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 732 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Oct-14-15    Jim Bartle: Actually, once again, those odds show the Cubs will not be the favorite after tomorrow's games. They're the only team already in the final four, while all the other teams have to win a single game to get there. Flip a coin odds: Chicago 3-1 LA 7-1 KC 7-1 Mets 7-1 Toronto 7-1 Houston 7-1 Texas 7-1 Oct-14-15    WannaBe: Cheapest seat at Wrigley for game 3 are going for $454! (Yes, it's nose-bleed). Steve Bartman section are going as high as $1,400. Or you can sit across the street on roof top for $335. Behind home plate, they are going for $2,059 http://www.stubhub.com/chicago-cubs... Oct-14-15    Jim Bartle: Are the rooftop seats owned by the Cubs, or by the homeowners? I think the new scoreboards and all were built to stop building owners from selling rooftop seats, quite a few of which no longer view the field. If that is what happened, I think it was a huge mistake. The rooftop seats are/were a key part of the atmosphere at Wrigley, and of the Cubs' image. Oct-14-15    WannaBe: Updated numbers for today's two Game 5s: Toronto -162 8 O/U, KC -125 7.5 O/U Oct-14-15    Black Ops: <Jim Bartle> Once again Mr Know It All is confused! In Vegas there are many many professional gamblers who make a living placing large wagers... So Vegas doesn't go by your street logic to calculate billions of dollars on point spreads! Oct-14-15    WannaBe: <Jim Caple Senior Writer, ESPN.com It is around 50 degrees and mostly cloudy in Toronto. Not that outside weather matters because the roof is closed. The Blue Jays are 38-14 with roof open this year and 11-16 with it closed (including first two games of this series).> Oct-14-15    WannaBe: And Texas is on the board, 1-0. Oct-14-15    Penguincw: Blue Jays strand a pair with no one out, Texas takes advantage, going ahead 2-0. Oct-14-15    WannaBe: We are all tied at 2! Oct-14-15    Jim Bartle: Help! What's the rule? Catcher's throw to pitcher hits the bat. Oct-14-15    WannaBe: Offensive pass interference, 15 yards. Oct-14-15    Jim Bartle: Elvis Andrus is having a Willie Davis inning. I feel a little sorry for him. Oct-14-15    WannaBe: Annnnnnnd we are tied, again, at 3. Two outs, men at the corners. That's the thing with sports (in general), you can watch thousands and thousands of games and something that have NEVER EVER happened, will happen. Oct-14-15    WannaBe: So nice to see the players and coaches all empty out of the dugouts. The grounds crew need help picking up all the litters. Oct-14-15    WannaBe: That 7th inning? Took 53 minutes. It just may take that long to play out the 8th, too. It's almost like watching Gone With the Wind but without Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh and that 20 minute intermission. =)) Oct-14-15    Jim Bartle: How many minutes playing baseball and how much arguing, umpires conferring, fighting, cleaning up trash, etc.? Oct-14-15    WannaBe: Jays win, Jays win!! Oct-14-15    Jim Bartle: Andrus has been a good player for a long time, but he had a terrible game. He got thrown out trying to steal third with two out, an absolute no-no. Then in the seventh he muffed a grounder, dropped a poor low throw at second, and then just dropped a good throw at third. Unreal. Bautista looked like he was so deep in concentration when he hit the home run that he didn't react. Just stared for about three seconds, then threw the bat away. Oct-14-15    Phony Benoni: Darn. Looks like the Astros' chance was in game 4. I was hoping they would lose to the Cubs. Then we culd say that Chicago may have finally won the World Series, but they still haven't' defeated a real American League team! Oct-14-15    WannaBe: Okay, 7-2, KC ahead, top 9th. Anyone seeing HOU doing a KC-esque come back? No? Okay, so we have 2 teams with virtually identical colours playing for the AL Championship. Let's just hope the players don't get confused and throw the ball to the wrong guys on the field. =) Oct-14-15    Penguincw: Don't kill me: http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastro.... Anyway, it looks to be a TOR-KC ALCS now. I did listen to the game via. radio, the 8th inning and beyond, but unfortunately, had other priorities. Let me just say, today should've been a national holiday in honour of the Blue Jays. It should be illegal to work on these types of days. No one can focus anyway. :p Oct-14-15    WannaBe: So, in a nut-shell, regardless who wins AL, they will have home field over NL. TV executives are crying their eyes out, I mean, KC, Toronto? Two great cities, but as far as TV market's concerned... Good thing, regardless who plays Cubs or who wins NL, between the 3 (remaining) teams, big market, I mean <BIG>. NY, LA, number 1 and 2, Cubs in the World Series? Stadium will be filled with goats, <FREE ADMISSION>. The place will have more goats than your Iowa State Farm Fair at Des Moines. (And stinkyer, too!!) If them Cubs make it to the WS, FOX may actually get higher rating than Simpsons reruns. But not as high as Married With Children reruns. Oct-14-15    Penguincw: < TV executives are crying their eyes out, I mean, KC, Toronto? Two great cities, but as far as TV market's concerned... > Well, Toronto I consider to be big market, because a whole nation of about ~35 million people are watching. Also, a TOR-KC, that's like the matchup, everyone wants to see. Trust me, there's some unfinished business: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eN... The World Series everyone wants to see is TOR-CHC. Of course, I could be biased. But hey, for the first time since 2009, neither the Cardinals or Giants will be in the World Series! Oct-14-15    Jim Bartle: <So, in a nut-shell, regardless who wins AL, they will have home field over NL.> Isn't that still determined by the All-Star game? Oct-14-15    WannaBe: <JB> Funny you mention that... KC 95 wins regular season TOR 93 CHI 97 (Wild Card) LAD 92 NYM 90 So, thus far, Cubs have not only survived a tough-tough-tough Central Division, where Cards won 100 games, and Pirates finished a game ahead of Chicago, they don't get home field! Not in the National League Championship, not in the World Series!! I don't think they really care, as they get the extra days rest and during the regular season, Chicago's 48-33 on the road. Guess who won more games on the road? (Both AL & NL) Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 732 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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