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.

Phony Benoni has kibitzed 18634 times to chessgames   [more...]

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 ...

indicates a reply to the comment.

Living in the Past

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 556 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Feb-02-14    chessmoron: MVP should be Harvin. Feb-02-14    WannaBe: I was right in taking the defence, but <JB> said more than 14 pts... Feb-02-14    Phony Benoni: <Travis> it may have been bad, but it still wasn't 73-0. http://www.pro-football-reference.c... Feb-02-14    Golden Executive: <The quarterback is the default winner, but he hasn't had to contribute much. I don't know.> I agree. I think the whole defense deserves the award. Feb-02-14    OhioChessFan: <Jeff Dennis Jewelers, a store in Gardendale, Ala., owes customers approximately $70,000 in refunds after its Super Bowl XLVIII bet went awry.> http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/sto... Feb-02-14    Golden Executive: Long time ago, Randy White and Harvey Martin (both defensive players ) shared the MVP award. Feb-02-14    Travis Bickle: Yeah Phony The T formation! ; P Feb-02-14    Travis Bickle: Chicago Bears DE Richard Dent Superbowl XX MVP!! Feb-02-14    WannaBe: Good thing, they had it insured!! Feb-02-14    Jim Bartle: How about that Mob enforcer carrying the trophy? Feb-02-14    WannaBe: So.... We were talking/discussing after the game, Denver wouldn't have had a chance against the 49ers, either... Feb-02-14    WannaBe: Going back, to earlier today, the poll from espn that I posted, wonder why Vegas makes money?? Feb-02-14    hangingenprise: phony: who is this guy avril disrupting the denver offense? Feb-02-14    Shams: <WannaBe><So.... We were talking/discussing after the game, Denver wouldn't have had a chance against the 49ers, either...> Agreed. Carolina and maybe New Orleans beat them too. Feb-03-14    Phony Benoni: <hangingenprise> Apparently, the only way for a Lions' player to reach the Super Bowl is to sign with another team. The Doom and Gloom Guy on the Sunday Sports Wrap-Up show pointed out at that only four current NFL teams have never reached the Super Bowl, and that the Lions are the only non-expansion team in the bunch. You can probably get the other three with little trouble. Feb-03-14    OhioChessFan: Well, someone made a worse prediction than me: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/... Feb-03-14    perfidious: <Jim Bartle: How about that Mob enforcer carrying the trophy?> Dayum, y'all weren't supposed to know where Ah was yesterday. Feb-03-14    WCC Editing Project: Sorry to intrude, but very exciting news on this here thanks to work by <thomastonk>: Game Collection: Hastings 1962/63 If you look in the <Bistro>, I believe <thomas> has supplied, and sourced, the correct round numbers and dates needed to finish and promote <Peter's> fine collection? If so, I hope someone (who is not me) can take care of this and help complete the "Hastings series." Feb-03-14    WannaBe: No insurance here... http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/201... Feb-03-14    WannaBe: 75-1 ?! I'd put a 20 on that... http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s... Feb-03-14    perfidious: Anyone know what the odds were on the prop bet, of the first score being a safety yesterday? Feb-03-14    Phony Benoni: <perfidious> A few pages back, <WannaBe> posted this link to 40 pages of Super Bowl props. http://www.vegasinsider.com/visport... I'll save you the time. The odds on either team scoring first by safety were 60/1. The odds on there being a safety at all: YES +550 NO -800 That has been explained to me a dozen times, and I'm still unsure what it means. Feb-03-14    Shams: <Phony Benoni> It's all based off 100. So 100 that there is a safety wins 550; 800 that there isn't a safety wins 100. Trickier than it should be is reverse-engineering from those figures what the house considers to be the true odds (a calculation which will also give you the vig.) I'll let you know when I figure it out. Feb-03-14    WannaBe: The vig? That's 250 to the house... Imagine this, I bet 100 that there will be a safety, (collect 650, 550 + 100 original money). Then, <Shams> bet 800 there will not be a safety, (collect 900, same idea as above) If, No Safety, I lose 100, <Shams> collect 900, house makes 0, nada, zero. Takes my 100 and gives it to <Shams>. Thank you for playing with us. NOW! If there was a safety, (which did happen), <Shams> is out of 800 bucks, but I collect the 550 (plus my original 100), so house keeps 250. In boxing, or baseball, you will see: Dodgers -750 (Kershaw pitching) Houston +600 Same idea... Feb-03-14    WannaBe: Vegas, profit!! http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/201... Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 556 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion.

Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited. Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers. Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times. See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform a moderator. NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. This forum is for this specific user only. To discuss chess or this site in general, visit the Kibitzer's Café.

Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors. All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration.

You are not logged in to chessgames.com. If you need an account, register now; it's quick, anonymous, and free! If you already have an account, click here to sign-in.