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 318 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Dec-08-11    Phony Benoni: I looked up some top performances of Buckner, and here's his lifetime best of 7 RBIs in one game: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... Of course, a few other players had good games that day, particularly Rollie Eastwick. Dec-08-11    King Death: <Phony Benoni> When I looked at that crazy box score, the first thought that came into my head after seeing the 4-run inning was the unique feature of this recent NFL box: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/gametr... And this, a year after the first 11-10 game in NFL history. Dec-08-11    WannaBe: Great, C.J. Wilson signed with Angels too! Dodgers have announced they have signed Sandy Koufax to a 10 year contract, too. Dec-08-11    Jim Bartle: Just think what Koufax could have earned if he were pitching today. Remember when he and Drysdale held out for a million dollars? That was a million for the two of them together. Here's a clip of Ron Howard talking about how he figured out he was earning more than Koufax when he (Howard, that is) was 11: "Life is not fair." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD7t... Dec-08-11    Jim Bartle: I'll hazard a guess that the wind was blowing out at Wrigley during that game. A lot of amazing stuff in that game. Four Phillies came up eight times in ten innings. Kingman hit three homers, and another player (Buckner) had 7 RBIs, and the team still lost. I doubt that has happened many times. Dec-08-11    Phony Benoni: Here are a few highlights of the game, including a couple of Kingman home runs: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=... Dec-08-11    WannaBe: Wow, that's Zzzzzz one exciting zzzzzzz football game tonigzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... Dec-08-11    WannaBe: That last sentence floored me. http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story... Dec-08-11    WannaBe: According to http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ the purse power of a dollar in 2000 (when A-Rod signed 252 million for 10 years with Texas), to match the same amount of purchasing power, Angels would have to pay Albert Pujols 331 million dollars. So, in another word, A-Rod is worth more than A-Pul! Dec-10-11    Jim Bartle: Has anybody followed this trade which sent Chris Paul to the Lakers, or understand why it was disallowed? From what I read, the league decided the Lakers shouldn't be able to get such a big star in a trade, and that New Orleans didn't get enough in return. They basically got something for Paul since he'd already said he was leaving at the end of the year. NO is getting Odom (and a Kardashian), Kevin Martin and a first-round pick, though I don't know if that's a high pick or not. Not that bad, a lot better than the Warriors getting Connie Dierking, Paul Neumann, Lee Shaffer (who never showed) and Norm Cash for Wilt. What I don't understand is why the Lakers think it's so great. Yes, they might have gotten the best backcourt ever with Bryant and Paul, but they'd be left with a nothing front line: the inconsistent and oft-injured Bynum, and who? Gasol and Odom would both be gone, and you can't count on World Peace (Artest) as we all know. Dec-10-11    WannaBe: <Jim Bartle> Not sure if you know this, the N.O. Hornets is league owned, and a few other owners have voiced their disapproval of this trade. Hence, it was nixed. Currently, the NBA is trying to find a new owner for the team, much like NHL and the Phoenix Coyotes. Dec-10-11    Jim Bartle: No, I didn't know that. Interesting. I still think the Lakers would not be strengthening their team with this trade, unless they have reason to believe Gasol is starting to fade. Dec-10-11    WannaBe: Few fans in LA have blamed Gasol's lack of play for their being swept by Dallas last season. Was it game 1 or game 2, when Lakers blew that big lead... And then in games 3 and 4 Phil Jackson was very unhappy with Pau. Dec-10-11    Jim Bartle: Maybe he played poorly for a few games, but Gasol is a first-rate player. The Lakers were nowhere cloae to being championship quality until they stole him from Memphis. Just looked, and the other Chamberlain trade was even worse! Wilt to LA for Jerry Chambers, Archie Clark and Darrall Imhoff. Reminds me of George Carlin's sportscaster from 1964 or so: "Today the San Francisco Giants traded Willie Mays to the New York Mets, in exchange for the entire Mets team." Dec-10-11    keypusher: <jim, wannabe, PB> Hi! Jim, here's Bill Simmons going off on the Chris Paul fiasco. You may find it interesting, though I'm sure you could have edited him down a little. :) http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id... The trade may be resubmitted with some minor tweaks, giving Stern a chance for a mulligan. http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/... Dec-10-11    Phony Benoni: Albert Pujols off to a great start with his new team. Here's an excerpt from the press conference: <"But recalling the “love and the kindness” that were part of his life as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals for 11 seasons, he said, “I’m going to bring that here to the city of L.A.”> The fans in Anaheim did not appreciate that. Dec-10-11    Phony Benoni: Lions? Tigers? Red Wings? Pistons? Who cares! Detroit has one team playing for the championship! http://thesouthend.wayne.edu/index.... Funny, when I attended Wayne State back around 1980, the South End was the counter-culture paper. They wouldn't have had a sports section on principle. Amazing what a winning team can do. BTW, one factual error: Wayne State was a 16-seed, not a 6. Dec-10-11    keypusher: <Coach Paul Winters has his team in the finals — inconceivable after the home-finale loss to Findlay.> Where's Inigo Montoya when you need him? Dec-11-11    Travis Bickle: Hey Phony, since the winter stove meetings are going on here's some baseball literature for you. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/... P.S. Is there anybody out there worth it for The Cubs to sign? Dec-11-11    King Death: <Jim Bartle> Stern shot down the original trade because he felt that the Hornets weren't getting enough young talent and picks to keep them going. The Lakers camp up with another proposal, then took it off the table because they traded Odom to Dallas last night. It's just as well anyhow. Like you said, the original idea would have left them with nothing up front at least in the short term plus a backcourt with two stars who've had knee problems. Dec-11-11    Jim Bartle: That list of dumbest trades is a complete fraud. It was obviously put together just to cover up for the Giants and their long history of even dumber trades. Dec-11-11    Jim Bartle: Bill Simmons? Editor? Not known to mix. Dec-11-11    Phony Benoni: <Travis> Haven't been keeping up with the Winter Meetings since it looks like the Tigers won't be active. Have the Cubs considered signing the entire Yankees roster? Dec-11-11    WannaBe: <Jim Bartle> He's been with ESPN.com Page 2 now for 3(?) years, just started the new web site grantland. In my opinion, he is not as good as other contributers on page 2, in terms of humour, depth and over-all sports coverage. My opinion though... Now, Sarah Phillips, she can marry me anyday! Looks like Lakers have completely abandoned the deal with Hornets. http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/... My goodness, none of the early games are enticing, in the later games Oak-GB may be worth a peek or two, Chi-Den will keep <Travis Bickle> busy, but I really think the night game will be the best of the day. Forget about Monday Night's game, what a dud! Dec-11-11    playground player: <Jim Bartle> The one that sticks in my craw, and which wasn't mentioned in the article, is the Giants trading Orlando Cepeda to the Cardinals for Ray Sadecki. That was the day the music died. Sending Hoyt Wilhelm, Ray Katt, Alvin Dark, and Whitey Lockman to the Cards, in 1955, for Idunnowho-buthedidntdomuch, was another bowel-wrencher. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 318 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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