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 103 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Oct-03-09    A.G. Argent: Does it seem like maybe Leyland is panicking a bit? Wouldn't blame him if he was, I suppose; very loud footsteps coming from the Twinks. And coming right down to the last day of the season. Amazing. Oct-03-09    Phony Benoni: Frankly, I think this team is simply out of gas. They've been staggering the last couple of weeks, and nobody seems to have a spark of life left. It's not a matter of panic. Leyland simply doesn't have any working buttons to push. This city went into a state of apprehension when they couldn't clinch on Thursday, and now it's gloom. It's like the sports gods are saying, "Hey, we shot our wad on the Lions last week! Nothing left for the Tigers." Oct-03-09    keypusher: <Phoni Benoni> I think that was also the day that John McGraw retired, so Gehrig was <a little> overshadowed on his greatest day. And that was the year the Yankees took the American League back from the A's too. Oct-03-09    Jim Bartle: Manny drills a liner to right-center, the first time in ten at-bats (!), two walks and seven K's. Unfortunately Gonzalez made a diving catch. (Or did he?) Oct-03-09    Phony Benoni: Of course he made the catch. Reality is what the umpire says it is. <Keypusher> It was Gehrig's fortune to be constantly overshadowed. And Lazzeri would eventually get his day in the sun; I'm still waiting for the game where he drove in 11 runs. Oct-03-09    Jim Bartle: In the fourth in LA, no baserunners yet, either team. (Kershaw has 9 K's) PB, AG, know the record for longest time of perfect pitching? Best I know is Dodgers-Cubs 1965 (Koufax's perfect game), nobody on base until Dodgers got a leadoff walk in the fifth. Oct-04-09    Jim Bartle: I really butchered that post about Ramirez. I meant his liner was the first time he'd put the ball in play in ten at-bats. Oct-04-09    An Englishman: Good Evening: Thank you for the research! Those were truly amazing finds! Oct-04-09    Phony Benoni: <JB> Here's what I was able to find: 30 outs, Dennis Martinez, MON vs. Mike Morgan, LAD, July 28, 1991 (Martinez pitched a perfect game): http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... 29 outs, Dean Chance, LAA, vs. Whitey Ford, NYY, Aug. 10, 1963: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... 29 outs, Greg Hibbard, CHW, vs. Andy Hawkins, NYY, July 1, 1990 (the infamous 4-0 no-hit loss for Hawkins): http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... 27 outs, Sandy Koufax, LAD, vs. Bob Hendley, CHC, Sept. 9, 1965 (Koufax pitched a perfect game): http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... 27 outs, Kevin Appier, KC, vs. Jim Converse, SEA, May 22, 1993: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... 27 outs, Tim Hudson, ATL, vs. Derek Lowe, LAD, July 9, 2008: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... This is not from an official source, so there may be others. However, it does seem more difficult for both pitchers to record 27 perfect outs than for one. Oct-04-09    Jim Bartle: Great stuff. Chance vs. Ford! A different level, of course, but I wonder about the NCAA Regional game between Yale and St. John's, Darling vs. Viola, where Darling was perfect for eleven innings, then lost on a run without a hit. I don't know how far Viola had a perfecto or a no-hitter. Oct-04-09    A.G. Argent: David Zechiel, if you happen to be checking in, congrats to your Dodgers. Looks like it's them v. the Birdos. Or should I say the Foldos. Stinking the joint up, they are. But both of them are, actually, as well as the Phils, for that matter. Rockies are the only squad of the NL bunch with anything resembling momentum. Guess they're all hoping to just pull the proverbial switch and voila, become world-beaters in post-season. I know, it happens. Most recent example I can think of, Cards in '06, terrible in September but righted the ship in October (sorry, Czar). (And Dave Z). But it's folly to count on that. One thing's for certain though, this is one of my least favorite days of the calendar year; last day of baseball season. Seems like it all started just a couple of weeks ago. Anyway, best of luck to all concerned, especially today for the Tigers. Oct-04-09    Open Defence: it might interest you that the HIARCS forum played the Smith Morra against the Rybka Forum and drew easily :) Oct-04-09    Phony Benoni: <JB> All the sources I've found say it was a 11-inning no-hitter, not a perfect game. For example: http://brothersjuddblog.com/archive... If St. John's leadoff hitter batted in the 12th inning, there must have been at least three baserunners earlier. At any rate, Viola was far from perfect; Yale stranded 13 base runners. Oct-04-09    playground player: <Phony Benoni>, <Open Defense> Anybody got a collection of Smith-Morra games? I'd like to get to know that gambit better. Always looking for new ways to discomfit the Sicilian! (Without discomfiting myself, of course...) Oct-04-09    NakoSonorense: This year is the year! World Series: Dodgers vs Angels Oct-04-09    Open Defence: <playground player> perhaps these by <gambitfan> might help Game Collection: SMITH-MORRA GAMBIT ALL Game Collection: SMITH-MORRA GAMBIT WITH ...e5?! Game Collection: ALAPIN VARIATION OF THE SICILIAN Oct-04-09    Phony Benoni: <playground player> Not me. I've played it some, but I don't study openings much becasue I can't remember the analysis and my opponents always avoid it anyway. Here is the most extensive collection I've been able to find in these parts: Game Collection: SMITH-MORRA GAMBIT ALL Here's one you won't find in any collection, and probably never will: David Moody (1968) - Thomas Triplett(1800) Michigan Open Cadillac, Mich. (6), 1999.09.06 <1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bc4 a6 7.Qe2 e6 8.0-0 b5 9.Bb3 Ra7 10.Be3 Rd7 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.f4 h6 13.Nf3 Be7 14.e5 dxe5 15.fxe5 Nd5 16.Nxd5 exd5> click for larger view This is embarrasing. Sixteen moves and I'm still only a pawn down. Time to clear out some of the excess inventory. <17.e6 fxe6 18.Ne5 Nxe5 19.Qh5+ g6 20.Qxe5 Rf8 21.Qxe6 Rxf1+ 22.Rxf1 Rd6 23.Qf7+ Kd7 24.Bc5 Rc6 25.Qxd5+ Kc7 26.Bxe7 Qxd5 27.Bxd5 Rc2 28.Rf7 Bf5 29.Bc5+ Kd8 30.b4 Ke8 31.Ra7 Rd2 32.Bc6+ Kd8 33.Bb6+> 1-0 Oct-04-09    Phony Benoni: However, just so you don't get the wrong impression: David Moody (1939) - Hikaru Nakamura (2328) U.S. Open Reno, Nev. (2), 1999.08.11 <1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 d6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Bc4 a6 7.Qe2 b5 8.Bb3 Ra7 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Be3 Rd7 12.Nxb5 axb5 13.Qxb5 Bb7 14.Bb6 Qa8 15.Ba4 Bf6 16.Rac1 Nge7 17.Rfd1 0-0 18.e5 Bxe5 19.Nxe5 Nxe5 20.f4 Bc6> 0-1 OK, maybe I had an excuse. Oct-04-09    Jim Bartle: Thanks for the notes on the Darling-Viola game, PB. You've read the Roger Angell story on the game, where he watched it with ex-Yale coach Smokey Joe Wood? I've noticed the Rockies are almost entirely a homegrown team. Pretty rare these days. Oct-04-09    Open Defence: <Phony> I can get you a t shirt, <I played the Morra against Nakamura> Oct-04-09    Phony Benoni: <Open Defence> An extremely limited run, no doubt. Oct-04-09    technical draw: <An extremely limited run, no doubt.> And only size small. Oct-04-09    Jim Bartle: OK, I'm heading out to buy my earplugs. Oct-04-09    Red October: < Phony Benoni: <Open Defence> An extremely limited run, no doubt. > one of a kind... Oct-04-09    Deus Ex Alekhina: The Red Wings went to Sweden & all I gotwas this lousy shirt - and the Wings got 2 loses. I am at the library so not sure what is happening with the Detroit Kittens (Lions) & Detroit Puddy Tats (Tigers), have to get 2 espn.com. back in a flash Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 103 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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