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 631 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Nov-12-14    Phony Benoni: Sounds like Showalter is Manager of the decade. Nov-12-14    Jim Bartle: Heavy Giants influence there: Lanier and Williams began and played most of their careers with SF, and Baker was Giants manager for ten years. Nov-13-14    WannaBe: "I'm Sparticus", "I'm Sparticus", "I'm Sparticus", "I'm Sparticus", no "I'm Sparticus", http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/1... Nov-16-14    WannaBe: Need a miracle from them Lions... Am I gonna get my wish?? Nov-16-14    Phony Benoni: Congratulations, Travis! I hear the Bears now have as many wins in 2014 at Soldier Field as the Blackhawks! Nov-16-14    Travis Bickle: Thanks Phony! I think this year The Cubs will have more wins than the Bears! ; P Nov-16-14    Travis Bickle: http://www.trbimg.com/img-54581562/... Nov-21-14    Phony Benoni: The 2008 Detroit Lions break out the beer and pretzels. http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles... Nov-21-14    WannaBe: Detroit is so lucky, NFL have chosen them as the host of Snow'd out Bills game on Monday Night!! http://sports.yahoo.com/news/cuomo-... Nov-21-14    Phony Benoni: Hey, if they can have NFL football in London, why not Detroit? (Sorry; having a Matt Millen flashback.) By the way, <WannaBe>, how much did you have riding on KC last night? Nov-21-14    WannaBe: I did not have money on it, but I did pick KC to beat OAK in the weekly bar pool. Nov-21-14    WannaBe: <Phony Benoni> Wanna go see a free NFL game? http://bleacherreport.com/articles/... Nov-21-14    Phony Benoni: <WannaBe> Obviously, you get what you pay for. A little inside information: this may be a Bills "home" game, but the Detroit fans will probably be rooting, if at all, for the Jets. When the Bills beat the Lions earlier this year, former Lions coach Jim Schwarz (now Bullafo's defensive coordinator) was carried off the field by his players. That did not sit well with people around here. Nov-22-14    WannaBe: Great Pac-12 DH day, Jumpin' Tree at Berkeley and then later, Trojans at Boooo-in's!! Gonna be great fun. Nov-24-14    WannaBe: 2015 HoF ballot are out! Below are the first time eligibles and the previous 2014 ballot 'survivors'. <FIRST-TIME ELIGIBLE> Randy Johnson Pedro Martinez John Smoltz Carlos Delgado Gary Sheffield Nomar Garciaparra Troy Percival Rich Aurilia Aaron Boone Tony Clark Jermaine Dye Darin Erstad Cliff Floyd Brian Giles Tom Gordon Eddie Guardado Jason Schmidt <PREVIOUSLY ON THE BALLOT (with 2014 results)> Craig Biggio (74.8%) Mike Piazza (62.2%) Jeff Bagwell (54.3%) Tim Raines (46.1%) Roger Clemens (35.4%) Barry Bonds (34.7%) Lee Smith (29.9%) Curt Schilling (29.2%) Edgar Martinez (25.2%) Alan Trammell (20.8%) Mike Mussina (20.3%) Jeff Kent (15.2%) Fred McGriff (11.7%) Mark McGwire (11.0%) Larry Walker (10.2%) Don Mattingly (8.2%) Sammy Sosa (7.2%) Nov-24-14    Jim Bartle: Randy Johnson FIRST BALLOT Pedro Martinez FIRST BALLOT John Smoltz YES, LATER Gary Sheffield MAYBE, EVENTUALLY Craig Biggio (74.8%) YES Mike Piazza (62.2%) YES Jeff Bagwell (54.3%) MAYBE Tim Raines (46.1%) NO, UNFORTUNATELY Larry Walker I'D SAY YES Nov-24-14    WannaBe: Boy, that horse collar penalty saved Baltimore a TD. Nov-25-14    Phony Benoni: I think <JB> has nailed it. Most years smoltz and Biggio would be sure things, but one or both might end up waiting with locks like Johnson and Martinez around. I'd say Biggio has a better chance this year. I don't see Sheffield every getting in, not even through the Veterans Committee. Just too much baggage. Piazza deserves more serious consideration. Nov-25-14    Jim Bartle: Sheffield has the record needed, but he bounced from team to team and isn't associated with any of them. Nov-25-14    Travis Bickle: Hey Phony The Bears gotta play on Turkey Day... Short week! ; P Nov-25-14    Phony Benoni: Yeah, Travis, and I'm anxious to see what happens. Bears seem to be recovering a bit, Lions showing signs of their annual downward spiral. Maybe we can sneak in the Bills' players wearing Lions' uniforms. They're now 2-0 in Detroit this year. Nov-26-14    WannaBe: D. Fleming's Turkeys of the Year! http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/1... Good/funny read! Nov-28-14    WannaBe: Wow, is Western Kentucky and Marshall playing football or basketball?? 49-42 <HALFTIME>. Nov-28-14    Travis Bickle: Hey Phony, I hope The Bears can lose the rest of their ball games... Because we need a WHOLE Lotta Draft Picks!!! P.S. Also that we would be a great way to give Head Coach Trestman & GM Phil Emery the BOOT!! Nov-28-14    WannaBe: Trade your third string long snapper to the Traiders, they'll be happy to give you a couple of 2016 first round picks. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 631 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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