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 595 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jun-27-14    keypusher: <WannaBe: First thing I do on my devices, is to turn OFF auto-correct.> I actually find it useful. Good to know I CAN turn it off, though. Jun-27-14    Phony Benoni: So now we know how <WannaBe> beats his chess computer! Jun-27-14    WannaBe: I usually use a sledge hamma!! Jun-28-14    perfidious: <WannaBe> gets the job done, by hook or by crook! Jun-28-14    playground player: <keypusher> "Palpatine," eh? I wonder which will go extinct first--knowledge or good manners. <Phony Benoni> So now you've got the system you need to preserve rare books, only you had to give up your rare books to get it? Whoever made that decision is wasted in your neighborhood. Send him to Washington! Jun-29-14    playground player: I knew we were in trouble when they got rid of the card catalogue and computerized everything. Skynet, call your office... Jun-29-14    WannaBe: Top 7th, H. Bailey throwing a no-no at Giants. Jun-29-14    WannaBe: WannaBe works his magic again. No-No is No-Mo' Jun-29-14    perfidious: King Felix allows one hit over eight, nine Ks. Yawn--just another game. Jun-29-14    WannaBe: Kershaw goes 7IP, 13K, 5H Yawn--just another game. =)) Jun-29-14    WannaBe: Okay, (semi) seriously, now. I consider Kershaw to be the best in NL, albeit, I am also a die-hard Los Angeles Dodgers fan. Who, y'all think is the best pitcher in AL? Tanaka for the Yankees? Felix Hernandez of Mariners? David Price? Or, if you win an MLB give away, you name 2 current pitchers, one from each league, and they'll pitch against each other, who would you choose? (This is like picking All-Star game starter, without the Sunday start restriction...) Jun-29-14    Phony Benoni: <playground player> Nostalgia aside, computerized catalogs have been a boon both to users and librarians. About the only time that cards would be an advantage is when the power goes out. This weekend, I played in a brick-an-ortar tournament for the first time in a decade. Hadn't been planning to, but a few planets conjunctioned correctly and there I was. Rust and age showed, so I quickly passed the Point of Caring Anymore and ventured a Polish in the third round. It was a poor choice against this player; he knew how to play against it and had me on the defensive the whole game. I was lucky to escape into a pawn-down ending with bishops of opposite colors. Jun-29-14    WannaBe: Weekend quad or was it a Swiss?? Jun-29-14    Phony Benoni: Two-day Swiss. Two losses, two draws, and a Heaven-sent bye in the last round. Probably should have won the second-round draw and fourth-round loss. My friend who talked me into coming got a bye in the first round despite being the highest-rated player in her section. There were only five players, so each got a bye. Doubly thankfully, her last round game was finished byfore my bye was finalized, and we made a quick exit. Jun-29-14    WannaBe: 8-5 Boston on top of the Yankees. Top seventh, will this game end before 6AM Eastern Time? Jun-30-14    hangingenprise: phony: does this mean that you will be expanding your chess library and consulting various chess books again? Jun-30-14    hangingenprise: chess will not let you forget or let you go. you will play again. boohaaha Jun-30-14    Phony Benoni: The Ol' 6-2-5 Double Play: http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video... So, is this aggressive base running getting unlucky, or dumb base running receiving a just reward? Jun-30-14    WannaBe: Did anyone notice anything strange with Sunday's schedule?? (June 29th). Jun-30-14    Jim Bartle: Dumb baserunning. He had no chance of advancing, with the catcher holding the ball, so why leave the base? Jun-30-14    Phony Benoni: ,hangingenprise> This will not be a trend. I didn't get a large amount of pleasure from the experience, and won't be repeating it anytime soon unless conditions are just right. Jun-30-14    perfidious: SS playing in, already a three-run lead: why take the risk? I'm all for putting pressure on the other guy, but blind aggression got its just deserts this trip. Jun-30-14    Phony Benoni: By the way, the tournament this weekend had a Lake Wobegon section, whre everybody scored 50% <or better>. Figure that one out. Jun-30-14    WannaBe: Easy, half point byes. Jun-30-14    WannaBe: If a pitcher gets a medical visit to the mound, does that count against the two visit and replace rule?? Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 595 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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