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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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   Phony Benoni has kibitzed 18634 times to chessgames [more...]

   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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Sep-20-11		Jim Bartle: Reading about Carlton and Niekro reminds me of a bit in one of Bill James' books (not written by him, I don't think). When he with one Minnesota, supposedly Carlton was upset about a teammate's pitching, and remembering previous teams as well, shouted, "All Niekros stink!" With predictable reaction in the clubhouse from Puckett and Newman.

Sep-20-11		perfidious: <Jim> That was from a fictional essay in the 1988 Baseball Abstract, and funny as hell-I bust a gut even thinking about it after all these years.

Sep-20-11		Jim Bartle: Above, that should be "When he was with Minnesota." Yes, there was a page of phony stories like that, but I don't remember any of the others. Or maybe it was a review of baseball books that supposedly had been published during the off-season.

Sep-20-11		hangingenprise: wannabe: really? the lions will be worth watching on thanksgiving day this year. as i stated they got a great pick at last years draft. hell yes i remember lolich!! against gibson!! the donut man was magnificent and almost did it again against the a's i believe.

Sep-20-11		Deus Ex Alekhina: Well maybe Verlander can get 30 wins this year (altho playoff wins don't count for the season record), once the Tigs get into the playoffs, just as long as they don't sweep the Bosox or thedamnyankees or the Phillies. Prolonging each series will give Verlander more starts. And Leyland needs to "squeeze" the rotation, as was done in 1968 when the Tigs used (pretty much) a two man rotation - "McLain and Lolich and a day of rain". There was no rain, as I remember, but both Lolich and McLain each got 3 starts in the 7 game series against St Louis, and I think Earl Wilson started one game.

Sep-20-11		WannaBe: Anyone want to buy a pair of Ernie Hartwell glasses? =)

Sep-20-11		Jim Bartle: Two pitchers going three times each in the Series. I'll bet that hasn't happened since. Then there hasn't even been a seven-game series since 2002 (and that one should have ended in six!). Say, PB, last night the Sox had an inside-the-park homer and a grand slam in the same inning. When was the last time that happened? I'll bet it's been many years since that even happened in the same game, much less the same inning.

Sep-20-11		WannaBe: Both TB and BoSox lost today... No changes in the standings, just one less game left to be played.

Sep-20-11		Phony Benoni: <JB> I'm not even going to try looking that one up! Though does it cound if the grand slam is an inside-the-parker? <WannaBe> Boston is really staggering down the stretch, while the Yankees seem to be catching a second win. Tigers imploding again versus Kansas City, a team that for some reason always gives them fits.

Sep-20-11		WannaBe: The baseball team is paying back for what your football team did on Sunday. =))

Sep-21-11		perfidious: <Phony Benoni> That's now 5-15 for Boston this month. They're scoring plenty of runs, but their Achilles Heel has been starting pitching, through a combination of injuries to the best starters and ineffectiveness on the back end. Tonight, the bullpen came undone yet again, as Bard blew another. Apologies if this is a repost, but here goes nuthin': http://www.baseball-reference.com/b...

Sep-21-11		Phony Benoni: <perfidious> Don't think that's been posted here, but I've been following the BR blogs recently and had seen it. As good as Verlander as been this year, I saw Guidry pitch a few games in 1978 and think he may have been a bit better. There were days it was absolutely futile to even think about hitting him. But it's close. When Verlander follows a heavy dose of 95-100 heat with his curveball, it's unfair.

Sep-21-11		perfidious: Since you mention Guidry in 1978, here's a game I well remember. One of his finest performances: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/...

Sep-21-11		Jim Bartle: "Though does it count if the grand slam is an inside-the-parker?" Great question! Hadn't thought of that. How bad is the Giants' offense this year? Lincecum has a 2.60 ERA and is 13-13. Lost 2-1 to Kershaw tonight.

Sep-21-11		perfidious: <Jim> They've had a nice run to come back from the dead after Braves appeared to have the wild card locked up, but I believe the end has come.

Sep-21-11		WannaBe: Jason Stark's arguments for Verlander for MVP. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/page... I believe Jason is an eligible MLB voter.

Sep-21-11		Phony Benoni: <WannaBe> The debate rages on. My view is that the biggest criteria for an MVP winner is that they have a decisive impact on a team's success. Numbers help, but in the final analysis it's what happens as a result of the numbers. Verlander has met that criteria, so I think he at least deserves consideration. By the way, Mr. Stark answered <JB>'s earlier question: <"4) When the Red Sox launched an inside-the-park homer (Jacoby Ellsbury) and a grand slam (Conor Jackson) in the same inning Monday, we must have gotten a hundred tweets from people wondering the last time that had happened. After extensive research, here's the answer from our friends at the Elias Sports Bureau: The New York Giants pulled that off on Aug. 16, 1950, in the seventh inning, via a Don Mueller slam and a Hank Thompson inside-the-parker.> http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... In center field at the Polo Grounds, naturally.

Sep-21-11		Jim Bartle: There are always arguments about whether a starting pitcher who plays only one game in five can really be the MVP. Seems to me having one day in five when you pretty well know the other team will score two runs or fewer is pretty valuable, and so is the player who makes it happen. Koufax, Guidry, Martinez, Gibson, Clemens, McLain, Maddux, Seaver, Randy Johnson, etc. in their great years, the other team knew it didn't have much of a chance.

Sep-21-11		WannaBe: < Jim Bartle: There are always arguments about whether a starting pitcher who plays only one game in five can really be the MVP. > Not a problem, have them play a position, I think some guy named Babe Ruth did it, once or twice.

Sep-21-11		I play the Fred: And of course, a starter who stays healthy all year will have more plate appearances against than a position player will have at the plate. There is the additional issue of defensive chances for pitchers and position players, but all in all it's a wash.

Sep-21-11		crawfb5: <PB> I just read your post from last month on the Sam Cohen player page. The 1938 US championship games were definitely SS Cohen. I'd not realized Sam and SS might be two different players. I've done a little preliminary digging but so far have not turned up what either S in SS were. Even the WorldCat references on his book with Horowitz on one of the Alekhine-Bogoljubov matches only lists him as SS Cohen. If I find anything, I'll let you know.

Sep-22-11		Phony Benoni: Yankees clinched the division today with a doubleheader win over Tampa Bay. Fortunately for the Rays the Red Sox lost again, so they're only 2.5 games behind in the wild card race. And don't forget the Angels; they're probably not going to catch the Rangers, but they are also just 2.5 behind Boston.

Sep-22-11		perfidious: <crawfb5> Chess on this page is sacrilege. <PB> Red Sox seem to need to make it mildly interesting, with Beckett coming unstuck in the latest debacle. Tomorrow, mercifully, is a day off. Returning to chess for a moment, have you managed to dig up any data re the '64 US Open?

Sep-22-11		crawfb5: <perfidious: <crawfb5> Chess on this page is sacrilege.> That's why I'm here. Don't balk. <PB> I sent you email with a couple of PDF pages, one with Cohen in a group photo.

Sep-22-11		Phony Benoni: <perfidious> Hey, don't knock the chess players. If it wasn't for them, we'd have to discuss baseball with uncouth persons that have no intellectual attainments beyond being able to distinguish WAR, OPS+, and BEER. I'm tackling the US Opens chronologically, and at the moment I'm submitting games from Baltimore 1948; found a good stash somewhere. The next priority will be trying to borrow some of Jack Spence's tournament books from the 1950s and 1960s, so I won't be concentrating on 1964 for a while. But I'm keeping my eyes open. Might try and contact Hal Terrie; he seems to have knowledge of chess history in New England, and we played twice in US Opes so we're kind of acquainted.

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