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 309 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Nov-23-11    Jim Bartle: I always like the stroganoff flavor. Nov-23-11    WannaBe: <Phony> Would you like to be added to the User: fics list? Nov-23-11    Phony Benoni: <WannaBe> I'd rather not, since I play so seldom. It can be several months between visits. Nov-23-11    WannaBe: 10-4, good buddy. Nov-23-11    WannaBe: Test Monday, after y'all are well fed (up) with Toikeys.... http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7... If Joe Smo spend 6 years with Detroit Tigers, and in the last year of his contract, he is traded to the LA Dodgers, how much compensation will Detroit* receive?! Joe signed the contract in 2006 and the last year of his guaranteed/no trade (which he is willing to waive, provided that it is on his list of approvals...) Nov-24-11    King Death: If I get the gist of that article, when Joe's traded during the season, they get nada. This changes things in a big way. As stated, no more scrubs get moved just to grab a draft pick. Nov-24-11    WannaBe: Congratulations, you've just won a year supply of Rice-O-Roni, the San Francisco Treat!! (At this rate, I'll give away so much Rice-O-Ronis, I'll be broke by 2006.) Nov-24-11    King Death: <WannaBe> Another change will be the end of the Type A and Type B pools the way we knew them. Looking at 2012, under the old system, Darren Oliver, who's my grandmother's age, would have been a Type A. Who'd give up a first round pick for a situational lefty? Nov-24-11    Travis Bickle: <WannaBe> Mr Bunny, what is your calculations for a years supply of Rice A Roni? ; P Nov-24-11    playground player: <Phony Benoni>, <Jim Bartle> As a special Thanksgiving present to you, I give you some names to conjure with: Harvey Keunn, Sam Jones, Doug Melvin, Milt May, Juan Berenguer, Larry Herndon, Dave Bergman... Nov-24-11    Phony Benoni: <playground player> Sam Jones? What's a basketball player doing in there? Actually, these all seem to be former Tigers except for Doug Melvin, whoever he is. You don't mean Bob Melvin, do you? Nov-24-11    Jim Bartle: That would be Toothpick Sam Jones, I think, who had a big year with the Giants in 1959. The Giants traded a pretty good player, future All-Star Bill White, to get him. Not a classic bad SF trade, though: the Giants were pretty well set at first base. My guess is that all those guys played both for San Francisco and Detroit. I would add a very important one for both teams: Darrel Evans. Great for the Giants, great for the Tigers. Milt May was #7 for the Giants, so the back of his uniform was of the few ever to announce a date. The Giants' announcers would always have him pose, back to the camera, every May 7. Harvey Kuenn was extremely popular in San Francisco for his short time there. Good hitting left-fielder, part of a formidable outfield with Felipe Alou and Willie Mays. Another one of those guys rarely seen without a huge chaw in his cheek. Nov-24-11    Phony Benoni: Should have guessed. Just to redeem myself: http://www.baseball-reference.com/f... Lions have been killing themselves with penalties all game, and now just gave Green Bay a touchdown following a turnover. This does not look good; it's exactly what they couldn't do. Nov-24-11    Jim Bartle: 0-14 in third quarter. Looks like the Lions got 'em right where they want 'em. Nov-24-11    OhioChessFan: Suh's dirty play cost the Lions big time. Nov-24-11    YouRang: It seems that the Lions had a pretty inspired effort (0-7 in 3rd qtr) before Suh's idiotic penalty. But the penalty seemed to drain them, and now (near the end of the 3rd qtr) it's 0-24. This might have been the Lion's biggest game of the year. Nov-24-11    Phony Benoni: This team is talented, but still not ready for prime time. They need to mature, or, if you prefer, grow up. Nov-24-11    WannaBe: Sorry Phony, I was rooting for Detroit... Nov-24-11    Phony Benoni: The Lions have been a patsy for years. As they've started to rebuild, they've cultivated a "You're not going to push us around attitude". This was good a while, even kind of cute if you can say that about the NFL. (Does any other sport have necessary roughness?) Teams now take them seriously, so it's time to move beyond that attitude. I appreciate the honesty of the kibitzers around here. Many fans here in Detroit are blaming the loss on the referees for favoring the undefeated Packers. Nov-24-11    King Death: Suh can go to the Hall Of Fame one day, but he needs to learn how to make his attitude and aggression work for him and not against him. There's still time for him to grow up. Nov-24-11    Phony Benoni: <King Death> Exactly. Paradoxically, away from the field he's a well-mannered and intelligent guy. But there are normal, well-adjusted people who, under the stress of competition, have trouble controlling themselves. It's not just football, of course. I'm sure we have all seen plenty of examples in the sedate world of chess. Nov-24-11    King Death: < Phony Benoni: But there are normal, well-adjusted people who, under the stress of competition, have trouble controlling themselves. It's not just football, of course. I'm sure we have all seen plenty of examples in the sedate world of chess.> In my experience, Walter Browne comes to mind. He was a bundle of nerves but God help anyone who got out of line around him. He always had the attitude of somebody with something prove every time he got near a board. Nov-24-11    Jim Bartle: in the world of chess, people who have trouble controlling themselves, phony benononi??? would you care to back that up, big guy?? Nov-24-11    Jim Bartle: Hey, I typed that last one in ALL CAPS for effect, but chessgames apparently edits that out. Nov-24-11    WannaBe: Just got more details on this Suh 'incident' still have not yet viewed the video tape of it, but I will tell you this: This is one of reason I love hockey, it will be handled, one way or another. You think somebody just breathin' on your goalie will cause a 'meeting' on ice?! If these two teams are in the NHL, I can guarantee, personally guarantee you, that next time they play, before the puck drops (or kick-off) you'd have so much fight, it makes UFC look like tea-party. I remember those old Red Wings-Avalanche fights, boy, those were FIGHTS, and dumb-azz P. Roy skated out, and challenged Vernon and Osgood, I was so happy to see Patrick get his rear-end kicked. <Jim Bartle> Try to hide one letter as non-cap, or try to sub 1 for capital I or zero for cap O... I believe that works. But have not personally try it yet. =) Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 309 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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