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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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   Phony Benoni has kibitzed 18634 times to chessgames [more...]

   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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Living in the Past

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Aug-06-15		Travis Bickle: Hey <wannnabe> 5-2 Cubs vs GIANTS, top of the 6th... But I'm nervous. P.S. How are the Dodgers doing? Damn!!! 5-4

Aug-06-15		WannaBe: CHI/SFG, good game, 5-4 Cubbies, middle of the sixth.

Aug-06-15		Travis Bickle: CUBS Win! CUBS Win! Hooooooly Cow!! http://www.cinemablend.com/images/s...

Aug-06-15		Travis Bickle: Hey Hey!! http://davedunbar.net/picts/harry%2...

Aug-07-15		WannaBe: Everyone say bye-bye to Aldon! 5th arrest. Maybe he can move across the Bay and play for the Raaaaaidas http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-co...

Aug-07-15		WannaBe: Cubs win, Cubs win!! Pabst Blue Ribbons for everybody, on <Travis Bickle>'s tab!

Aug-07-15		Travis Bickle: Drink up boys!!

Aug-07-15		WannaBe: Bases loaded, no out, bottom 8 for Pittsburgh, and Dodgers got out of it with 0 run scored!!! Great, great game, 4-4 top 9. Dodgers 4 runs on 5 hits, Pittsburgh 4 runs on 11 hits.

Aug-07-15		Penguincw: There goes Kershaw's scoreless streak though. Meanwhile in the Bronx: http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/ml... < "Teixeira Awarded HR After Fan Interference" > Fan interference?! Again!? Almost costly, but Jays up 2-1 in the 10th, should win this.

Aug-07-15		OhioChessFan: I throw left, bat right, very unusual, except in penguins.

Aug-07-15		Penguincw: Yeah, pretty unusual. I do about 60% of things with my left hand, 40% with my right hand. I consider myself left handed, but I think cross-dominant (not to be confused with ambidextrous) is more accurate (doing different activities with different hands). However, I expect that to be more common (ex. being born left handed, but forced to right handedness when young). Although I must admit one thing I take for granted is the ability to easily use the computer and write things down at the same time. On a related topic, if you discriminate someone on their race, it's racism. If it's age, it's ageism (is that a word). What about discriminating someone for being left handed/right handed (is that even a thing)? Let's get creative.

Aug-07-15		OhioChessFan: I grab things almost exclusively with my right hand. As for the discrimination, I'd go with handednessism.

Aug-07-15		WannaBe: 1. Ageism is a word. 2. What do you call someone who discriminate because another person is right/left handed: IDIOT. 3. In the company that I work for, almost 35% are left handed. And that is waaaaaaay higher than average population. 4. I have a friend, who holds the fork using his right hand, but holds chopsticks using his left hand. Swings golf club right handed (cheaper clubs) but plays tennis and Ping-Pong left handed. (Uses a computer mouse left handed, but with buttons set to right handed) So I always tease him, did he buy any left handed golf/tennis/Ping-Pong balls? No idea if he bats/throws left or right handed.

Aug-07-15		WannaBe: Dodgers are gonna lose, bases loaded bottom 10th, no outs again. They got away with it once, but I don't see twice.

Aug-07-15		WannaBe: Toronto wins, Toronto wins! Free Molsen for everyone. On <Penguincw>'s tab!

Aug-07-15		Phony Benoni: I'm clearly right-hand dominant, except that I computer-mouse left-handed. But that's a learned behavior. I broke my right wrist a few years ago, had to switch my mouse to the other side of the machine in order to work, and never switched it back. Now, I can't imagine right-handed mousing. It has its advantages. Nobody ever wants to borrow my computer. . It's funny watching the IT guys sitting side-saddle in the chair to mouse right-handed. The only other thing I do left-handed is play chess. Really. That one I can't explain. Perhaps, when I was young, I played over games left-handed while holding a book in my right hand. I really don't know. And it too has its advantages. I always put the clock on my left when playing blitz, and nobody ever complains. They think I'm just being a nice guy.

Aug-08-15		WannaBe: TOR 4, NYY 0, I think we got Molsons coming from <Penguincw>. Good day for simul. double-header, LAD & SFG are on at 1PM Pacific. Tomorrow, LAD-PIT will be ESPN Sunday Night Game.

Aug-08-15		Penguincw: To quote John Sterling: "Ballgame over! Blue Jays win! Theeeeeee Blue Jays win!" David Price's first 2 starts with Toronto: 2-0, 15 IP, 6 H, 3 BB, 1 ER 18 K. His ERA and WHIP are both 0.60. With the Blue Jays playing like this, you people may want to stop with the drinking; there will be plenty more days to binge. ;) I remember when the Yankees used to dominate the Jays. This year, the Jays are 6-2. Price's next start is scheduled against, you guessed it: NYY @ TOR.

Aug-08-15		WannaBe: Cubs win, Cubs win. Blue Jays win, Blue Jays win! Dodgers choked it again...

Aug-08-15		Travis Bickle: <WannaBe> Don't worry about The Dodgers... They are resting up to pound into submission the Pirates.

Aug-08-15		Phony Benoni: Whew! I was beginning to think that Prohibition had returned to Detroit.

Aug-09-15		Penguincw: Drink up guys! Jays win again, and sweep the series in New York! The last time I believe the Jays swept a 3 game series in the Bronx was 1992. :\| What I also find impressive is that excluding Teixeira's fan assisted home run on Friday, the Yankees had not scored a single run in the <series>. The division lead is now down to just 1.5 games. Tomorrow, is a Rest Day, while the Jays return to host the Oakland Athletics. I don't want to jinx anything, but there seems to be a tradition in baseball of beating the strong team easily, and losing to the weaker teams. :\|

Aug-09-15		WannaBe: Goodness, Cubs pulled out the broom on Giants...

Aug-09-15		Travis Bickle: Cubs Win Cubs Win!! Holy Cow!! Phony the 1st time since 1977 The Cubs swept The Giants! ; P https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOh...

Aug-09-15		Travis Bickle: Ice Cold Budweiser for everyone!!

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