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 608 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Aug-01-14    Phony Benoni: It's gotta be Maddux - Glavine - Smoltz. Though I guess I should look it up to be sure. Aug-01-14    Phony Benoni: OK, definition problem here. From 1993-1999, Maddux - Glavine - Smoltz won 340 games for Atlanta. Smoltz then sat out the 2000 season, though he returned to the Braves in 2001 and 2002. Glavine left in 2003, and they did not pitch together after that. So it's 413 in the years they actually pitched, and 453 if you include the 2000 year when Smoltz was injured. Aug-01-14    WannaBe: He did not go/pitch for another team, I'd count that... Aug-01-14    Phony Benoni: New clubhouse leader, for the New York Giants 1904-1913 Christy Mathewson: 281 Red Ames: 106 Hooks Wiltse: 135 Tota;: 522 Mathewson-Joe McGinnity-Dummy Taylor (1902-1908): 440 Aug-01-14    Jim Bartle: At least my general prediction looks OK. I'm amazed that three pitchers were on the Giants for ten straight years. I'd certainly count Smoltz as a teammate for 2000. Aug-01-14    Phony Benoni: Walter Johnson wins 1-0 in eleven innings, and Germany Schaefer steals first base. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/l... See account underneath right corner of cartoon. Aug-02-14    WannaBe: Bigger-er Holy Sheet, <Jim Bartle> and I actually agreed on something. That Smoltz should count as a teammate. (The world will definitely end soon. =))) Aug-02-14    perfidious: Joisey native Anthony Ranaudo gets first K, of fellow Garden Stater Derek Jeter, and first win, in Red Sox-Yankees. cha-CHING! Aug-02-14    playground player: <Phoney> does it again... although I don't know why I didn't think of Matthewson-Ames-Wiltse or Matthewson-McGinnity-Taylor. Those NY Giants teams won a lot of championships. Incidentally, I had always thought Iron Man Joe McGinnity left the Giants because he'd burnt his arm out. But it turns out he jumped to the minor leagues because they offered him more money and no John McGraw to deal with. Aug-02-14    Phony Benoni: So, who is the only player to get a hit off Ferguson Jenkins and Steve Carlton on the same day? http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/cutfo... Aug-02-14    OhioChessFan: A surprising one: Philadelphia A's, 1925-32 Eddie Rommell 85 Lefty Grove 171 Rube Wahlberg 121 Total 377 I wonder about the Mets of the 60's. I might add them up if I feel motivated. Aug-02-14    OhioChessFan: Oh, I see <pp> already took a shot with the A's. Rommell would have contributed a lot more a few years earlier. Aug-02-14    perfidious: Jim Thome officially hangs 'em up, signing a one-day contract with Indians. Always a credit to the game in his unpretentious way. Aug-02-14    Phony Benoni: Hmmm. 612 home runs is probably automatic fpr the Hall of fame, but he seems one-dimensional. But then, so was Harmon Killebrew. And he we clean during the steroid era, which will count for something. Aug-03-14    Jim Bartle: On base more than 4000 times. Wore socks high. Every single eligible player who got on base more than Thome is in the Hall of Fame except Palmeiro, Bonds and Biggio. Biggio will make it soon. I say, first ballot. Aug-03-14    perfidious: There was a day when <400> HRs made one a mortal lock for Cooperstown--then along came Dave Kingman, the epitome of the one-dimensional slugger. For '18, Thome gets there, as some of the eligibles who are cinches will see their way home the next three years. Aug-03-14    playground player: Only famous players should be in the Hall of Fame. There should be a separate facility for players whose accomplishments were based on steroid use. Aug-03-14    Phony Benoni: <playground player> I don't know about a steroid HOF. Wouldn't players be backing in? Newspapers often exaggerate the prowess of the Latest Rookie Phenom. However, this one sound about right: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/l... Aug-03-14    perfidious: That kid back in 1907 was not bad. Aug-03-14    Phony Benoni: The Rockies have a strange little streak going. Today is their 19th game in a row with a left-handed starting pitcher. Aug-03-14    Jim Bartle: Referring to Walter Johnson as a twirler seems strange. Aug-03-14    MarkFinan: Jim. You're needed, and requested, at Nakosorense's forum. ✌ Aug-03-14    WannaBe: Giants and Dodgers have strange home/road win&loss record. Both teams, apparently, don't like to play at home... Aug-04-14    perfidious: And I thought icing was only penalised in hockey--shows what I know: <South Carolina self-reports impermissible icing on cookie cakes> http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo... <----still shaking head in amazement Aug-04-14    Phony Benoni: "And you know, our recruits, like all recruits, love the cookie cakes. And they don't have fancy icing, just good old-fashioned plain South Carolina icing. And I just want to say this right now, that regardless of what they say about it, we're gonna keep giving them out." Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 608 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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