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.

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 ...

indicates a reply to the comment.

Living in the Past

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 308 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Nov-23-11    WannaBe: Oakland/Chicago this weekend, I mulled over that one for a while as to which team to pick (straight up, no spread in the pool.) I finally chose Chicago... With our luck, Hester will return 5 kicks for TD, and Palmer will throw 4 picks. Nov-23-11    Travis Bickle: <WannaBe> Bugs, The R A I D E R Z, like Chris Berman says are a tough test for the Bears. I figure that rowdy Oakland crowd will play a factor, also your QB has the edge in this game. Add to that Bears QB Caleb Haney will have to shake the rust & cobwebs off due to inactivity and will face many a blitz and 8 man fronts, probably all day. P.S. Straight up I hope your wager is correct. ; P Nov-23-11    King Death: It looks like McFadden will be out again, but Michael Bush has had a great time as his replacement. The Bears will have themselves a tough time by the bay I think. Nov-23-11    Jim Bartle: No expert, no bettor here, but I think Chicago handles the Raiders pretty easily. Nov-23-11    Phony Benoni: As a Lions fan, I have to root for the Raiders not because I dislike the Bears, but simply because I don't want them to get ahead of the Lions. I don't see the Bears scoring a lot on offense, so if the Raiders simply stay mistake-free they should be able to scrounge up enough points. Good one for the "Under', I think. Remember that the Raiders have a FG kicker who can hit from 60+. Nov-23-11    Jim Bartle: "...if the Raiders simply stay mistake-free..." Ah, your sense of humor never seems to flag, PB. Nov-23-11    WannaBe: We are good for at least 2, least 2(!) turn-overs. One apple, one peach. If Chicago can take advantage of them, Oakland will not win. Nov-23-11    King Death: As much as many fans hate Cutler, with him in there the Bears would have hosted a first round game. Now I'm not so sure, and it gets really tough if Cutler doesn't make it back in time for that first round. Until then, they look one dimensional on offense. It's hard to win if they don't have a passing game. Nov-23-11    Travis Bickle: Actually QB Caleb Haney almost brought The Bears back against The Packers last year in The NFC Championship game after Cutler was hurt. So maybe we have a sleeper QB here! ; P P.S. Go Defense! Go Special teams!! Can anyone say Matt Forte. Nov-23-11    WannaBe: Let's go away from NFL for just a second... In one of the finer prints in the new agreement in MLB, players are now prohibited from carrying tobacco products onto the field. Which means, no more can 'o chew in their pockets. Which reminds me of a story, not quite sure if it is just urban legend, or at least a bit of truth. When MLB first reached north of the border, fans in the stand always wondered, why do baseball players carry a puck in their pockets. Nov-23-11    Phony Benoni: Which reminds me of a Gates Brown story. Gates Brown was the Tigers' premier pinch-hitter in 1968, usually called upon late with the game on the line. A full-figured fellow, Gates often grew hungry waiting to be called, and one day sneaked a couple of hot dogs with all the trimmings into the dugout around the fourth inning. Unfortunately, that was the day he was called upon early. Carefully stuffing the hot dogs down his shirt front, he strode to the plate, hit a double, and slid head-first into second base. The rest I leave to your imagination. Nov-23-11    Jim Bartle: There are a lot of stories similar to that Gates Brown one, at least superficially. One in particular occurred during the fateful inning of game six of the 1986 series. The first two batters were retired, and Kevin Mitchell went back to the clubhouse and was changing out of his uniform. But Gary Carter got a single and Mitchell was called to pinch hit. He threw on his uniform pants and jersey, ran out and hit a single, eventually scoring the tying run on a wild pitch. All while wearing no underwear at all. Nov-23-11    King Death: < WannaBe: Let's go away from NFL for just a second... In one of the finer prints in the new agreement in MLB, players are now prohibited from carrying tobacco products onto the field.> This is a laugh. Political correctness has gone way overboard in everyday life. I don't even smoke and think that this is just crazy. Nov-23-11    Jim Bartle: What would Rocky Nelson or Nellie Fox do? I seem to remember half the players from the 1960 Pirates had a chaw in the photos on their trading cards. Nov-23-11    WannaBe: Absolutely useless information department: Raiders (6-4) have accumulated 103 penalties, (That would be 10.3 a game, for you non-math majors out there. =) with 6 games to go, they are on pace for 164.80 penalties, or 164, if one of them penalty is declined by the other team. This would break the record of 158 penalties, by the KC Chiefs in 1998. Nov-23-11    WannaBe: <Jim Bartle> You, obviously know this too, the most valuable baseball card(s) in the world?! Some guy played for the Pirates, and it was the tobacco company issued card, I believe only 3 are in existence. Wasn't it last year, or 2 years ago, a religious organization got one (mediocre condition.) and auctioned it off. Some guy named Honus. In yet another useless information trivia department. GB Packers have won 16 games (going back to last season, and play-offs. Pre-season does not count, duh!) Which team handed them their last loss? Nov-23-11    Phony Benoni: I know! I know! Nov-23-11    Jim Bartle: Well,it's gotta be Detroit,then. Nov-23-11    WannaBe: Congratulations, you have won a year supply of Rice-O-Roni, the San Francisco Treat!! Nov-23-11    TheFocus: Honus Wagner http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honus_... Nov-23-11    TheFocus: <WannaBe>< Congratulations, you have won a year supply of Rice-O-Roni, the San Francisco Treat!!> Now there is a prize worth getting! I so love Rice-O-Roni!! Nov-23-11    Phony Benoni: <TheFocus> Then try to win second prize. It's a two year supply. Nov-23-11    WannaBe: <TheFocus> Which flavour? I think they are up to like, 6 different kinds?? When I was growing up, we can only afford white plain rice. =)) Nov-23-11    WannaBe: <phony> I noticed that you are currently on-line, are you also on fics? What is your handle on FICS? Can we play a game? Post here, my handle is wannabecg on fics... =)) Nov-23-11    Phony Benoni: <WannaBe> In a burst of originality, I'm PhonyBenoni on FICS. I play very seldom, but I'll pop on over for a while. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 308 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.