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 540 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Dec-30-13    WannaBe: <JB> Check'd the NBA Eastern Atlantic standing lately? Toronto is on top, with 13-15, and if the trend continues, they will win that division with .500 or less. =) Dec-30-13    Jim Bartle: Hardly look at the NBA standings these days. But does a division champion make the playoffs automatically, or is it just the eight teams with the best records in each conference? I remember when six teams made the playoffs, in a nine-team league. Only three teams were eliminated, and the conference champions got a first-round bye. Dec-30-13    WannaBe: <JB> Division champs makes it automatically, but gets seeded according to their record. This rule change came about 4 or 5 years ago. On other note, bring back the replacement refs: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s... Dec-30-13    WannaBe: Looks like I was partially correct. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_pl... Dec-30-13    perfidious: To the surprise of virtually no-one, Jim Schwartz (to name merely one head coach) has had his date with the executioner: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on... Hard to say which firing thus far has been the least surprising, though quite possibly that honour goes to the Shanahan & Shanahan Show at Washington. Dec-30-13    Jim Bartle: I had never heard of that men-on-the-line rule before, and it seems a bit ridiculous. First of all, how is it determined that a play is a field goal attempt, officially? That a back has his knee on the ground? But the kicking team should be able to react. Move a blocker to the side with more rushers. Run a fake to the side with fewer defenders. (I realize that only works doing normal play, not at the end of a half.) The worst call was in the Philadelphia-Dallas game, I think against Dallas at the end. Delay of game was called, but the network went back and showed that the clock had started at 25 seconds instead of 40. No excuse for that, and frankly I'm surprised Dallas didn't complain. Dec-30-13    Jim Bartle: The new Cleveland owner came from the Steelers, and said he wanted to be patient and build stability over time. Then he fired his coach after one year. Washington really was a mess, which is surprising because Shanahan is certainly a good coach. Hiring his own son does seem odd. Dec-30-13    WannaBe: Tampa Bay fired head coach Schiano and GM. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s... Gotta love 'Black Monday' Dec-30-13    playground player: <Esteemed Sports Mavens> Here's the last trivia question I have for you this year. Who was the first modern major league player to hit 20 home runs in a season? I thought I knew the answer to this, but when I looked it up, I was wrong. Don't look it up, though--take your best guess, and we'll see if anyone gets it. Dec-30-13    perfidious: <Jim>: Never been convinced by Shanahan; after all, his only wins of the big one were when he had Elway <and> Terrell Davis. After those championships, he was 91-69 over ten years. Solid enough, but no paragon, especially going 1-4 in the playoffs at Denver after winning the SBs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_... The hire of son Kyle was an apparent effort to fast-track the kid to his own HC gig. Joe Gibbs tried the same manoeuvre with son Coy at Washington and was equally unsuccessful. Dec-30-13    Jim Bartle: I thought Ruth's 29 in 1919 was the first to hit 20 homers. Dec-30-13    hangingenprise: phony: rumor mill has it the lions are waiting for the 49ers o.c. to interview. inside track: he is from detroit? Dec-30-13    Jim Bartle: I do think Shanahan is an outstanding coach. Maybe it's because in the late 90s and early 20000s my cable system got the networks via the Denver stations, which of course covered the Broncos obsessively. But he clearly didn't do the job in Washington. I think every year Snyder doesn't win is one more good year. Dec-30-13    Phony Benoni: <playground player> Assuming you mean modern is post-1900, I believe it was Buck Freeman. Don't recall the exact figures offhand, but i think it was 25 back around 1911 or so. If 1884 is modern in you book, there was Ned Willamson's 27 in 1884, the year the Chicago NL team brough in the outfield fences behind home plate. Dec-30-13    Phony Benoni: Hmm, not quite right. Freeman did hit 25, but back in 1899 (to go with 19 doubles and 25 triples). Of Course, I could argue the Modern Era started in 1893 when they moved the mound back to 60' 6". Now that I've used up my guess, I feel free to look it up. I'm sure there was someone post-1900 before Ruth. Dec-30-13    WannaBe: While y'all are scratching yo head about the 20-HR, here are some strange(st) events that happened in 2013. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/1... Dec-30-13    Phony Benoni: <hangingenprise> That would be this guy, Greg Roman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_R... I don't see a Detroit connection at all; he's a Jersey boy. But he grew up in Ventnor City, which sponsored some strong chess tournaments in the early 1940s, so that's good enough for me. I haven't heard anything myself, but he's probably a hot property right now and the Lions seem to need a better offensive mind. Personally, I would prefer a proven disciplinarian. The personality of this team needs more changing than its philosophy. Obviously Tom Coughlin is not leaving the Giants, but that's the kind of guy I'd look for. Bill Cowher might work, but I doubt he wants to get back into the rat race here. Or Tony Dungy, who does have some Detroit roots. But I suspect the Lions will go for Flash and Dash and Style Without Substance. Maybe even John Gruden, who would be the Second Coming of Matt Millen. Dec-30-13    perfidious: <Jim.....I think every year (Dan) Snyder doesn't win is one more good year.> A position which clearly has merit, in this Dallas fan's view. By the bye, don't think much of Jerry Jones' meddlesome ways either. Dec-30-13    Jim Bartle: I don't like Jones either, but at least he knows something about football. Snyder thought his money and his business skill would automatically turn the Redskins into champs. He made some of the worst free agent signings ever, plus he hired Spurrier as head coach. Spurrier clearly was not ready to do the work a pro coach has to do. Dec-30-13    OhioChessFan: First to hit 20 HR's. Guessing Ty Cobb. Dec-30-13    WannaBe: 44 days until catchers/pitchers, and 91 days until Opening Day. http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/p... Dec-30-13    Phony Benoni: Let's do the math. That's means 47 days of opttmism. Dec-31-13    perfidious: Cobb never hit 20 HRs; twenty triples, another story, I am sure. My first thought was a NL player, but I am not certain whom, as between Gavvy Cravath or Wildfire Schulte. Dec-31-13    WannaBe: <Phony Benoni: Let's do the math. That's means 47 days of opttmism.> When did you become a Cubs fan? Dec-31-13    playground player: <esteemed Colleagues> The first player to hit 20 homers in a season in modern baseball (post-1900) was... Frank "Wildfire" Schulte of the Cubs, who hit 20 in 1911. I had to look it up: I thought it was Gavvy Cravath of the Phillies, who hit 24 in 1915. Given the constraints of the dead-ball era--pitchers allowed to throw spitballs, beat-up balls kept in play, distant outfield fences, etc.--there were truly remarkable achievements. Imagine what either of these guys could have done if their careers had only started ten years later. <Phony Benoni> You had those 19th-century stats just floating around in your head? I stand in awe. May your coming year be the equivalent of Tom Seaver pitching to Rob Deer in Strat-O-Matic. Gee, I wonder how many strikeouts that would produce in 100 at-bats. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 540 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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