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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-28-11		Jim Bartle: That grounder was absolutely perfect for the triple play. It almost looked routine.

Sep-28-11		WannaBe: Grrrrrrr.....

Sep-28-11		technical draw: The wild card race is really, well, wild. In both leagues first place is tied and each have one game to play. Tampa or Boston? Atlanta or St.Louis? I'd rather see Tampa and St. Louis win....

Sep-28-11		WannaBe: Mantra for TB/BoSox/Atl/St.L "Just Win Baby". Things are so wild, we may see a suicide squeeze with no man on base, and 3 outs!!

Sep-28-11		WannaBe: http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/sto... Agree? Disagree? When Braun plays, he bats 3rd in the line-up. Most likely, he will get 4 or 5 plate appearance. Any HBP or BB does not help, M. Kemp have a looooong shot at the batting crown. If he gets 15 plate appearances tonight and goes 15 for 15, (all 15 hits are HR, 24 RBIs) in a thirty inning 28-26 Dodgers victory.

Sep-28-11		WannaBe: News Items: 1, Yankees will start 23 years old, 6'8" Brooklyn native Dellin Betances as their starter tonight in Tampa Bay. http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/previ... Betances have a record of 0-0 and 27.00 ERA, that is correct, twenty-seven point zero zero. NOT A TYPO! 2, Ozzie Guillen is introduced by Florida as their new manager, now fans of the Marlins can really learn some 'new' Spanish words!

Sep-28-11		Phony Benoni: It happens frequently. In fact, Ted Williams not sitting to preserve his .400 average is probably more unusual. I'm enough of a purist to dislike the practice of putting individual goals ahead of the team, even when the game is "meaningless". Probably the most egregious example of this came in 1910. Ty Cobb had a good lead over Nap Lajoie going into the final day, and decided to sit. Lajoie was playing in a doubleheader against the St. Louis Browns, and the figures at the time showed he would have to go 8 for 8 to pass Cobb. He went 8 for 8! However, most of these hits were bunt singles down the third base line where the rookie third baseman was playing on the outfield grass. He had been ordered to do so by his manager and a coach, seeking to take the batting title away from the universally despised Cobb. Preserving a player's average is one thing. Deliberately allowing another player to increase his average is going too far. The manager and coach were banned for life. And, when the final official figures came out, Cobb won the title anyway. (At least at the time; later research has shown Lajoie came out ahead.) There's a similar situation in the ERA race in the American League. Justin Verlander leads Jered Weaver by 2.40 to 2.41. Originally, Weaver was supposed to start tonight against Texas, but when the Angels were eliminated on Monday a decision was made not to use him. However, Weaver could pass Verlander just by getting two outs without giving up a run, and I wouldn't be shocked to see him toss an inning in relief. The decision not to start Weaver impacts the Tigers in a much more important way. They remain a game behind Texas for the #2 seed, and without Weaver pitching tonight there would seem to be little chance that Texas will lose.

Sep-28-11		WannaBe: Maybe the Angels will start someone with a 36.00 ERA on the mound.

Sep-28-11		Jim Bartle: What's the verdict here on that batting race between Brett and McRae, when a seemingly catchable fly to left by Brett fell untouched. 1975 or so.

Sep-28-11		Phony Benoni: Probably a "Not Proven". That had the potential to be ugly.

Sep-28-11		keypusher: Some interesting if currently irrelevant trivia, courtesy of the Baseball Crank: <Curtis Granderson is currently leading the AL in RBI, but has not been intentionally walked this season, not even once. The only previous player to lead the league in RBI without drawing an intentional walk, since IBB started being tracked in 1955? It shouldn't surprise you: Roger Maris in 1961 (well, it did surprise me a little, since Mickey missed 9 games that year). Besides those two, the only other player to hit 40 homers without an intentional walk is Alex Rodriguez at age 22 in 1998, when he stole 46 bases and hit in front of Griffey, Edgar and Buhner. Also if you're wondering, only three players have drawn 100 walks in a season without the aid of an intentional pass. The leader is Rickey Henderson in 1998, when he slugged .347 as a punchless 39-year-old but led the league with 66 steals - the classic guy you would rather make hit. The other two? Randy "Moose" Milligan in 1992 (who mostly batted ahead of the fearsome Joe Orsulak - I think it was more a comment on how bad a year Milligan had), and Chone Figgins in 2009. The top 11 are ten guys who slugged below .400, and Maris.>

Sep-28-11		WannaBe: According to Wiki's page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Mc... Brett went 2-4 that game, and edged out McRae while they were both on KC. 1976 was the year... If I read <Phony Benoni> correct, I don't think, or want to think, it was racial. Let us take a look: 1972-1975 Rod Carew (Panama, US Zone) 1971 Tony Oliva (Cuba) 1970 Alex Johnson (WASP) 1969 Rod Carew 1967, 1968 Carl Yastrzemski (Polish) 1966 Frank Robinson 1964, 1965 Tony Oliva 1963 Carl Yastrzemski 1962 Pete Runnels (WASP) 1961 Norm Cash (WASP) Anyway... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o... is where I got the info.

Sep-28-11		Phony Benoni: From an article at Retrosheet: <"And finally, Hal McRae and George Brett's battle for the batting championship is well-known today for the controversy surrounding Brett's decisive hit in his final at-bat. After the game (actually, even during the game), McRae accused Minnesota Twins' manager Gene Mauch of ordering left-fielder Steve Brye to play too deep, permitting Brett's fly-ball to fall (and eventually be scored an inside-the-park home run). Which brings us full circle, since those questionable hits that Lajoie received back in 1910 supposedly were the result of Browns' manager Jack O'Connor ordering his third-baseman, rookie Red Corridon, to play too deep.">

Sep-28-11		WannaBe: courtesey of http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story... Jon Lester have a career mark of 14-0 with 2.33 ERA against Baltimore O's, however, in his last 3 starts, he is 0-3, averaging 4 2/3 innings per start, K/BB ratio of 10/8, ERA of 10.54, TEN POINT FIVE FOUR. Not a typo. And, when he starts tonight, he will be working on three days rest.

Sep-28-11		WannaBe: Almost time for the first pitch! "Will everyone please rise, remove your hats for the singing of our national past-time."

Sep-28-11		keypusher: <WannaBe> <PB> Here's a long, interesting article on the McRae-Brett-Mauch-Brye incident from back when it happened. http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs...

Sep-28-11		Phony Benoni: Yankees start their sensational rookie, Dellin Betances. He has an ERA of 27.00, but has been getting pitching tips from Brian Matusz. Boston is jumping, but hard to say whether it's from joy or not.

Sep-28-11		keypusher: And the Yankees are up 5-0 after a Teixeira grand slam. Betances' ERA down to 10.80.

Sep-28-11		Phony Benoni: Tampa behind by 7-0 now, while Boston just took a 3-2 lead. In the NL, Atlanta up by a couple on Philly, St. Louis blowing out Houston.

Sep-28-11		WannaBe: What do we want? TOUCHDOWN! When do we want it? NOW!! (Oh, heck, go for two!) Braun is 0-2 in that game... Looks like Reyes may just win the batting title. MAY...

Sep-28-11		WannaBe: Wow, fans in TB are leaving in droves. (I got espn3.com going, and all 4 games going at once. =) Obviously these fans missed out on <Phony Benoni>'s video clip on that LA-Arz. game...

Sep-28-11		WannaBe: How about this 'twist'! The tarp comes out in Baltimore!! What if they have to complete the game tomorrow? And then BoSox loses? How does that screw up the schedule?!

Sep-28-11		Jim Bartle: "The leader is Rickey Henderson in 1998, when he slugged .347 as a punchless 39-year-old but led the league with 66 steals - the classic guy you would rather make hit." Except that Rickey hit out of that exaggerated crouch, so it was hard not to walk Rickey with Rickey's tiny strike zone.

Sep-28-11		Jim Bartle: "Yankees start their sensational rookie, Dellin Betances. He has an ERA of 27.00, but has been getting pitching tips from Brian Matusz." Nice!!

Sep-28-11		Phony Benoni: Speaking of batting titles, Miguel Cabrera is doing it the right way. He came into the game batting .343, ahead of Adrian Gonzalez and Michael Young at .338. Instead of sitting, he played and has gone 2 for 4 so far. Of course, the game still has some importance for the Tigers.

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