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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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   Phony Benoni has kibitzed 18637 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 ...

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Sep-07-06		suenteus po 147: It's Michael Jackson's "FILLER!"

Sep-08-06		square dance: ok guys, 4...Nd7 it is. i'd like to see some recommendations and analysis if anyone has any. im going to do some tonight myself, so expect to see that by the morning, at the latest.

Sep-08-06		square dance: filler

Sep-08-06		suenteus po 147: <Phony Benoni> & <square dance> Ugh, the ultra-solid 'Karpov' defense has been played. It's so solid that the few times I played it online as black I accidently drew my games. However, a quick look through some key games show that 5.Ng5 might gives us some tactical possibilities. I will be researching this move heavily, unless you are already on it <square dance>. I think we should split up moves to research to cover more ground in less time.

Sep-08-06		suenteus po 147: Boris Karloff used to host "Filler."

Sep-08-06		square dance: <sp147> i am already on it! and i was probably going to recommend it. i have to look into it further.

Sep-08-06		square dance: filler

Sep-08-06		suenteus po 147: Well, it looks like we're in agreement then. Still, each of us should take a move or two (what looks interesting to us) and then present our findings here as we've collected them so we can make an informed decision. I think our best shot is 5.Ng5, but let's only consider that our default move until we've posted our findings. I guess I'll look through the standard 5.Nf3 since it's the biggest and oldest. That means <Phony Benoni> can look through 5.Bc4 since there are less games and precedents there.

Sep-08-06		suenteus po 147: Chaucer's "The Filler's Tale."

Sep-08-06		Phony Benoni: So we've got the solid 4...Nd7 to face. Frustrating. 5.Nf3 doesn't look interesting at all. 5.Bc4 and 5.Ng5 just seem to transpose into each other without scaring Black. I might suggest 5.Bd3, which seems to lead into some more independent and interesting lines. But my theoretical knowledge of this line is nil.

Sep-08-06		Phony Benoni: Yes, the queen sac is mate in five. Very nice!

Sep-08-06		square dance: <pb> 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bc4(Bd3), so 5.Bd3 is probably a transpositional move too.

Sep-08-06		square dance: filler.

Sep-09-06		square dance: from The Caro-Kann! In Black & White(from beliavsky's-white-perspective): after 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bc4(Bd3)...e6, black later drives the knight back with h7-6 and the following pawn structure occurs. click for larger view this structure differs from the classical setup on by the position of white's h-pawn. here it is still on h2, and this makes black's endgame prospects brighter. but the cost of this is the delay in developing the queen's bishop. now it will require a considerable loss of time. white gets a stable initiative, which is based on the occupation of the e5 square by the knight. in positions of this sort, black's important freeing method is the undermining advance c6-5, which leads to a white queenside pawn majority and the prospect of an outside passed pawn there in the endgame. but the lack of pawn weaknesses gives black the chance to equalize, given accurate play. karpov has this to say: in the opening, of course, the dynamics of the pieces takes primary importance. with the knight on g5, black must always watch out for the possibility of the knight striking e6. but if he can stop this he will get a solid enough position. the rest is very similar to what beliavsky has to say.

Sep-09-06		square dance: filler

Sep-09-06		square dance: here are some notes to the 5.Ng5 <Ndf6> lines. the actual game(psahkis-rodriguez, sochi 1988) is highlighted as well as some of the notes. <1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ndf6> <with the idea of letting out the Bc8 before playing e6.> (5... h6 6.Ne6! Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qb6 8. Bd3 Ngf6 (8... fxe6 9. Qh5+ Kd8 10. Ba5) 9. Nf3!? fxe6 10. Bg6+ Kd8 11. Ne5 <and white has a strong attacking position.>) <6. Bc4> (6. N1f3 Bg4 (6... e6 7. Ne5! Nh6 8. Bd3 <and it is difficult for black to castle. see nunn-tal, brussels 88 for an example.>) 7. Nxf7 Bxf3 8. Nxd8 Bxd1 9. Ne6 Bg4 10. Nc7+ Kd8 11. Nxa8 e6 <and black will take the knight in due time.>) (6. Bd3 Bg4 7. N1f3 Bh5 (7... h6? 8. Nxf7! Bxf3 9. Bg6!) 8. c3 e6 (8... Qc7 9. Qc2 h6 10. Ne6!) 9. Qb3 Qc7 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. f4 Be7 <with a complex game.>) <6... Nd5 7. N1f3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Re1 h6 10. Ne4 Bg4 11. c3 Ngf6 12. Nc5!>

Sep-09-06		square dance: more filler

Sep-09-06		square dance: here are some notes on the 5.Ng5 <Ngf6> variation, which is what i would expect if we decide on 5.Ng5. i went into more detail here so that you guys could get a good feel for how to play these lines and the thematic ideas involved; e.g., control of the e5 square. btw, all of these notes are by beliavsky. im now convinced that 5.Ng5 is the right move since we're going to play Ng5 anyway, but the real decision is between playing the bishop to d3 or c4, and by playing 5.Ng5 we'll have an extra day to decide. let me know what you guys think. <1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3><6.Bc4 is probably more flexible. it leaves the choice of, after Nb7, Bd3 or b3. 6.Bd3 strengthens the white N on g5 since on 6...h6? 7. Ne6! is possible. black must alway consider this.> <6...e6> <fianchettoeing the bishop with 6...g6 and 7...Bg7 weakens the Kside and allows white to effectively utilize the e5-square and Ng5.> (6... g6 7. N1f3 (7. Bc4 Nd5 8. N1f3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 N7f6 11. Ne5! Ne8 12. Ngf3 <in both cases, white's initiative is quite dangerous.>) 7... Bg7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. h4 h5 10. Ne5! Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd5 12. e6) (6... c5 7. N1f3 cxd4 (7... Qb6 8. Ne5! Nxe5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. Qe2 <and e5-6 is threatended.>) 8. O-O h6?! 9. Ne6! Qb6 10. Re1 Nc5 11. Nxc5 Qxc5 12. Nxd4 a6 13. c3 e6 14. Bf4 Be7 15. Bc2 Bd7 16. Nf5 Bc6 17. Re5 Qb6 18. Nxg7+ Kf8 19. Nf5 exf5? (19... Rd8 <is the correct move.>) 20. Rxe7! Nd5 21. Rxf7+! Kxf7 22. Qh5+ <tseshkovsky-khalifman, tashkent 1987.>) <this variation is also "unhealthy" for black.> <7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2> <preparing 0-0-0 and taking control of the e5-square, preventing the freeing of the Bc8 by e6-5.> (8. O-O h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 O-O <is another plan.>) <8... h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6> (10... c5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Qxb7 Rb8 14. Bxd7+ Nxd7 15. Qa6 <with a small, but lasting advantage. psakhis-meduna, trnava 1988.>) <11.Qe2> <keeping control of e5.> (11. Qh4 Nd5 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. c3 Ke7 <and it is easier for black to defend in the endgame.>)

Sep-09-06		square dance: filler

Sep-09-06		square dance: btw, i will post more analysis and notes when we figure out in which direction we want to take the game. i think we've seen a strong case in favor of 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3, but there is also plenty of analysis for 6.Bc4, so stay tuned. ;-)

Sep-09-06		square dance: dont look!

Sep-09-06		Phony Benoni: <square dance> I think it's a good point that, if we're going to play Ng5 at some point, it makes sense to do so immediately.

Sep-09-06		Phony Benoni: Don't ask, don't tell.

Sep-09-06		suenteus po 147: <Phony Benoni> & <square dance> I have to agree with the analysis that both of you have presented. <Phony Benoni> I too have seen that if we play either 5.Bc4 or 5.Nf3 we will most likely end up transposing into mainlines that are solid for both sides but unclear as to how to continue effectively. The on saving grace about an immediate 5.Ng5 is that indicates a clear plan of advancement by white and lets us dictate the course of the game well into the middle game. I especially like the variations <square dance> presented with the 6.Bd3 follow up, as well as games I have seen with 6.Bd3. So my vote is for 5.Ng5 with a 6.Bd3 follow up and then we can start pouring over the analysis that <square dance> has to post on these lines.

Sep-09-06		suenteus po 147: filler

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