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 637 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Dec-18-14    WannaBe: Answer to the trivia, <Phony Benoni> do have it right. "Eric Clapton". =) Dec-18-14    OhioChessFan: So, anyone else as amped as I am about tonight's Titans-Jags game? Dec-18-14    WannaBe: <OCF> Put a grand on the under and I guarantee you'll be amp'd. All the way to 11. Dec-18-14    Phony Benoni: Maybe we should beam the Titans - Jets broadcast in North Korea. That'll learn 'em. Dec-18-14    WannaBe: Absolutely riveting 10-7 game. Did anyone bet the doghouse on the under?? Dec-18-14    Phony Benoni: I did bet the under. With these two teams, you bet any under, points or not. Right now, Marcus Mariota is watching and thinking, "Maybe I should give the Heisman back." Dec-18-14    OhioChessFan: Is it on a normal cable channel? Dec-18-14    WannaBe: <OhioChessFan> Yes, it's on ESPN9 In a 'slightly' serious thought, the O/U is 38.5 or 39, depending on which casino. After 3 Qtrs of play, 14-10, that is 24 pts. 2 more TDs would make it 38... Dec-19-14    playground player: <PhonyBenoni> So how are you celebrating Al Kaline's birthday, which is today? You don't get involved in Drungo Hazewood's birthday, do you? (Guy with one of the coolest names in baseball history; too bad he couldn't hit.) Dec-19-14    Phony Benoni: <playground player> Al Kaline may be 80, but he'll always seem 21. Dec-19-14    WannaBe: Is AlKaline a base(ball) or an acid? Dec-19-14    Jim Bartle: <pb> I remember when the Tigers had their own 2 K's in the outfield. Dec-19-14    WannaBe: Selig's retirement 'package', and an interactive museum/exhibit at Brewers' Park. (You go in and Bud asks you if you'd like to buy an used Dodge that was driven by Al Bundy) http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/1... Dec-19-14    Jim Bartle: There will be a <hologram> of Selig. Dec-19-14    Phony Benoni: If the Orioles had kept Drungo Hazewood on their roster, I think Rick Waits would have been willing to pay his salary: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... Dec-19-14    Jim Bartle: Heenie Majeski, Johnny Gee Eddie Joost, Johnny Pesky, Thornton Lee Danny Gardella Van Lingle Mungo Whitey Kurowski, Max Lanier Eddie Waitkus and Johnny Vandermeer Bob Estalella Van Lingle Mungo Augie Bergamo, Sigmund Jakucki Big Johnny Mize and Barney McCosky Hal Trosky Augie Galan and Pinky May Stan Hack and Frenchy Bordagaray Phil Cavaretta, George McQuinn Howie Pollett and Early Wynn Art Passarella Van Lingle Mungo John Antonelli, Ferris Fain Frankie Crosetti, Johnny Sain Harry Brecheen and Lou Boudreau Frankie Gustine and Claude Passeau Eddie Basinski Ernie Lombardi Hughie Mulcahy Dec-19-14    WannaBe: Trivia Time, and I hope I phrased this question so it's not confusing. ____ played in the first seven consecutive (editions) of the _____ Bowl, winning the National Championship in _____. As a hint: This school did not return to play in this bowl again until 1989, where it lost to Penn State. Dec-20-14    Phony Benoni: George Costanza's password. Dec-20-14    Jim Bartle: There was a Bowl game designed for the champion of the WAC for a number of years. BYU won the WAC for the first few years. Dec-20-14    WannaBe: <Jim Bartle> got the school (first blank) right. Dec-20-14    Jim Bartle: Can't get the rest without googling. I think BYU won a controversial national championship in the mid80s by beating a mediocre Michigan team in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego. They'd played a weak schedule but were the only undefeated team. Dec-20-14    WannaBe: <JB> That's the answers, BYU played in the first 7 Holiday Bowls with a miracle come back against SMU as one of them, and beat UM to win a National Championship! Dec-20-14    Phony Benoni: Hey, Travis, the Bears have new life for the game tomorrow! The Eagles' loss just clinched a playoff spot for the Lions, who won't care about the game any more. Dec-20-14    Travis Bickle: When your Lions went 0-16 I didn't kick your face in about it. Dec-21-14    Phony Benoni: Sorry, Travis; I didn't mean it that way. I was trying to emphasize tha the Lions make are liable to play poorly today, and shouldn't have made such a big fuss about the other team. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 637 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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