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 5 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-06-06    square dance: ok, so 2.d4 it is. ive been looking at the CK a little bit and i think we should just stick with the main lines for at least the first few moves; e.g. 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3. black is likely to follow up with 3...dxe 4.Nxe and after that white has a good game and really nothing to fear. i think black is only looking for a solid game here hoping we'll overextend. Sep-06-06    square dance: *our whole game plan is in my last post so dont read this northern knights.* Sep-06-06    suenteus po 147: <square dance> I agree. A Panov-Botvinnik set up or an exchange variation are not much good unless we have some kind of specific plan to go behind them. I'm surprised you didn't suggest the Advance Variation, though: 3.e5 after 2...d5. It's one of the more aggressive and constricting variations in the Caro-Kann, while 3.Nc3 tends to more positional, though solid as you said, games. I'm perfectly fine with 3.Nc3, but I just thought I would mention the Advance Variation again to make sure it has gotten its consideration time :) Sep-06-06    suenteus po 147: Tom Hanks stars in the Coen Brothers' film, "The Ladyfillers." Sep-06-06    square dance: <sp147> ive looked at the advance variation a bit and, in fact, i usually play it. the problem is that it is overly complex imo. there is also lots of room for white to go wrong. i dont see this in the 3.Nc3 variations as much. Sep-06-06    square dance: *you can look, but you cant...wait, you cant look, actually.* Sep-06-06    Phony Benoni: I normally prefer aggressive variations, but I don't feel comfortable suggesting them here. The Panov hasn't been working for me, I've never trusted the Advance line (why let Black get rid of his bad bishop for your good one?), and have no experience with 3.f3. So maybe it should be 3.Nc3. My only fear is that the kibitzers will call us boring, but since we can't see what they say what does that matter? Sep-06-06    Phony Benoni: Is glass half empty or half filled? Sep-06-06    suenteus po 147: In all fairness, the Northern Knights doomed us to a solid but "boring" game when they played 1...c6. I love the Caro-Kann as black, but it's also a long haul for a defense. It seems, though, that we are in agreement. Assuming they respond with the standard 2...d5 we agree to play 3.Nc3 and see how things develop. Sep-06-06    suenteus po 147: Filler Knight: Great strategy, less looking... Sep-06-06    square dance: one thing to keep in mind is that the onus is really on black to try and shake things up if they want anymore than an equal or slightly worse position. so i say we should just play good, solid opening moves and get to the middle game before we think about experimenting. if they want to do something rash in the opening then let them and we'll exploit it. thats my take. of course there is always the possibility of a mutiny. ;-) Sep-06-06    square dance: filler blunts. Sep-06-06    brankat: <Phony Benoni> What happened to Your Bio? It seems to have shrunk by some 50%? My guess is, participating in this contest must have made You feel 50% younger :-) Sep-06-06    Phony Benoni: <brankat> Looks the same to me. I don't think anyone has been cuttin Sep-06-06    brankat: <Phony Benoni> Oops! I just realized, I had used a computer in the library. The font size was much smaller, I didn't really read the Bio again, just noticed it was almost half size from what I had seen on my comp. screen :-) Yeah, the age must have some effect on one's brain afterall, hehe. Sep-06-06    Phony Benoni: <brankat> You have to watch out for those libraries. Dangerous places. Look what working in one has done to me. Sep-06-06    square dance: 3.Nc3? Sep-06-06    square dance: filler Sep-06-06    Phony Benoni: Agree on 3.Nc3. And if they play 3...dxe4, I don't think we have to consult about 4.Nxe4. (I've played a gambit with 4.Bc4 in blitz, but it's not sound enough for this game.) Sep-06-06    Phony Benoni: ETAOIN SHRDLU Sep-07-06    brankat: <Isolated Pawns> Need Your opinion regarding the Regulations posted in my Bio. Do You find them to be too elaborate? Confusing? Not compact enough? I looked at them again, and don't really know how to make them more compact without losing some of the contents. The reason I'm asking this is because one of the players complained(not the first time, and not only about this) about the rules not being compact enough. Now, I have put a lot of work in this thing so far, and would like to see it go smoothly, mostly, like all of us, would like to be able to enjoy a good game. You will recall that before the game started I had repeatedly asked for the players input and it was incorporated in the game set-up. Your opinion on this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank You. Sep-07-06    brankat: <IPs> Sorry to bother You again. In regards to the above post. It can be dis-regarded, the case of misunderstanding. I just needed to make the appearance of the text in the Bio look a little better :-). It should be OK now. Thank You. Sep-07-06    square dance: 3...dxe4 has been played and of course we will respond with 4.Nxe4, but im going to wait until tomorrow to post it so that we all have some time to study up on the CK. Sep-07-06    square dance: filler Sep-07-06    suenteus po 147: <Phony Benoni> & <square dance> With 4.Nxe4 a whole range of options will open up for our opponents. Four of which are standard, and a few others that are not quite dubious but definitely unusual and complicated. The "safe" response is 4...Nd7 which Karpov demonstrated professionally ad nauseum. The "risky" response is 4...Nf6 which leads into the unbalanced Bronstein-Larsen variation. I don't think they will play that, but if they do then the continuation 5.Nxf6 gxf6 6.c3 is assured if we want to keep the most pressure and a solid advantage. 4...Bf5 leads into the two variations of the Classical game, which has been shown to be fertile positional and tactical ground for both black (see Petrosian and Karpov) and white (see Spassky and Tal). It is the most complicated continuation, but can also be the most fun and interesting. It is also the variation that puts the onus back on white to create anything advantageous out of the position. I'm not familiar with the unusual fourth move responses from black, so I'm still researching that. I hope my synopses have been useful to you gentlemen. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 5 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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