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 549 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jan-19-14    Cheapo by the Dozen: You had a question about Danny Krystall: Dan Krystall A couple of folks have replied, including me. He was a nice guy. Even forgave me for not attending his wedding. Jan-19-14    WannaBe: 3-0 Denver, end of 1st Qtr. Defences are stepping up! The O/U for this game 57. 57!!! Jan-19-14    WannaBe: It took both teams a quarter and half to score the first touchdown... Jan-19-14    master of defence: Hey Phony/David Moody! I'm searching for a puzzle by M Platov, the year appears to be from 1909(White to Draw) where white has King, Bishop and Knight, and black has King, Bishop and pawn. Black's pawn is on h2, white's knight on h3, black's bishop on e3, and white's bishop walks in the light squares. If possible, can you find this one? Thank you! Jan-19-14    WannaBe: O-tay, Broncos are going to Super Bowl, now, will the Niners or the 'Hawks join the party? Jan-19-14    WannaBe: Hey, where did <chancho>'s post went? =)) FG, SF 3-0 Jan-19-14    Travis Bickle: Hey Phony who you like in this game? My heart is with the 49ers. I think it's an unfair advantage with how that Seatle stadium is built, The 1 endzone section has aluminum seats which just rachet up the decibals making it impossile to hear for the opposing team. I hope the niners kick ass! Jan-19-14    Travis Bickle: How about a pick 6 here?! ; P Jan-19-14    WannaBe: Bad flag on personal foul, bring back the replacement refs! Jan-19-14    Travis Bickle: That was no hit to the head!! He got him with the shoulder! Why don't they play two hand touch?? Jan-19-14    chancho: <WannaBe: Hey, where did <chancho>'s post went? =))> It went the way of the Patriots... it was <eliminated>. Jan-19-14    Jim Bartle: I get my former Oregon running backs confused. Which one is LaGarrett James and which one is LaMichael Blount? Jan-19-14    WannaBe: Blount, Seattle, hurt, not playing. James, got helmet ripped off, no flag. Jan-19-14    WannaBe: Sorry, Percy Harvin is out, not Blount. But Blount plays for 'Hawks. Jan-19-14    Travis Bickle: Smash Mouth Football Yeah! Jan-19-14    chancho: The 49ers are going to win the whole damn thing. It's their time. Jan-19-14    WannaBe: Questionable personal foul at the end of the half, but it happened fter the play, Niners got the ball after the penalty yards. Jan-19-14    WannaBe: We got a game!!! 10-10. Jan-19-14    WannaBe: What a strange sequence, fumble and lineman picked it up ran for 2 yards gain. Then boom! TD. Jan-19-14    Jim Bartle: However this ends, I want to see the coaches' handshake at the end. Carroll and Harbaugh have disliked each other going back to USC/Stanford games. Jan-19-14    Jim Bartle: Similar play two weeks ago, I liked the way the Colts fumbled on the 2, then Luck just picked up the ball and dove over the defense into the end zone. Jan-19-14    WannaBe: The over/under on the handshake is 0.00005 seconds. =)) Wouldn't surprise me, if them two just walk towards each other and wave. Jan-19-14    Jim Bartle: I think it started when Stanford went for 2 leading 48-13 or something like that. Great pass by Wilson. That guy was covered and he still hit him. Jan-19-14    WannaBe: Oy, fumble by the Niners, 'Hawks in great field position... Jan-19-14    chancho: I guess the 49ers time will be rather short. Holy cripes! Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 549 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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