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 211 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-20-10    WannaBe: Few years ago, there was a player on the U. of Oregon Ducks football team, last name was Mallard. There is a pitcher, currently in the Majors, last name is Balfour, I think he is on the TB team... Another pitcher, for the Reds, first name is Homer. Go fig. I am still waiting for the chess player with the name of Czechmate, or Stalmate... Sep-20-10    crawfb5: <I am still waiting for the chess player with the name of Czechmate, or Stalmate...> Ivar Rooks Sep-20-10    Jim Bartle: Who could forget Joachim Patzer? Sep-23-10    Jim Bartle: Look at the Giants' offensive numbers and they seem OK, pretty good in fact. But can they ever score 3, 4, 5 runs in a game? Seems they either score 0, 1, or 2 most days (0 and 1 the last two games--at Wrigley Field, no less) or 9 or 10. The most ridiculous pattern I've in a long time. Five of their last six losses have been shutouts. Must be frustrating to be a starting pitcher under those conditions. Sep-23-10    Phony Benoni: I took a look at the Giants' results for the last ten days or so, and it has indeed been either feast or famine. Doubly frustrating in the height of a playoff chase. I have wondered how well a team would do if they could spread out their runs as they wished. Sep-23-10    Jim Bartle: I've thought about that as well. How well would a team do that simply alternated scoring 4 and 5 runs a game? That would give it 720 runs for the season, an average number. That would be great for the 2010 Giants probably, and certainly for the 1998 Yankees or 1995 Braves. Probably not so much for the 1987 Cleveland Indians. In the mid-60s the Giants had the reputation of an offensive powerhouse, and did score lots of runs overall. But they had many games scoring one or two runs, or getting shut out. Problem was that they had the big three of Mays, McCovey and Hart, and Haller was a decent hitter, but they were terrible at the other four spots. So a bad day for the big guys, and no scoring. Look at Willie Mays, for example. '65 and '66, 52 and 37 homers. Yet he only had 112 and 103 RBIs, not a whole lot considering his hitting. There just weren't that many baserunners on when he came up to hit. Sep-23-10    Jim Bartle: How things can change. Headline of a Sports Illustrated article from November 2001: "Mark McGwire leaves the game the way he played it—with class" And in the final paragraph: "Despite that ferocity, McGwire's most admirable legacy is his respect for the game." Sep-23-10    Phony Benoni: Coming into 2010, Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays had hit a total of 43 home runs in a five-year career. He now has fifty this year. Must be that Canadian water. Sep-23-10    Jim Bartle: 50 homers and I've hardly heard a word about him. What was I saying about the Giants? First two games against the Cubs, 1 run and 0 runs. Tonight, 9 runs in the second inning. Mike Krukow: "The Giants' offense is unstoppable with a 40-mph wind blowing out." Sep-24-10    Phony Benoni: Final 13-0. Maybe they should have saved the shutout rather than the extra runs. Sep-24-10    Jim Bartle: Sheesh. My Giants... Juan Uribe hit two homers for six RBIs in that big inning. Tonight I saw Tony Gwynn (the son) make a great runniing catch against the wall tonight, on a real hard-hit ball. But what I really liked about it was the behind-home-plate camera showed the whole thing, so you could see the drive and Gwynn run a loooong way to get it. I really wish they'd use that camera more, so they don't have to switch when a ball is hit. You see the pitches much better with the centerfield camera, of course, but you also lose a lot when the ball is put in play. Sep-25-10    playground player: <Phony Benoni> Maybe Jose Bautista is Todd Hundley in disguise. But what is anybody worried about? Didn't they get the steroids out of baseball? I'll bet Gavvy Cravath never took steroids... Sep-25-10    Jim Bartle: Todd Hundley? Missed that reference. How about Brady Anderson? Went from less than 10 to fifty homers in a year. And who was who famously went from 0 to 27. (Kirby Puckett?) Sep-25-10    Jim Bartle: Nope, not Puckett, who went from 4 to 31 homers. Who went from 0 to 27? Sep-25-10    Phony Benoni: Not sure, but found this interesting article: http://joeposnanski.si.com/2010/09/... Sep-26-10    Jim Bartle: Nice article, a surprise from Posnanski. Generally I stay away from him because he writes more about himself than the subject of the story. Sep-26-10    Jim Bartle: A mini-controversy has broken out in the SF-Rockies series in Denver. Turns out that basically the Rockies tend the ball supply to give to the umps during the game, and the Giants have charged hanky-panky. The SF Chronicle wasn't real specific, but what I understand is that supposedly they were using balls from the humidor (less lively balls) when the Giants were batting, and non-humidor balls when the Rocks were hitting. Not that blatant, of course, and not every ball. Here's Lincecum throwing back a ball, calling it "juiced": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StY_... In that game SF won 2-1. Naturally next went 10-9, Colorado. Sep-26-10    hangingenprise: go lions! they are going to put it all together today and say good night irene. of course it will be good-bye brett it been good to know ya. Sep-26-10    hangingenprise: o well, give the penalties to the vikings. have to keep an eye on patriots midwest also know as k.c. Sep-26-10    playground player: <Jim Bartle> Todd Hundley (son of Randy Hundley) was a catcher for the Mets in the 90s, who went from a couple of homers a season to 40. The Mets' announcers chalked it all up to really super weight training. Then the baseball authorities started investigating steroid use, and Hundley stopped hitting home runs. Triva question for you: What two Giants' players were portrayed by Burt Lancaster in movies? Sep-26-10    Jim Bartle: Burt Lancaster? I guess Mays, McCovey and the Birdman of Alcatraz are out. Before cheating, I will guess Carl Hubbell and Christy Mathewson. Sep-26-10    Jim Bartle: OK, looked it up. Pretty devious for a religious person. Sep-26-10    Jim Bartle: What's going on here? Red Sox have stolen four bases on Rivera in the 9th. Sep-26-10    Phony Benoni: What is going on? They got base runners against Rivera? Sep-27-10    Jim Bartle: I think that's the problem. Rivera's not used to having anybody on base, so he's clueless about holding them on. Two guys stole both second and third. Yankees still came back to win in 10. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 211 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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