of your self. Mar-05-10    Jim Bartle: Hold on there, AG. Have you seen Prince Fielder? I mean, how can you avoid hitting him? Actually, seems the Giants, and Fielder, handled it OK. Zito hit him in the back, not the head, with the first pitch, in an exhibition game. (Plus Zito is not exactly the second coming of Nolan Ryan.) Fielder trots down to first as if he expected it. Afterwards Zito says "Who me?", and the whole thing is resolved without a melee. Mar-05-10    A.G. Argent: Yeah, it was great, wasn't it? The ritual retaliation is in the books, in a fairly harmless, matter-of-fact way, the press gets something to write about, we're all reminded that they are indeed playing exhibition ball and everybody's happy. Mar-05-10    Jim Bartle: Yes, they're playing. Though this game made me wonder which sport: St. Louis.... 11 New York....17 Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 157 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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