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 71 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jul-22-09    Phony Benoni: Hey, I'm cool with it. Jul-22-09    Jim Bartle: I'd wager Stan Musial has checked his will verrrrry carefully. But then again, maybe all his children are sane. Jul-22-09    Phony Benoni: <Games of the Day>: July 23, 1930 Game #1: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... Game #2: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... Just a couple of one-run games. Jul-23-09    Phony Benoni: You may not fully appreciate this pitch until you see the slow motion replay. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdYB... I still don't know how the umpire called it a strike. Guess he figured the pitcher deserved it. Jul-23-09    chancho: <Phony Benoni: Hey, I'm cool with it.> That's sharp. :-) Jul-23-09    Phony Benoni: I do believe we have a new <Catch of the Year>: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp... Jul-23-09    Jim Bartle: Call it the Obama Bounce! Prez razzed in St. Louis for wearing a White Sox jacket, now Sox get a perfect game. Buehrle looked like I remember John Tudor: slow curve, slower curve, slowest curve. And the catch wasn't just great, of course it was the moment as well. And that was the first batter after Wise went in to play center. Plus he gave old Billy Pierce a sharp kick in the nose. Question: Is it somewhere in the major league contract that a no-hit pitcher is required to say, "It hasn't really sunk in yet"? Jul-23-09    Phony Benoni: You know, I think Billy Pierce was glad to help: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... Jul-23-09    Jim Bartle: No, it was Billy <Swan> who said "I Can Help." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv54... Jul-23-09    technical draw: Hello baseball fans. I'm trying to find a video of todays famous catch that saved the perfect game for Buerhle. Any who has it please post it, thanks. Jul-23-09    Jim Bartle: Just look at PB's mlb.com post above. Jul-23-09    technical draw: Thanks <Phony>. Thanks all... Jul-23-09    Jim Bartle: You know, something like that just makes me feel really good, Sox fan or not. I'll never forget listening in northern California to scratchy KFI from LA as Sandy Koufax pitched his perfect game. We were Dodger-haters of the first order, but pulling like crazy for Koufax to pull it off. Jul-23-09    Phony Benoni: Yes, there's something about witnessing history that overshadows team loyalty. I've never seen a perfect game, but came very close once: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... Wilcox was an unlikely perfect game pitcher; effective, but rarely had overpowering stuff. I remember how he slowed down before every hitter, especially in the late innings, getting his composure back and planning his pitches. Then, when Hairston came up with two out in the ninth, he couldn't hold himself in. He fired the first pitch without thinking--and Hairston lined it for a clean hit. Jul-24-09    Phony Benoni: I think we've got a good one today. <Game of the Day>: July 24, 1983 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... "Is something the matter, George?" Jul-24-09    Jim Bartle: I kept looking to see what would have bothered Steinbrenner, until I realized I had the wrong George. Attendance: 33,000. I assume that was the original number, not that for the adjournment session. It's fun to look at details: Mattingly 2b, Guidry cf. Jul-24-09    Jim Bartle: Here's a curious one: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... "Is that how you like it, Mickey?" Jul-24-09    Phony Benoni: You know, I've heard that McLain/Mantle story from the day it happened, and I'm still not sure it's true. Some part of me wants to believe, another part doesn't. The tidbit I liked most from the Pine Tar Game was the ejection of Gaylord Perry. Yes, he was pitching out the string with Kansas City at the time. At first, I thought he got thrown out on general principles; any time a foreign substance is involved, you eject Gaylord Perry. But it turns out that he had grabbed Brett's bat and hid it so that it couldn't be sent to the League for an investigation. The bat is now in the Hall of Fame. Brett sold it to a collector, decided it belonged in the Hall, bought it back and donated it. Jul-24-09    playground player: <Phony Benoni> I saw the Pine Tar Game live on TV, back when WPIX used to carry all the Yankee games, with Phil Rizzuto and Bill White (great combination!) behind the mike. The camera caught Gaylord Perry sneaking off with the bat like Wile E. Coyote while everybody else was trying to keep George Brett's head from exploding. My wife and I both spotted Perry, and got a good laugh out of it. Sometimes it's not the no-hit pitcher who makes the first inane comment. Toothpick Sam Jones pitched a no-hitter once (this was before he was a Giant), and the broadcaster asked him, "Sam, Sam! How's the family?" Jul-24-09    Jim Bartle: How I heard the McLain to Mantle story is that he grooved an easy fastball and Mantle let it pass. McLain gave him the palms-up gesture of "What more do you want?", and Mantle caught on for a second chance. Jul-24-09    WannaBe: I heard this is the forum for something called beeeesball. So here I am. There is a poll on today's espn web-site, page 2 section. And the question is, what is the hardest thing to accomplish in baseball. 1) Perfect game. 2) Unassisted triple play. 3) 4 homers in a game. 4) Carrying hot dogs, 4 beers, and a bag of peanuts. Surprising, 61% went for the perfect game, 11% for the unassisted triple play, 9% for 4 homers in a game, and 20% for option 4. (I voted for 3, because after the first 2 or 3 homers, the pitchers will just intentionally walk ya!!) Jul-24-09    Phony Benoni: My gut feeling is unassisted triple play, since that requires two idiots on the other team at the same time while 4 homers only requires one. But I'm sure that perfedt games are more common than either. As for option 4, it depends on how many hot dogs we're talking about and how many beers have already been consumed. Jul-24-09    WannaBe: 18 perfect games. 15 players have hit 4 homers in a game. 14 unassisted triple play. Jul-24-09    Jim Bartle: An unassisted triple play is extremely rare, but it typically doesn't take any great skill on the part of the player pulling it off. It almost always occurs with runners on first and second trying to steal, and a liner right to the guy going to cover second. Ron Hansen made one around 1960 for Baltimore, and said he became remembered for an easy play. Jul-25-09    A.G. Argent: Ok, Jim, David, what do you think about the Holliday trade? Ain't so sure myself. 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