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 670 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> May-04-15    Jim Bartle: Yogi Berra was fired by the Yankees after 16 games in 1985. May-04-15    Phony Benoni: I can get it down to 17 (Bill Norman, Tigers, after starting 2-15 in 1959), but no lower. Almost sure there was one something like 0-9, but can't find it. May-04-15    WannaBe: I don't know how y'all feel about this 'Player to be Named Later', I think it's silly as heck. At least some adjustment will be made, as far as rookies go. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/1... May-04-15    WannaBe: <Phony> Here's the list/name that you're thinkin': D. Lopes 3-12 (2002) C. Ripkin Sr. 0-6 (1988) P. Garner 0-6 (2002) Musta been a heck of a bad year in 2002... May-04-15    Phony Benoni: Knew there wefe some ohfers in there. I suppose I was suppressing the memory of Phil Garner, but should have looked at Baltimore 1988, since they started 0-21. I even had a vague notion that Frank Robinson was involved. May-05-15    keypusher: Yes, I was about to mention Cal Ripken Sr. but the rabbit was too fast. I was living in DC back then, and I sure did feel bad for him (not the rabbit). May-06-15    Penguincw: Man, so many interesting stories in MLB last night, including TB outhitting Boston 8-5 (and losing 2-0), Bartolo Colon now having the honour of beating the Orioles with 7 different teams, and the Angels setting a sombrero record (not to mention the debut of Carlos Perez). May-06-15    Phony Benoni: Colon's record is interesting, but slightly cheapened by expansion and interleague play. Elias' piece on this: http://espn.go.com/espn/elias points out three pitchers from the "Eight-Team" era who beat teams with six different clubs. To my mind, that's also amazing, especially by bobo Newson, who "Six-timed" two different teams. On the other hand, teams played each other more frequently in those days, so a pitcher had more chances to face each club. May-06-15    Jim Bartle: Wasn't there a long period where inter league trades were prohibited? That would really limit a pitcher's ability to play for more teams. May-06-15    WannaBe: Via ESPN Adam Schafter: <THIS JUST IN: Wells Report finds that Patriots probably deflated balls on purpose, and Tom Brady was "generally aware."> Report (probably need a longer file name): 6.5M PDF https://nfllabor.files.wordpress.co... May-06-15    Phony Benoni: You mean the Seahawks are going to win the Super Bowl after all? Such a shame. All that vitriol dumped on Pete Carroll's head wasted. May-06-15    WannaBe: Methinkth, that Patriots may have a couple of job openings, soon. If not already. http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2015... May-06-15    Stevie King: Do you guys think Roy "Doc" Halladay belongs in the Hall? May-06-15    Phony Benoni: <Stevue King> I'd put Halladay in the second tier. Not a first ballot guy, but a contender over the long haul. Only 203 wins over 16 years due to injury problems, but Three 20-win seasons and two with 19 wins. His .659 winning percentage is in the Top-20 lifetime. Consistently among the top five in the Cy Young balloting, showing consistency in his era. But he doesn't really stand out. Much will depend on the competition. May-06-15    Jim Bartle: Halladay's record is pretty similar to Schilling's, and he's stuck at 29%. Then again, maybe Halladay is a Democrat and won't be handicapped as a Republican the way Schilling is. May-06-15    Phony Benoni: I bet he'll go a little higher, as Post-Season No-Hitter beats Bloody Sock any day. Remember how Don Larsen always used to get some votes? May-07-15    WannaBe: Bob Uecker and some sportscasters were locked in a booth, no, seriously! http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/1... May-07-15    WannaBe: We have nothing to Fiers except Fiers himself. http://espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gam... Jonathan Broxton is still in the league?!!? May-07-15    Stevie King: PB, I think Halladay pretty much dominated his era, not just consistent. May-07-15    Jim Bartle: Took a look at Halladay's record. A lot better than I thought, outstanding for ten years starting in 2002. May-07-15    Phony Benoni: Halladay will be eligible on the 2019 ballot: http://www.baseball-reference.com/a... Looking at just the first-timers, Mariano Rivera is a first-time lock, and Andy Pettitte will probably get more consideration than Halladay. (Perhapse unfair, but 255 wins and being a long-time Yankee will do that for you.) However, outside of perhaps Todd Helton (who will suffer the Colorado Discount), I see little other competition in that particular year. May-07-15    Penguincw: < Stevie King: Do you guys think Roy "Doc" Halladay belongs in the Hall? > As a Blue Jays fan, it's a definite yes for me. Adding to what <PB> said, he threw a perfect game, and has also won the Cy Young Award in both leagues, one of only 5 pitchers to do so. Who are the other 4 pitchers? They are Clemens, Johnson, Martinez and Perry, who are all Hall of Famers (except for Clemens, of course). Speaking of Hall of Fame, I remember some time ago, I had a debate with a friend, which was: why Mark McGwire should be in the HOF. I'm guessing he's not in there due to the use of PEDs, but at the same time, baseball at the time was "dead", and his battle with Sosa definitely increased attention (despite me liking baseball more than other sports, I'll be the first to admit baseball is the "worst" out of the 4 major leagues). Also, what did Rose ever do? Why isn't he in the HOF? Sure, he gambled on a bunch of games, but where is the harm in that? But again, I didn't start watching baseball 'till a couple of years ago, so I don't really know. And for the record, these are not rhetorical questions. May-08-15    WannaBe: <Penguincw> Probably the very First Commandment of baseball (maybe even the zero-th), is you do not bet on baseball while you're involved. You don't bet on other teams and you DEFINITELY don't bet on your own team that you are managing. (Major conflict of interest & integrity...) You just don't do it. (pretty much the bottom line =) A friend of mine, who works at the front office of Giants, can't even participate in MLB sponsored "Beat the Streak" game. But my friend can stuff the All-Star game ballot box from 5 different devices and vote for every single Giants every day. Go Fig... May-08-15    Jim Bartle: A manager betting on his own team can still manage his pitching staff according to which games he's bet on. May-08-15    Jim Bartle: Train conductor, announcing stop: <Willets point, Shea Stadium…home of that *other* team.> http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/a... 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