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 233 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jan-05-11    technical draw: Wow! Thanks <JB>. I guess people thought he paid enough since this was his second try. En buena hora, Roberto Alomar. Jan-05-11    technical draw: Alomar is the 3rd Puerto Rican inducted The other 2 being Roberto Clemente and Orlando Cepeda. Do you think Juan Gonzalez has the numbers? Jan-05-11    OhioChessFan: It remains the greatest mystery of my life that people can discuss rap seriously. Jan-05-11    Jim Bartle: My impression is that Gonzalez had enough really big years for the Hall of Fame, but not enough good years. But that may be a mistake. I certainly look at Jeff Bagwell as a Hall of Famer, and it looks like he's not getting in because of suspicions with no evidence of steroid user. Yet Bagwell and Gonzalez had really similar career stats, except Bagwell walked a lot more. Jan-05-11    technical draw: <JB> I just checked Juan Gonzalez' stats and he seems to be a little short in the numbers for an "automatic" entry. (500 home runs, 1500 RBI's and .300 career avg. over 12 years) Anyone with those numbers are almost automatically inducted. Gonzalez seems to be agonizingly short. Jan-05-11    Jim Bartle: I think it also helps to be identified with one team, preferably a winning team. Gonzalez played mainly with Texas, but also moved around a little, and Texas didn't win when he was there. A similar case will come up in four years, Gary Sheffield, a player with the 500 HRs, 1600 RBIs, and a lifetime .290. But he bounced around from team to team (a couple of them winners), and that will hurt his chances. Jan-05-11    technical draw: Right <JB>, name recognition is very important just ask Edgar Martinez! Jan-05-11    Phony Benoni: Edgar Martinez has to fight against the DH rap as well. I remember the year Juan Gonzalez played with the Tigers. Came in with great promise, but suffered through a number of minor injuries and turned out to be a cancer in the clubhouse. He was a free agent at the end of the year, and the Tigers were glad to be rid of him. That's what happened for the rest of his career. He'd come in with high expectations, play one or two years, then back to free agency. To some extent, that was Sheffield's problem as well. And didn't they both have steroid suspicions? Gonzalez's career certainly flamed out in a hurry. As for Roberto Alomar's spitting incident, that would have hurt only if he had spit in the face of a sportswriter. Jan-05-11    Jim Bartle: Sheffield certainly grew a lot more muscular (as did many players), but the suspicions came mainly from being Barry Bonds' training partner for years. Jan-05-11    Jim Bartle: Watched part of the San Antonio-Boston game tonight. What a pleasure to watch two really good teams, playing hard but clean. Great stuff. Jan-06-11    technical draw: Here is an interesting article on Edgar Martinez and the numbers game. Plus the DH controversy.: http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20... Jan-06-11    Travis Bickle: Hello Dr Benoni, JB, A.G. Argent, and all you sports fans!! Hey...I just thought of it, don't forget to vote for Travis Bickle for The Caissar Award for Best Avatar at Wannabe's Forum. Have a wonderful day. ; ) Travis Jan-06-11    Travis Bickle: Here's a song to all you wonderful guys & gals at Phony's House!! Wayne Newton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m_g... Jan-06-11    Jim Bartle: I think it would be fine if DHs were elected to the HOF. Plenty of players (non-pitchers) are in solely on their hitting, playing despite being lousy fielders. Ted Williams is the first name that comes to mind, and I've read Rogers Hornsby was absolutely terrible in the field. So a non-fielder isn't that much of a difference. Martinez certainly was outstanding every year from 1995 throught 2001. Still I don't see his career totals as good enough who didn't contribute in other ways. 2200 hits? 1300 RBIs? Really good but not great. Jan-06-11    playground player: So a lot of people are already feeling nostalgia for rap music? Who would've thought? <Phony Benoni> I don't think I understand Hall of Fame voting anymore; maybe I never did. But if I had a vote, I'd vote for Edgar Martinez. If there were such a list, I'll bet he'd be very high on the list of guys nobody wanted to pitch to. Jan-06-11    chancho: Here's my opinion about rap: Faith Hope Charity To Each His Own http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6udS... Oh, I like rap btw... Jan-06-11    Jim Bartle: "So a lot of people are already feeling nostalgia for rap music? Who would've thought?" Or as the song by Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks asked, "How can I miss you When you won't go away?" Jan-06-11    Phony Benoni: Well, the good news is that if people are feeling nostalgia for rap music, it must be turning into a thing of the past. The bad news is that things can only get worse. Murphy and entropy, don't you know. Yes, when it comes to pessimism, I'm a true optimist. Jan-06-11    chancho: <Yes, when it comes to pessimism, I'm a true optimist.> lol Jan-06-11    Travis Bickle: Hey Phony I thought you liked Wayne Newton? ; P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a4c... Jan-06-11    Phony Benoni: <Travis> You're bringing back memories of my childhood. My family owned the original album containing that song, and I got to listen while it was played until the grooves fell apart. Some things do get better, I guess. Jan-07-11    Jim Bartle: Wayne Newton. I have simply never understood Wayne Newton. As far as I can tell, he became successful as a boy or boyish man who sang in a high, girlish pitch. He was popular but not extraordinarily so. Then he began to do shows in Las Vegas, and has played there for many, many years without playing anywhere else, and without having any notable recording success, certainly no new hit songs. I never saw any particular talent in him, certainly no more than Steve Lawrence or Vic Damone or Pat Boone (well, maybe more than Boone) or a dozen other male singers. Yet he has been lionized for many years, venerated almost as if he were another Sinatra. I just don't understand. Jan-07-11    technical draw: I agree 100% with <JB> on Wayne Newton. One of the great mysteries of show business. He was always a "middle aged" couples favorite Las Vegas visit. Why? I don't know. Outside of Vegas he would probably be just a local or maybe statewide singer with some talent. Maybe there's a mafia connection here? Jan-07-11    chancho: Wayne Newton Danke Schoen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m_g... Jan-07-11    Travis Bickle: <technical draw> TD I think you hit the nail right on the head. Newton goes way back to the 50's, when the mob ran Vegas before the corporations took over, (which could be the mafia legitamized). At one time Newton owned race horses before his bankruptcy? I think the outfit set him up for life, like quite a few others. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 233 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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