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 643 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jan-04-15    Phony Benoni: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... No Groat in that year; apparently he had military service in 53 and 54. I don't know the rationale behind playing Bob Skinner at first base and The Original Frank Thomas in center field. By the way, the Pirates made a killing in early 1959 when they traded Thomas for Harvey Haddix, Don Hoak, and Smoky Burgess. Jan-04-15    hangingenprise: The lions tonight caldwell makes the difference Jan-04-15    perfidious: And to think the 1954 edition wasn't even the worst of some dreadful Pirates teams in that epoch: of course, if Groat had played at SS instead and been in his MVP form of '60, they would still have been awful. Really, though? They could do no better than play someone all year who did not make the Mendoza Line? Jan-04-15    playground player: <perfidious> The 1954 Pirates could have had Honus Wagner at shortstop and still been awful. <Phony Benoni> Not only were Haddix, Hoak, and Burgess integral members of the 1960 world champions, but Frank Thomas had a rotten year for the Reds in 1959. That the Pirates threw in Jim Pendleton and Whammy Douglas must have been but cold comfort. Jan-04-15    Jim Bartle: "By the way, the Pirates made a killing in early 1959 when they traded Thomas for Harvey Haddix, Don Hoak, and Smoky Burgess." I did not know that. That's a true one sided trade. Haddix wasn't that great, though. Couldn't even get Aaron out in a clutch situation. Jan-04-15    perfidious: The '60 champs were part of a string of one-offs in the NL which followed the Dodgers' run and the Braves' hegemony which might have been in 1957-58: 1961 Reds, '62 Giants and 1964 Cards did it for the one time and one time only. Jan-04-15    Jim Bartle: It was Milwaukee that blew it. They had the team to win every year through at least 61, but didn't win after 58. They did things like platoon light-hitting Frank Torre with slugger Joe Adcock, overwork Spahn and Burdette, and use Buhl as a pinchhitter. (One of those is false.) Jan-04-15    WannaBe: Sorry to interrupt all the baseball talks (yeah, right. =) Trivia: Last time Cincinnati Bengals won in the postseason was January, 1990 at home, who did they beat? Jan-04-15    OhioChessFan: I seem to recall that game. Their opponent doesn't exist any more. Jan-04-15    WannaBe: <OCF> Well, they do 'exist', just changed their "nom de guerre" and address. =) Jan-04-15    WannaBe: Good start by Detroit, see if they can continue to pressure Romo. Jan-04-15    WannaBe: I guess all those empty fixer-upper run-down homes are sold-out, and now Detroit need to bring in pre-built homes to meet the surging demands. http://news.yahoo.com/shipping-cont... Jan-04-15    WannaBe: Somebody make sure <Phony Benoni> have not forgotten how to breath. =) Cowboys were nice enough to fumble back the Detroit fumble... 2 minute warning. Jan-04-15    WannaBe: Oops... Jan-04-15    Phony Benoni: A picked-up penalty flag and a shanked punt. We Lions fans get to see them lose in every imaginable way. Jan-04-15    hangingenprise: Wow Lions blow it big time Had the cowgirls Jan-04-15    Phony Benoni: What's so frustrating is how their offense keeps changing from the Irresistible Force to the Immovable Object. What they need is an A-List Running Back and some sort of a consistent running game. Can't depend on wide receivers to pick up third-and-ones. Jan-04-15    Jim Bartle: As I understand it, teams now think a top running back is not that important, at least compared to other positions (unless you have a truly great one like a Sanders or a Dorsett). New rules make passing easier and easier, and running depends mostly on the line. Jan-04-15    Phony Benoni: I guess an elite back isn't what I'm thinking. Just somebody who can get touch yards and keep drives going, but with just enough breakaway potential that the defense has to plan for him. That non-interference call was a third-and-one, and the Lions threw the ball 20 yards downfield. That's not a high percentage strategy, but they just don't have that kind of confidence in their running game. Jan-05-15    Jim Bartle: A dependable power back. Gotta have one. Jan-05-15    perfidious: <Jim> First I recall reading of Bob Buhl was a piece in '74 which detailed the worst-hitting pitchers of all time. While I do not remember who actually got the palm, among others, a fellow called Ron Herbel was also mentioned. Jan-05-15    Jim Bartle: The usual suspects: Buhl, Herbel, Dean Chance. Jan-05-15    perfidious: <Jim> Now you mention it, Chance was another--curiously, do not believe either Koufax or Preacher Roe made it. Jan-05-15    keypusher: <phony benoni> <That non-interference call was a third-and-one, and the Lions threw the ball 20 yards downfield. That's not a high percentage strategy, but they just don't have that kind of confidence in their running game.> What drove me crazy is that they then punted on fourth down (after failing to draw Dallas offside). If you want to throw long on third down, fine, but if it doesn't work, you gotta go for it on fourth. Maybe Jim Caldwell just had a brain lock after the officials picked up the flag. Then the punter shanked it 10 yards...bet he got a warm reception when he got back to the sideline. Jan-05-15    WannaBe: Well, somebody wearing grey and silver is gonna win the national championship. http://espn.go.com/college-football... Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 643 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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