User Profile: phony benoni

Members · Prefs · Laboratory · Collections · Openings · Endgames · Sacrifices · History · Search Kibitzing · Kibitzer's Café · Chessforums · Tournament Index · Players ·

Kibitzing

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.

>> Click here to see phony benoni's game collections.

   Phony Benoni has kibitzed 18637 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 ...

indicates a reply to the comment.

Living in the Past

< Earlier Kibitzing · PAGE 14 OF 914 · Later Kibitzing>
Oct-30-06		Phony Benoni: Well, since no one has taken the bait on #22 from yesterday--or else it's harder than I thought--here goes: <1.Ra8 Qa2> (Alternatives get the queen pinned, forked, skewered, or other wise captured, and we'll get back to ...Qh7 in just a minute.) <2.Rxa4 Qg8 3.Ra8 Qh7> (as a2 is no longer available.) <4.Bg6 Qxg6 5.Ra6+> and wins.

Oct-30-06		Phony Benoni: WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN (Composed by A. A Troitzky, 1924. Published in Chessboard Magic by Irving Chernev, #23.) click for larger view The famous Saavedra theme with an extra twist or two. <1.h7 Rg5+ 2.Kxd6 Rxh5 3.Kc7> (Threat 4.Ra2#) <3...Be6 4.Kb8> (Threat 5.Rd6#) <4...Bd5! 5.Rxd5! Rxd5!> click for larger view (All set to answer 6.h8Q with 6...Rd8+ 7.Qxd8 stalemate) <6.h8R!> (Threatening 7.Rh6+) <6...Rd6 7.Kc7!> (And the double threat of 8.Ra8# and 8.Kxd6 wins.)

Oct-31-06		Phony Benoni: WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN (Composed by A. O. Herbstmann, 1935. Published in Chessboard Magic by Irving Chernev, #24.) click for larger view Another one for misogynists. <1.Kc8 Be5 2.Nf7 Bb8 3.Nd8 Bd6 4.Nxc6+ Ka6 5.Nd4 g3 6.Nb5 g2> (There's no saving the bishop, since 6...Be5 runs into 7.Nc7+ Bxc7 8.Kxc7 g2 9.b8Q g1Q 10.Qa8#) <7.Nxd6 g1Q> click for larger view (Three guesses and the first two don't count!) <8.b8N+! Ka7 9.Nb5+ Ka8 10.Nc7+ Ka7 11.Nc6#>

Nov-01-06		WannaBe: Never heard of Norman Tweed Whitaker until today. =) Thank you for bringing him to my attention.

Nov-01-06		Phony Benoni: WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN (Composed by K. A. L. Kubbel, 1922. Published in Chessboard Magic by Irving Chernev, #25.) click for larger view Even with two extra pieces, it doesn't seem possible to stop the a-pawn. And, for once, appearances are not deceiving. <1.Nc6 Kxc6> (1...a2 2.Nb4+) <2.Bf6 Kd5 3.d3 a2 4.c4+ Kc5> (4...dxc3 5.Bxc3 wins) <5.Kb7!! a1Q 6.Be7#!> click for larger view Amazing. Simply amazing.

Nov-02-06		Phony Benoni: WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN (Composed by M. G. Kliatzkin, 1924. Published in Chessboard Magic by Irving Chernev, #26.) click for larger view Well, now, this looks easy. 1.Rxa8 Nxa8 2.Kb7 Nc7...no, that's not it. Wait, how about 1.axb6 Rxb8 2.bxa7 Ra8 3.Kb7 Rxa7+...no, that doesn't do it either. Oh, of course! <1.c7! Kxc7 2.axb6+! Kxb8 3.b7!!> click for larger view See! Knew it was easy!

Nov-02-06		WannaBe: Yo!! The game you submitted finally made it. =) S Odendahl vs J Barle, 1979

Nov-02-06		Phony Benoni: <WannaBe> As did its cousin, A Lein vs J Barle, 1979. Thanks for noticing.

Nov-03-06		Phony Benoni: WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN (Composed by V. A. Korolikov and A.P. Doliukanov, 1939. Published in Chessboard Magic by Irving Chernev, #27.) click for larger view Running the gauntlet! <1.Bd8> (Essentially leaving Black two choices. If 1...gxf2, then 2.Kg3 f1Q 3.Rh4+ Kb5 4.a4+ Kc5 5.b4+ Kd5 6.c4+ Ke5 7.d4+ Kf5 8.Rf4+ Kg5 9.Bxf6+ Kh6 10.Rh4#. And the other line is even better.) <1...fxg2 2.Kh3 g1Q 3.Rh4+ Kb5 4.a4+ Kc5 5.b4+ Kd5 6.c4+ Ke5 7.d4+ Kf5 8.e4+ Kg5 9.f4#!> click for larger view The dreaded Six Pawn Attack! However, it should be noted that the starting position contains a promoted piece, as the original QB could never have left the c1 square.

Nov-04-06		Phony Benoni: WHITE TO PLAY AND DRAW (Composed by Anonymous, 1928. Published in Chessboard Magic by Irving Chernev, #28.) click for larger view <1.Ba4+ Kxa4 2.b3+ Kb5 3.c4+ Kc6 4.d5+ Kd7 5.e6+ Kxd8 6.f5!> click for larger view Draw! If Black tries to break out by sacrificing a rook, White just laughs at it and keeps moving his king!

Nov-04-06		syracrophy: <Phony Benoni> The last puzzle you posted was composed by W. Rudolph in 1912

Nov-04-06		Phony Benoni: <syracrophy> Thanks. I'm sure that Ol' Irv would have been glad to know that.

Nov-04-06		syracrophy: <Phony Benoni> You have to try this puzzle! A masterpiece! A. TROITZKY, 1924 click for larger view WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN

Nov-04-06		Phony Benoni: <Syracrophy> I never could figure out these things. I do enjoy playing through the answers, but don't have the patience for solving.

Nov-04-06		syracrophy: <Phony Benoni> At least give it a try! =)

Nov-05-06		Phony Benoni: <syracrophy> My friend, I've been refusing to solve chess studies since the 1950s. You're not going to talk me into it.

Nov-06-06		syracrophy: <<I've been refusing to solve chess studies since the 1950s.>> Are you from the middle 20th century? How old are you? <<You're not going to talk me into it.>> Gentleman, I insist =)

Nov-08-06		Phony Benoni: I'm old enough to know what activites are just a waste of time for me. But if you really want to know, I hit 55 today. And not in a car.

Nov-08-06		WannaBe: Happy birthday!

Nov-08-06		tpstar: <David> Happy Birthday!! You need more games on your page = D Moody ;>D

Nov-08-06		TheAlchemist: Happy birthday!

Nov-08-06		WannaBe: Are there any D Moody vs. T Palmer games? Can those be dug-up and loaded to the server?

Nov-08-06		Resignation Trap: <Phony Benoni> Happy Birthday! <WannaBe> I'm sure <Phony Benoni> can dig up some of his games for www.chessgames.com against T Palmer, me, or anybody else. But don't encourage him, I'll have to pay him big bucks not to do so!

Nov-08-06		Phony Benoni: Thanks to everybody for the good wishes. <WannaBe> <Resignation Trap> knows me well; I still have the scores of all my tournament games dating back to 1973. <tpstar> and I have played only three times: I've beaten him twice and have been careful not to play him for a long time. Our games follow a simple pattern: whoever has White does something nasty involving the f6 square and goes on to win. As for <RT>, our games are a bit more varied. Either (a) he crushes me positionally and goes on to win, or (b) he crushes me positionally and I swindle him. The swindles have been a bit more prevalent, which may explain his statement. I'll probably add a few games eventually; there are some I'm happy with. I just don't want to skew the results to the point where people think I'm a genius or something. For my one encounter with a GM, check here: http://www.michess.org/archives/art...

Nov-08-06		WannaBe: f6 aye? that's the trick... um...

Jump to page # (enter # from 1 to 914)
search thread:
< Earlier Kibitzing · PAGE 14 OF 914 · Later Kibitzing>

NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion.

Please observe our posting guidelines:

No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language.
No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts.
No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members.
Nothing in violation of United States law.
No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members.
No trolling.
The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited.
Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers.

Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times.

See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform a moderator.

NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. This forum is for this specific user only. To discuss chess or this site in general, visit the Kibitzer's Café.

Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors.
All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration.

You are not logged in to chessgames.com.
If you need an account, register now;
it's quick, anonymous, and free!
If you already have an account, click here to sign-in.