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 284 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Oct-02-11    WannaBe: Another full day of sports... =) Let's get it on! Oct-02-11    WannaBe: <Phony Benoni> Please find out more about this bus, and give us a full report. http://espn.go.com/espn/page2/story... (Photo if possible. TD will lend you $20 to further assist with your 'research'.) Oct-02-11    Shams: <Phony Benoni><By the time a pitcher has gone through the line-up once, a team has probably seen at least 40 pitches. That's a lot of data, and a lot of adjustments can be made based on it.> This must be true, because everybody in baseball says it, but my problem with this claim is that teams don't step into the batters box, players do. And as a player, I don't see how "looking at" pitches thrown to your teammate from your vantage point in the bullpen could be all that useful. It doesn't bear any relation to watching the ball break when it's coming right at you. Oct-02-11    WannaBe: Dallas 30, Detroit 24, with the ball, can it be another come back?! Tigers 2, Yank-Mes 0, 3rd. I bet ya <Phony> is so occupied right now, his head is swiveling faster than Linda Blair! Oct-02-11    hangingenprise: <wannabe> that and the rerun of baywatch he may be watching. <phony> i have just one word for you......... MEGATRON!!!!!!!!! Oct-02-11    WannaBe: <hanging-enterprise> I figured <Phony> to be more a Andy Griffith fan!! Detroit is facing a 1st and 25 (??). Oct-02-11    hangingenprise: romo has finally come back to earth. Oct-02-11    WannaBe: Woooooo boy, in field goal range, 1st and 10 on the Dallas 16!! Wheeeeee!! Oct-02-11    hangingenprise: <wannabe> <phony> is now listening to willie "on the road again, i just can't wait to get to chicago" i am sure mr. bickle is taking notice of a lion lurking around. Oct-02-11    hangingenprise: big play by who? the D Oct-02-11    hangingenprise: ha! good bye cowgirls 4-0 Oct-02-11    WannaBe: Whoooo-Wheeee, them heart-attack kids rallied from double-digit half-time deficit and won in Big D!! (Cowboys pulled a Red Sox/Braves.) Congrats, break up the Lions! Oct-02-11    hangingenprise: <phony> 34-30 the announcers can hardly talk!!! pre game no post game lions 30 no 34-20 the lions win go with that. Oct-02-11    A.G. Argent: Ohmigod, the Lions came back won that game?!? Oct-02-11    hangingenprise: <wannabe> what a game. romo played out of his mind than finally became romo again. whew Oct-02-11    hangingenprise: <wannabe> is phony watching the brady bunch as something to calm his nerves? Oct-02-11    WannaBe: Unbelievable, what was it, 20-3 at half time!?!? And San Francisco 4th and Niners won in Philly! Take that M. Vick! Now if St. Louie can beat the Phillies in baseball... =) Oct-02-11    Phony Benoni: Same Old Lions. Seems like they do this every week. Oct-02-11    WannaBe: http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:... Oct-02-11    WannaBe: Anyone notice something 'special' about the Tigers-Yankees game?? (There, now it's jinxed.) Oct-02-11    I play the Fred: <Same Old Lions. Seems like they do this every week.> Gosh, that used to mean something completely different... Oct-02-11    WannaBe: There goes the no-no, told ya that I'd jinx him! Looking ahead, next week, Chicago travels to Detroit for Monday Night Football! Any chance it will also be Game 1 of ALCS? Will the Tigers be there? Oct-02-11    WannaBe: Pouring rain in NY... But there is the new MLB playoff rule, all playoff game(s) must be played out. If this game cannot be finished tonight, will they pick it up tomorrow in Detroit? Oct-02-11    technical draw: OK, Yankees lose but it was a thrilling ending...(sour grapes) Oct-02-11    Phony Benoni: <WannaBe> Right now, next Monday is a travel day in the ALCS. But who knows with the weather we'll having? Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 284 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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