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 586 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> May-29-14    technical draw: <Good homes for sale, may need a little work.> That's Detroit. I'll give you 20 bucks for it so I can claim the fire insurance. May-30-14    Phony Benoni: Just wonder. Did the Chicago Bears take their nickname to contrast with the Cubs? And did the Bulls do the same to contrast with the Bears? May-30-14    WannaBe: According to Wiki, Bears, yes, because the team played at Wrigley. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicag... The expansion Bulls took the name due to Chicago's stock yard history http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicag... May-30-14    Jim Bartle: There was an NBA team the Chicago Packers for one year. Changed the name to the zephyrs, then became the Baltimore Bullets. May-30-14    Phony Benoni: <Travis> could have told them that a blasphemy such as "Chicago Packers" was just not going to work. May-30-14    WannaBe: http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story... I am the manager for BoSox in the 9th. May-30-14    Jim Bartle: Lovullo puts on a great silent-movie performance: http://m.mlb.com/video/v33295993/tb... May-31-14    Travis Bickle: <Phony Benoni: <Travis> could have told them that a blasphemy such as "Chicago Packers" was just not going to work.> Yeah Mr Benoni what a rotten name for a Chicago team!! ; P May-31-14    Jim Bartle: How could Price not have been thrown out after hitting a second batter, both clearly on purpose? http://m.mlb.com/video/v33317337/mu... May-31-14    playground player: <Esteemed Baseball Mavens> The answers to these questions are easy to look up, but much more fun if you just rack your brains. See if you can arrive at the answers without looking them up. Who had the most base hits during the 1950s? The second most (quite a close second)? And who had the most hits during the 1960s? I got the first, but the next two got me. May-31-14    Jim Bartle: As comedian Martin Mull said in the seventies, "Why think when you can look it up?" Today that would be, "Why think when you can google it?" Has to be Musial in the 1950s. Ashburn might be second, singles hitter who always had a high average. In the 60s I would guess Clemente or Aaron. Not much doubt that it's Pete Rose in the 70s. Ichiro has to be miles ahead in the 2000s. May-31-14    perfidious: <jim> et <pgp> Can't say I knew any of them for certain, but my guess would have been Ashburn in the 1950s, because he was in his prime, whereas Musial was declining by late in the decade. http://www.baseballindepth.com/2009... May-31-14    WannaBe: Don't know how the hell Andre Ethier is not out. May-31-14    WannaBe: J. Wright pitched a scoreless 7, 8, and 9th, got a save. The game was already 12-2 when he entered the game to replace Ryu at the top of 7th. May-31-14    Jim Bartle: Was watching Fisk's homer in 75, and he didn't throw his helmet in the air before reaching home. Why wasn't he called out? Was the rule different back then? Jun-01-14    perfidious: <WannaBe> In days of old, there were probably numerous saves retroactively earned by pitching the last few innings of a blowout. Firpo Marberry likely racked up at least a couple for the Senators, back in the day. Jun-01-14    WannaBe: 22 inning classic! http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s... Jun-01-14    playground player: <perfidious>, <Jim Bartle> Richie Ashburn it is, most hits, 1950s. And Clemente for the 60s. But No. 2 for the 50s--would you believe Nellie Fox? He and Ashburn were the only two hitters with more than 1,800 hits for the decade. Pete Rose had over 2,000 for the 70s. Congratulations, though, on good guesses--or should I say well-informed speculations? Jun-01-14    Jim Bartle: You know, Fox and Aparicio were the first names which popped into my minds when I read that question. Then, unfortunately, I started thinking. By the way, Joe Morgan showers praise on Fox for his help when they were both on the Astros. Jun-01-14    perfidious: <pgp> and <Jim> Would not have known whom to guess, come to the sixties. After reflecting a while, probably would have come up with Rose the next decade. Another tricky one would have been the 1980s, as Wade Boggs only made the scene in 1982. Had he played the entire decade, couldn't have been anyone else, what with over 200 hits, year after year. As noted in the link provided, the 1940s was a toughie, with so many players off to war. Jun-01-14    Jim Bartle: Boggs had 200 hits every year he played a full season, 83 through 89, and hit .349 in half a season in 1982. Gave him about 1600 hits for seven and a half years. Boggs got a bit of a late start for such a great hitter, almost 24 years old. Jun-01-14    perfidious: <Jim> If Carney Lansford (excellent hitter, poor glove at third) had not been hurt early in '82, who knows what would have happened? Given their track record, Boston probably would have traded him, the better to watch his talents from the other dugout. They were very skilled in that department in those days. Jun-01-14    Jim Bartle: I thought Lansford had an excellent glove. It's just he couldn't get to balls more than five feet to either side. But those Sox had Dave Stapleton at first base, a weak hitter. Any third baseman can play first in his sleep, so Lansford and Boggs could have played together, even with the DH spot taken. Jun-01-14    perfidious: Even at third, that minimises anyone's value. I have a vague recollection of Bill James describing Lansford's play at third; believe he outlined some bizarre play Lansford would make, one time after another. Maybe they could have tried your idea, but as the trade of Jeff Bagwell proved, the organization back then was hardly wont to think in those terms. Red Sox management of 1990 had decided Bagwell was the number three 3B on their depth chart and that-a, as they say, was that-a. Jun-01-14    Jim Bartle: James wrote that highlight reels were filled with diving stops by Lansford. What they didn't mention that this was usually on balls most other third baseman could have fielded easily while staying upright. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 586 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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