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 191 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jun-28-10    Phony Benoni: I like interleague play, but it needs to be set up like it is in the NFL, where teams in each division play identical schedules as far as possible. You might make an exception for one true "natural rivalry" series (Yankees-Mets, Cubs-White Sox, etc.), but that's about it. However, they do need to get this designated hitter thing straightened out. As for the All-Star game deciding home field advantage in the World Series, I don't see that as any worse than the previous system in which it alternated every year. But most other sports give it out strictly based on regular season record, and I don't see why baseball should be any different. Jun-29-10    Phony Benoni: Tigers win and go into first place, but lose valuable relief pitcher Joel Zumaya: http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/... Long-time Tigers fans can't help but think of Mark Fidrych--great rookie year, injury-plague career afterwards. Jun-29-10    A.G. Argent: Oh my god, David, that's terrible. Truly terrible. That was difficult to watch just because of the horrible pain he was in. Man, that's bad. Deeply hope he will be Ok but that just does not look good. Jun-29-10    Phony Benoni: Official word: a non-displaced fracture of the olecranon, a bone at the tip of the right elbow. No ligament damage, but he's definitely out for the season. Jun-30-10    playground player: <Phony Benoni> I wouldn't dream of giving you chess advice. But if you play 1.b4, that throws the Sicilian right out the window. OK, you have played on levels I will never reach... I prefer to play 1.e4, but I HATE playing against the Sicilian or the French. Jun-30-10    Phony Benoni: <playground player> Yes, I know, but the Sicilian and French are part of the price we have to pay for playing the best first move. Seriously, though, it's very hard for me to describe my opening lines because I don't play opening lines. It's more important for me to reach a position I'm comfortable with than to follow the theoretical recommendation. But that's my own idiosyncrasy, and I don't like to recommend it to others who might think about the game differently. Well, I hope they do. Jun-30-10    just a kid: Go Twins! :) Jun-30-10    A.G. Argent: Now, <just a kid>, be nice. Keep in mind that this the forum of a hard-core Tiger fan who is probably still smarting from last night's hat-trick of triples by a Twin named Span. I'd like to ask said Tiger fan what the record is for 3-baggers in one game but I don't dare. Not yet anyway. But I will someday. Jun-30-10    Phony Benoni: <A.G. Argent> Here is the triples records page at Baseball Almanac. A couple of players hit 4 in a game back in the 19th century; the modern-day record is 3. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/rec... By the way, I don't mind kidding from Twins fans. There are some rivalries based on hate, and some on respect. Tigers - Twins is one of the latter. You have to admire how the Twins can keep contending year after year without the financial resources of other teams. That is one fine organization. Jun-30-10    Jim Bartle: I see a guy named Dave Brain hit three triples twice in one season, and for two different teams. And he only hit 11 all season. I wonder if he's related to kibitzer <Dick Brain>? Jun-30-10    Phony Benoni: Did you happen to read his bio? A surprisingly modern player: high power, low average, hands of stone. http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm... Later became a licensed chiropactor. Yes, he was Dr. Brain. Scary. Jun-30-10    Travis Bickle: <Jim Bartle> No Jim Dick Brain always strikes out. Jun-30-10    Travis Bickle: Hey Phony whats the record for homers in 1 game? I remember 1 day when the wind was roaring out of Wrigley Field when a Mike Schmidt hit 4 round trippers. Jun-30-10    Phony Benoni: <Travis> The record is four, and it's been done many times in nine innings; Schmidt took 10 to do it. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/rec... Jun-30-10    A.G. Argent: <...one fine organization.> I concur wholeheartedly, Czar. A franchise financially holding on by their fingernails for so long. They were so close to being dismantled by Selig just a few years ago, what, 4 or 5? Less? Then somehow (??!) that situation is reversed and they get themselves a beautiful new park and lock up a couple of franchise players in Mauer and Morneau and retain pretty much one of the best managers in baseball in Ron Gardenhire. It's a great baseball story. Too bad they're in your division but now it seems it's time to notice another manager in the AL Central and you can't be surprised the ChiSox are back in it. Or can you? Jun-30-10    Jim Bartle: A lot of stability with managers, too--only two since 1986. One of the more surprising sights for me in baseball was when Tom Kelly stayed in the dugout and just watched when the Twins won the Series. Jun-30-10    Travis Bickle: <Phony Benoni: <Travis> The record is four, and it's been done many times in nine innings; Schmidt took 10 to do it.> See Dr Benoni this is why you are The Gran Poohbah of baseball!! ; P Jun-30-10    just a kid: I can't believe the Twins got close to a payroll of 100 million! I'm not one for hating other sports teams. Except the Yankees and the Lakers :) Jul-01-10    A.G. Argent: Two managers in 24 years? Guess I never really acknowledged that. Yeah, you could call that stability. Like Alston and Lasorda. Although I shouldn't mention Lasorda's name, talk about personal sports hates. Jul-02-10    Jim Bartle: Why all the white hats in baseball tonight? Jul-02-10    Phony Benoni: http://cincinnati.com/blogs/reds/20... Jul-03-10    A.G. Argent: Speaking of the Twinkies, here's the latest offering of the*you've-got- to-be-kidding-me call du jour* by an umpire as well as the best sales job by a baserunner: http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/video/... Jul-03-10    Jim Bartle: Oh, he tagged him. I did see a clip once where Norm Cash fielded a ball and waited in front of first base for the runner. The runner stopped, Cash reached out and swiped at him, then threw the ball somewhere, and the runner ran on to first. Cash clearly missed him. Jul-03-10    A.G. Argent: "He missed the tag! He missed the tag! Good seats, huh, buddy?" Jul-03-10    Phony Benoni: There used to be an unwritten rule of thumb that if the ball got there first the runner would be called out, regardless of whether he was actually tagged in time. You still see that happen a lot. And think of all those phantom force outs at second where the infielder is a foot or two away from the base when he catches the ball. I wonder if the umpires are getting so much heat this year that they're pressing and consciously trying to make absolutely perfect calls all the time. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 191 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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