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 535 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Dec-10-13    Phony Benoni: Tigers stick their toe in the free agent market, signing Rajal Davis from Toronto for a paltry $10 milion over two years. He has speed, which I think will make Miguel Cabrera unhappy. After all, if Davis can ground the ball off the pitcher's leg for a "home run", what's there left for Cabrera to do? http://www.freep.com/article/201312... (Video at bottom of page after a lot of folderol.) Dec-10-13    WannaBe: Inside the infield home run, like to see that one. =)) Dec-10-13    Jim Bartle: Amazing that average or less-than-average players can earn millions these days. Both the Giants and the A's gave up on him years ago, but maybe he's improved. Davis obviously is fast and can steal bases, but with his .315 on-base percentage, how many chances will he get? Dec-10-13    perfidious: Roy Halladay called it a career yesterday, signing a one-day contract to retire as a Toronto Blue Jay. A class act and terrific pitcher for a decade. Dec-11-13    Marcgerm: Thank you for always making me laugh! :D Dec-11-13    Jim Bartle: Rules committee has passed a change prohibiting home plate collisions (runner must slide) and catchers from blocking the plate. I'm not sure what the penalty for doing either will be. Dec-11-13    WannaBe: Well, from what I read on ESPN, that will come in after the 2014 season. And a lot of details are to be figured out. It's not a done thing, yet. Dec-11-13    Jim Bartle: The players association has to approve it. Apparently home will be treated the same as the other bases, so I should check the rules on those. Dec-12-13    OhioChessFan: Long overdue. I have never understood how a catcher <without the ball> can keep a runner from advancing to home plate. Dec-12-13    Travis Bickle: You gotta block the plate! That's baseball!! http://youtu.be/4Fj2B9z4Dbw Dec-12-13    Travis Bickle: There's no crying in baseball!! ; P http://youtu.be/Xx8cCDthsuk Dec-12-13    Jim Bartle: Ray Chapman didn't cry. Tony Conigliaro didn't cry. Dec-12-13    Phony Benoni: <JB> Ray Fosse would be a better example. Here's a link. Apparently it is currently "illegal" now for the catcher to block the plate <without the ball>, but the rule is never enforced. http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on... It's hard to imagine the players not going along with this unless testosterone takes over. Dec-12-13    Jim Bartle: I picked players who were severely injured or killed, worse than Fosse. Bill James wrote about the rule years ago, saying the no-blocking rule was still there but had been enforced less and less over the years. Dec-12-13    nickpelling: Hey Phony Benoni, Was it you (or a different Moody) who won a 9-mover Van Geet Attack against S. Bender in an APCT postal game from 1977, 1978, or 1985 (I've seen all three listed)? Thanks very much!, ....Nick P.... Dec-12-13    Phony Benoni: <nickpelling> It was me. I think the year was more likely 1977, but I don't recall for sure. But I don't forget games like this: 1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 d4 3.Nce2 e5 4.Ng3 c5 5.Nf3 f6 6.Bc4 Bg4 7.Nxe5 Bxd1 8.Bf7+ Ke7 9.Nf5# 1-0 click for larger view The old right-handed Legal's Mate. (Black's third and fourth moves may be reversed.) By the way, Black's full name was <Sam Bender>. Dec-13-13    playground player: <Esteemed Colleagues and Baseball Mavens> Here's one that popped into my head today: Who is the only player to hit 50 or more home runs in two seasons... ten or more years apart? No peeking--either you know it, or give it your best guess. Dec-13-13    Phony Benoni: <playground player> I thought of him, but thought the later decade was his first time. Dec-13-13    Jim Bartle: 10 years apart, and no season in between? Dec-13-13    Jim Bartle: Anyway, any Giants fan knows that one. Dec-13-13    WannaBe: Barry Zito? Dec-13-13    Phony Benoni: Ron Herbel? Dec-13-13    Jim Bartle: It's 50 hit, not 50 given up. But speaking of Giants pitchers and homers, for anyone who doesn't know this story: When Gaylord Perry was a rookie, during spring training a coach watched him hit and said, "There'll be a man on the moon before this guy hits a home run." Perry hit his first home run on July 20, 1969 against the Dodgers, half an hour after Armstrong stepped onto the moon. Dec-14-13    perfidious: <Jim>: Never heard that story-hilarious! Dec-15-13    playground player: <Jim Bartle> Yes, my last question was a bit too easy for you. Willie Mays was the only one to hit 50 home runs, ten seasons apart. So try this one (and no peeking at the record book): Only one pitcher has ever given up 50 homers in one season. Who wuzzee? No, it was not Ron Herbel, Frank Reberger, or Don Carrithers. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 535 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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