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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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Aug-14-15		Penguincw: You know, all it takes is for the Jays to go 47-1 to match that record. But still, that's impressive: those are the only 2 teams in MLB history with 2 separate 11+ game winning streaks in the same season. I can see the Jays win 30-35 more games, which should be enough to end the playoff drought. I'm not sure if it's a good thing or bad thing though if the Jays' season ends the same way as those Indians (a 4 game sweep of the World Series).

Aug-14-15		Tabanus: Reuben Merritt Ballenger, from Kalamazoo!

Aug-14-15		Phony Benoni: <Tabanus> Great! Thanks. I am adding more entries to the "Help" page, concentrating on those players with games in the database.

Aug-14-15		Penguincw: Blue Jays are now the <favourites> to <win> the <World Series>. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/... However, I just found that the 6 other MLB teams with 2 different 10+ game winning streaks in the same season all ended up losing the World Series. :\|

Aug-14-15		WannaBe: Cheapest Tix for tonight's NYY-TOR game: http://www.stubhub.com/toronto-blue... What surprises me, is the section 537(!!!!) might as well be watching the game from International Space Station, using Hubbel Telescope.

Aug-14-15		Penguincw: I wonder what happened if one bought tickets before the price increased. Anyway, I haven't been to a Jays game since Aug 30/2013, where they beat KC 4-2. However, I know that a lot of people like to watch from their homes for <free>. Last year, I switched my cable stuff from Rogers to Bell because the bill was exceeding $300+ a <month>. Unfortunately, Bell doesn't come with SNO (Sportsnet Ontario), which broadcasts every Blue Jays game (I have TSN). To obtain it from Bell, it's only $7/month, but I've been too lazy to call them. :p

Aug-14-15		WannaBe: <Penguincw: I wonder what happened if one...> Nothing, you pay the (locked-in) price. If the price goes up, you can (try to) sell it at higher price, if there are takers. I looked into it last year for GS/CLE play-off series, games 5 and 7 (in Oakland). Example. Say I paid $2000.00 USD for 2 game 7 tix, and the series does not go 7 (It did not), I get full $2000.00 refund from Stubhub. (regardless of the original face-value of the tickets, could have been $600.00 or $700.00) If there had been a game 7, I can try sell them for $3000.00 USD, and see if anyone is willing to pay for them. If not, I can list them $2800.00, or $2700.00 So, NYY will return to Toronto Sept 21-23, and the cheapest tickets right now Section 526 @ $26.00 and say you buy two. <NOW>. By Sept 18, TOR & NYY are dead tied for first place, and tickets goes to $40.00, you can (re)list them on Stubhub and see if anyone will pay that price. Else you can always go to the game yourself. In a way, it's kinda like stock market, supply & demand... =))

Aug-14-15		Travis Bickle: Yo Mr Benoni, ow ya feeling pal? The Cubs just beat the white sux 6-5!! ; P 2 homers for Chris "Charlie Hustle" Coghlan!! http://www.trbimg.com/img-5427064c/... & another dinger this afternoon for Anthony "the Goomba" Rizzo!! ; P https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe... P.S. After we finish with the white sux, we play Detroit!

Aug-14-15		WannaBe: 3-0 Toronto!!

Aug-14-15		Phony Benoni: Travis, it's Dream Cruise weekend in Detroit. Nobody can see or hear anything but classic cars. We'll deal with your cute little Cubbies once we get the real business out of the way.

Aug-14-15		Penguincw: What the (beep) just happened?! Jays were leading 3-0, now trailing 4-3. D: Huge game, as the winner of this game will go to sleep, knowing they lead the AL East.

Aug-14-15		Penguincw: Wow, that was epic. A 12 pitch at bat with 2 runners in scoring position, 2 outs, to end the ball game. The Jays can never seem to get their win streak past 11 games. :\| (12 must be an unlucky number for the Jays, except that their lone HOFer wore it) David Price's first 3 starts with Toronto: 2-0, 22.1 IP, 17 H, 3 BB, 4 ER 24 K, 0.90 WHIP, 1.63 ERA. Still great overall, but not as great as the first 2 starts today. Hoping the Jays can recover tomorrow!

Aug-14-15		Phony Benoni: Don't know why I didn't bring up the 1916 New York Giants: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... From May 9 to May 29 they won 17 straight games -- all on the road. However, they had started so poor (2-13) that the streak did no more than bring them up to second place. Afterward, they foundered, By September 6, they were 59-62 and in 4th place, 13.5 games behind Philadelphia and Brooklyn and 12.5 behind Boston. From September 7 to September 30 the Giants won 26 in a row (with one tie), all at home. At the end of the streak they were in ... 4th place, and remained there by losing four of their last five. Momentum is a wonderful thing when you have it.

Aug-14-15		WannaBe: I wonder if someone complaint about the scheduling of so many games at home. =))

Aug-14-15		WannaBe: M. Kemp (SD) Cycle, first Padre player to hit for the cycle.

Aug-15-15		Penguincw: Now all they need is a no-hitter...

Aug-15-15		Penguincw: Ouch, Jays lose 4-1, and now they trail the Yankees by 1.5 games. Meanwhile, the Red Sox are leading the Mariners (with King Felix starting) 19-2.

Aug-15-15		Penguincw: "The Red Sox scored 22 runs to win first game on Ben Affleck's birthday since the release of 'Good Will Hunting' in 1998." http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2015/08/15...

Aug-15-15		WannaBe: The two NL Wild Card Team both have better record than NL West & NL East Division leaders. Ugh!!

Aug-15-15		Travis Bickle: Cubs Win! Cubs Win! Holy Cow!! Cubs 6 Sux 3! Hey Phony, I have an extra ticket right behind homeplate 1st row. Let me know if you want to go the Cubs Tigers game at Wrigley Tuesday night... Just don't wear your Tigers cap. ; P http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridf...

Aug-15-15		Phony Benoni: Sorry, Travis. Without my Tigers' cap I'd feel naked and, well, I don't think Wrigley is ready for that.

Aug-16-15		Penguincw: Something's going on in Atlanta... Meanwhile, Jays lead 3-1 in the 7th, looking to stave off the sweep.

Aug-16-15		WannaBe: Poor A's, getting clobbered again. What's going on in ATL? Beach ball got loose in the outfield?

Aug-16-15		Penguincw: Blue Jays win 3-1, NYY's lead down to half a game now. Meanwhile, Shelby Miller in Atlanta loses his no-hitter. I swear, this guy a couple of years ago had a start where he gave up a leadoff single, and then retired the next 27 batters. :\| The Battle of Chicago also had a no-no till the 6th (or so). BTW: I just realized that the Mariners lost 22-10 yesterday, with Felix Hernandez pitching, on the 3 year anniversary of his perfect game. :p

Aug-17-15		WannaBe: Them TB Rays jumped out early on the AL West leading Astros!

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