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 463 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Feb-08-13    Phony Benoni: Those who remember the book and/or movie "Fail-Safe" will nods their heads knowingly at this one: http://www.latimes.com/sports/sport... Feb-08-13    morfishine: You Know <Phony> you are right: Drinking shaves 200-points off one's rating Feb-08-13    Phony Benoni: Identify the Major League Pitcher! http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/... Feb-08-13    WannaBe: Well, the link says NBC Bay Area, plus it says Tim Lincecum, so I'll go with Orel Hershisher. Feb-09-13    Phony Benoni: <WannaBe> Ah, you weren't supposed to use your Super Link Reading Power. Just look at the purty picture. Feb-09-13    WannaBe: Oh, okay, Don Drysdale. Feb-09-13    morfishine: Bob Feller...either that, or Clark Kent Feb-09-13    playground player: Joe McGinnity Feb-09-13    Phony Benoni: <pgp> Sorry, but this is a picture of Joe McGinnity: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gJx9aPmI9... Feb-10-13    playground player: <Phony Benoni> The glasses fooled me. Feb-10-13    Jim Bartle: OK. Ryne Duren, then. Feb-10-13    OhioChessFan: Chick Hafey. Has to be. Feb-10-13    WannaBe: 1. CalTech have a baseball team? http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/stor... I mean, I know they have a basketball team, because of this: http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angel... 2. They are called the Beavers? (I thought they're called Engineers, or is that Mass Tech?) 3. They had 10-year losing streak in baseball? That's no typo, T-E-N Years. http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/stor... 4. Surprised that Billy Beane didn't draft more CalTech players, knowing how smart they are/can be. Feb-10-13    Phony Benoni: Beane didn't have a chance. All their players went to the Lakers. Feb-11-13    WannaBe: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s... Next thing you know, the ball'd be round and you can't touch it with your hands. =)) Feb-11-13    WannaBe: Ouch! http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-b... Feb-11-13    Jim Bartle: WannaBe: "Next thing you know, the ball'd be round and you can't touch it with your hands. =))" And a receiver who gets behind his defender before the ball is thrown will be called offsides. Feb-11-13    Phony Benoni: One thing it would do is make the two-minute offense less effective, since it will be harder to get out of bounds. And on the safety front, won't it actually be harder to avoid getting hit in the field of play? But seriously, it would obviously be a big advantage for the speed guys; lots more offense with more room to maneuver, and the sideline will not be as effective a defender. Sheer discrimination. Make the field ten yards wide and give us slow guys a fighting chance. Feb-11-13    WannaBe: 10 X 120 field? (Including end zones) Feb-12-13    WannaBe: http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/do... I really, really, really, really, would like someone, to explain the first sentence of the second paragraph in that article to me. Please. Feb-12-13    OhioChessFan: Wow. That got by an editor? Beyond the jaw dropping inanity of that statement, I can't believe this apparently factual statement: <Just three NFL teams fell below the average in all three categories in 2012: the Arizona Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams. > What exactly <did> they spend their money on? Coaches? Cheerleaders? Fines? Feb-12-13    WannaBe: Easy, Arz spent money on AC, Philly on sideline port-a-heat, and St.L on BBQ ribs. Still doesn't explain how journalism school(s) are turning out graduate(s) that can't write or compose a sentence that make sense. :-) Feb-12-13    Phony Benoni: The point of the article seems clear enough. Every playoff team in 2012 spent at or above the league average in at least one of the categories of offense, defense, or special teams. The significance of this observation is another matter. Some teams "overspent" in one area, some in two, and San Francisco in all three. New England was below on both offense and defense, and exactly on average for special teams. So what's the big deal? By the way, who are the "Cheifs"? Feb-12-13    Jim Bartle: I also wonder about the concept that spending more gets you better players. The article could just have easily have said the playoff teams did a better job of evaluating players. It's not as if salary is an exact measure of ability. Feb-12-13    Phony Benoni: <WannaBe> Would that sentence make more sense if it began: "As general managers around the league <make plans> for next season..." Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 463 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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