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 635 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Dec-07-14    Jim Bartle: Harbaugh has got to be gone now. I think the Niners are being punished for building a stadium far too luxurious for pro football. Apparently it's got wifi in every seat and a dozen other luxuries that would make George Halas roll over in his grave. They've become the Silicon Valley 49ers. Dec-07-14    Phony Benoni: Fans and media are all hyped up to bring Jim Harbaugh to Michigan. If he doesn't come, I feel sorry for the poor guy who does get the job. He won't get a break. Dec-07-14    Jim Bartle: Harbaugh seems to be a good coach who tends to get restless and also wears out his welcome with his intensity. Think of him as football's Billy Martin. Dec-08-14    positionalgenius: I can't be too mad with the picks from the committee. Expect another crimson tide title unfortunately. Dec-08-14    WannaBe: Love the caption under the photo: http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfranci... Just a couple of shootings and a few stabbings. =)) Dec-08-14    Tabanus: Hi <Phony B>, if you give me a list of US Open players (and others) without first names (in CG database), I'll see what I can do. You see, I'm in the need of another hobby than writing tournament intros in bad English. Dec-08-14    WannaBe: Cheapest tickets for week 15 of NFL action. #1 Jets at Titans $8 #2 Cardinals at Rams $11 (Thur Night) #3 Oakland at Kansas City $12 Other end of the spectrum: #3 Denver at San Diego $185 #2 Dallas at Philadelphia $224 #1 49ers at Seahawks: $245 Dec-08-14    Phony Benoni: <tabnus> Let me get back to you on that. I will soon be adding 1967 to the US Open Player Lists, and will probably take the opportunity to check up on names. I know many have been updated that I'm not aware of. Dec-08-14    WannaBe: I hope everyone bet the house on the over of the MNF. (55 O/U). Dec-08-14    Phony Benoni: Not me. I don't need another house. Dec-09-14    Travis Bickle: Hey Phony, you could always sell it & make some big cash for Vegas! Dec-09-14    WannaBe: That's <IT>!! Off with his head! http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-b... Dec-09-14    playground player: <WannaBe> It wouldn't have bothered Henry II. Dec-09-14    Jim Bartle: Noooo!! I was listening to an interview with Mookie and Buckner, really fun. Then, after just a couple of minutes, it cut out. And it was over by the time I got it back. Dec-09-14    Jim Bartle: No, don't be silly. The router did not roll through my legs. Dec-09-14    OhioChessFan: LeBron should have saved his "I Can't Breathe" shirt for when he chokes in the finals. Dec-10-14    Travis Bickle: Mr Benoni, what's your 'Baseball Insiders' opinion on The Cubs signing Jon Lester? Dec-10-14    Tabanus: <Phony> These are quite new: Francis Morton Currier, Alexander Joseph Conen, Robert Durham Allentharp and Jesse William Stapp. No response yet on R Underwood, but I regard him as pretty safe. Dec-10-14    WannaBe: 42 pts?!!? I've seen football teams that can score 84 pts! http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxsc... Dec-10-14    Jim Bartle: I love to see clips of dunks. But contested dunks. Who cares about stuffing it when there's nobody else around? Dec-10-14    Phony Benoni: <Tabanus> Thanks. All those names are now updated in my records. Dec-10-14    WannaBe: This will give <Travis Bickle> some hope: https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-... Dec-14-14    Phony Benoni: Welcome to the NFL, Mr. Manziel. Dec-15-14    hangingenprise: hey phony: your lions are in 1st place and it is toward the end of the season!! Dec-15-14    WannaBe: Trade Stafford for Manziel. =)) Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 635 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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