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 190 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jun-26-10    Jim Bartle: Really painful, but I still have to admit "You're a Guy." Jun-26-10    chancho: You'll never Ghana get it. Jun-26-10    WannaBe: Kill me, someone just kill me... Put me out of my misery. Jun-26-10    just a kid: Anyone see Edwin Jackson throw the no-hitter? Jun-26-10    Jim Bartle: Chile out, WannaBe. We're just a Paraguays having some fun. I always thought Uruguay who enjoys a joke. Jun-26-10    Jim Bartle: OK, maybe most great defensive plays do fall into well-worn categories. But look for Mike Cameron's catch in SF, in deepest right center (triple alley) while fighting the sun. Jun-26-10    Phony Benoni: <just a kid> Didn't watch, but was following it through an online scoreboard with chat room. Hilarous. Half of the idiots were saying Jackson's arm was about to fall off (he threw 149 pitches), half were wondering if 8 walks was a record for a no-hitter and kept asking after the question had been answered several times, and half were wondering if Jim Joyce was umpiring at first base. I gotta swear off these places. Jun-26-10    Phony Benoni: By the way, here's the answer (though it was posted before last night): http://www.baseball-reference.com/p... However, the list only covers 1956-2008. And here's another asterisk: Steve Barber walked ten in this no-hitter. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... Which I assume wasn't counted because he did not pitch a complete game (Stu Miller got the final out). Jun-26-10    just a kid: <Phony Benoni> I hate ignorant sports fans :P Jun-27-10    WannaBe: <Jim Bartle> That is just awful, reminds me of my freshman year at UCLA, where I was just shooting the breeze with a professor... Professor: That is interesting, I do not believe my eyes, what do you see over there, <WannaBe>? Me: I don't understand, sir, what do you mean? I see Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones talking... Professor: Exactly! I see a para-docs! I'm sure my professor have used that same exact line on numerous other poor naive freshmen!! Jun-27-10    Phony Benoni: <WannaBe> Gosh, I heard that one first in the early 1960s, used by Allen Sherman in the song "One Hippopotami" from his album, "My Son, The Nut." I memorized that album, and can probably still recite most of the lyrics if anyone is stupid enough to encourage me. Jun-27-10    OhioChessFan: I encourage <Phony> to go to <Wannabe> forum and recite the album. Jun-27-10    Travis Bickle: Dr Benoni you and I both know I am near genius level but I couldn't resist the temptation! ; P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umlB... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2Hx... Jun-27-10    Jim Bartle: This is a different Allen Sherman album, I think, but I still remember this: Oh where have you gone Billy Sol Sol Oh where have you gone Charming Billy You took every single cent from the US Government And spent it all on fertilizer which is silly Jun-27-10    A.G. Argent: Is that Billy Sol Estes? The guy that was found dead in Texas with five gunshots in his side and it was ruled an accident? Or some such. Jun-27-10    Jim Bartle: Yes, Billy Sol Estes, a Texas crook of the day (1963?) who was lined to LBJ somehow. He manipulated federal programs of cotton subsidies to make a fortune. I think he's still alive, though. Made all sort of accusations against LBJ after he got out of jail, after Johnson's death. And an error in the first line. Should be: Oh where have gone Billy Sol Billy Sol so it fits the lyrics of "Billy Boy." Jun-27-10    A.G. Argent: So who am I thinking of, Bebe Rebozo? Jun-27-10    Jim Bartle: Several people involved the Billy Sol scandal did commit suicide, though. Jun-27-10    Phony Benoni: <A.G. Argent> Nah, it was Billie Sol Estes. Different party; he was an anchor around Lyndon Johnson's neck. Still alive, by the way: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie... Jun-28-10    playground player: <Phony Benoni> I'm curious: what openings do you like to use when you have to play White? Jun-28-10    A.G. Argent: Rhetorical question of the day, boys: Why am I always glad when inter-league play is over and done with? I don't hate it like I used to, even come to accept it. Even though it has taken much of the proper drama out of the All-Star game what with creating a fairly apathetic attitude towards it, like "NL v AL, who cares, we just seen it the last 2 weeks". The only tension that might exist is manufactured by the worst Selig decision ever; All-Star game winner has home field edge in the World Series. God, I do hate that. I sure as hell ain't never gonna accept THAT. Anyway, the proper season is here again so back to normality. Jun-28-10    Jim Bartle: I don't like interleague play in theory. Yankees vs. Dodgers means "World Series" to me. (Not LA blowing a 4-run 9th inning lead as they did last night. Ugh.) Oakland-SF generates no buzz either. But I have to admit I like the idea of Boston or the Yankees coming to play the Giants. Even on TV you can sense the electricity. What I really don't like is that teams now play at least some teams in the same league only six times per year. That means one visit to each other's parks. So for example, the Giants played Atlanta a series in SF in April, and fans won't see them again all year. Jun-28-10    YouRang: <... the worst Selig decision ever; All-Star game winner has home field edge in the World Series. God, I do hate that.> I agree 100%. Awful contrived decision. I don't mind the interleague play. I think its interesting to have teams come around once in a while that you might never see otherwise. Jun-28-10    Jim Bartle: Of course people in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and the Bay Area might not rate a vote on the interleague play issue, since they have the opportunity to see all the teams from both leagues every year. Jun-28-10    Phony Benoni: <playground player> I'm strictly 1.e4 with White, and pretty old-fashioned in my replies. Against 1...e5, Scotch Gambit. It's probably worse than most choices, but I read a book about it once and remember some of the analysis. Against 1...c5, I usually just resign immediately and get it out of the way. I just can't get the hang of Sicilians. I've tried, Alapin, Smith-Morra, King's Indian Attack, Rossolimo and other Bb5 lines, but haven't yet reached the depths of the Wing Gambit. b4 is not a move to be played in the opening. French, usually play 3.Nc3 and take my chances against the Winawer. I once beat GM Ben Finegold with the Alapin Gambit (3.Be3), but he was a 10-year-old Class B player at the time. Pirc-Robatsch-Ufimstev-Modern-King's Fianchetto Defense, same as the Sicilian. Alekhine and Scandinavian, usually 2.Nc3. They usually transpose into either other, which saves preparation time (not that I do any). Caro-Kann, I play 3.exd5 and decide if I feel like losing quickly with 4.c4 or slowly with 4.c3. OK, enough of that. Seriously, I generally play 1.e4 and try to get into something sharp and a bit offbeat, since that seems to be the style of play I'm most comfortable with. I don't follow theory closely in any event. A second choice is 1.Nc3, which can go offbeat or tranpositional. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 190 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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