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 798 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jun-23-16    WannaBe: Possibly Not So Useless Information Department: <Doug Padilla ESPN Staff Writer Julio Urias done after 5 IP in a tie game. Still doesn't have a victory after six career starts. Clayton Kershaw didn't get his first career victory until his 10th start> So, Kershaw was 1-9????? Jun-23-16    Jim Bartle: 1-3. There were no-decisions. Jun-23-16    perfidious: <....Kershaw was 1-9?????> One might call Kershaw the antithetical Bobo Holloman, despite taking so long to notch that first win. Jun-24-16    Penguincw: Hate to talk about politics, but apparently politics and baseball do share some common ground: http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2016/06/24.... Jun-24-16    Jim Bartle: I remember a Congressional game, probably basketball, in the early 70s when each side had some tactics with interesting names. I only remember, The Haynsworth-Carswell Shuffle, when the Dems just kept moving one player and then another into the lineup until one could actually play. Jun-24-16    WannaBe: <JB> Here you go: https://www.yahoo.com/news/the-unto... Jun-24-16    Jim Bartle: I love the photo with Tom McMillen towering over everyone else. He was one of the first giant high school recruits, good but not great college player, longtime NBA backup. I wonder why Bill Bradley didn't play. Jun-25-16    Party Animal: Yo Phony, we're back on track! The Cubbies snapped a mini slump yesterday with a 5-4 victory! We Have a rookie Willson Contreras who is really something. He's belted 3 Dingers already! ; P https://www.google.com/webhp?source... Jun-25-16    Penguincw: In case you guys haven't heard, Pete Rose inducted into the Hall of Fame - the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame (number to be retired): http://m.reds.mlb.com/news/article/.... I still think he should be elected into the baseball HOF, with his achievements as a <player> recognized. Screw the fact that he gambled on his team as a manager (wouldn't really call it gambling, since he bet on his team to <win>, not lose). I don't think post-career actions should affect whether or not one gets into the HOF, especially something as petty as this. --- While on this topic, does anyone have a link where I can view a list of people who were voted into the HOF, but failed to make it? Jun-25-16    Jim Bartle: <(wouldn't really call it gambling, since he bet on his team to <win>> The opposing argument: If a manager bets on his team, that can affect his use of the pitching staff, trying harder to win some games than others. Same with deciding when to rest everyday players. Jun-25-16    Jim Bartle: Speaking of pro athletes betting: While in college I witnessed a former Stanford player then in the NFL make a bet on the UCLA game with a current Stanford player, for a reasonable amount of money. The game ended in a tie (UCLA blocked a 35-yard field goal on the final play), and the terms of the bet were reviewed, and it was decided the bet was that Stanford would lose. So my friend was very happy with his money. Funny thing is, the NFL player became an important NFL official. involved in enforcing the rules. Jun-25-16    Phony Benoni: <Party Animal> Tigers are back off track, losing to Cleveland last night after sweeping four from the Mariners. That's seven straight losses to the Indians this year! Just one of those things. Our rookie is Michael Fullmer, who got within an inning of Fernando Valenzuela's rookie scoreless inning streak, and now has given up two runs in his last 40 innings. That' probably can't last either. (Odd. My spell checker flags "Fullmer", but passes "Valenzuela". Gotta stop buying that WannaBe Software -- too many bugs.) Jun-25-16    Penguincw: < Jim Bartle: ... The opposing argument: If a manager bets on his team, that can affect his use of the pitching staff, trying harder to win some games than others. Same with deciding when to rest everyday players. > Ah, good point. Not to mention, can cause injury if overworking guys. Perhaps someone with a ton of time can actually look at this more in-depth, but for now, I'll take your word for it. < The game ended in a tie (UCLA blocked a 35-yard field goal on the final play), and the terms of the bet were reviewed, and it was decided the bet was that Stanford would lose. So my friend was very happy with his money. > Funny thing. I always wondered what happened to bets when in the league like the NFL, a game ends in a tie. Ties are rare in the NFL, but under the current rules, they can happen. In MLB, a couple of years ago there was a LAD-WSH game that was rained out twice, so they just dropped it, but it had no playoff implications. But ties nowadays are going to require exceptional circumstances. Jun-25-16    Phony Benoni: Sorry, I forgot about today. That's eight wins in a row for Cleveland over Detroit. Must be that LeBron fellow in center field. It's like he catches everything. Jun-25-16    WannaBe: <Penguincw> Usually in football, there's a point spread, unless you're betting money line. In case of a tie with money line, all monies are refunded. In the case of point spread, there (usually) will be winner and loser. Unless, the spread matches the final scores. Then all monies are refunded, too. Jun-25-16    Party Animal: Yo Phony, The Cubs got bombed by the lousy stinkin' marlins today. So much for progress. P.S. On a positive note we play Cincinnati 3 games up next. Jun-26-16    Phony Benoni: Well, <Paaty Animal>, there is no need to grasp at straws. Just inject some of Iron Man McGinnity's DNA into Jake Arietta, and tell the rest of the staff to start the All-Star Break early. Jun-26-16    Penguincw: Still early, but check out what the worst team in baseball is doing to the team with the most World Series rings (MIN-NYY). Jun-26-16    WannaBe: LAD/PIT on Sunday Night Beesboll!! Pirates are wearing thow back unis!! Jun-26-16    WannaBe: Young man pitching for PIT, Kuhl (pronounced cool), making his major league start, facing some guy named Kershaw. No pressure kiddo. That's like me playing chess vs Anyone. No one expects me to win. =)) Jun-26-16    Jim Bartle: And....Pittsburgh 4 LA 2 in the third. Jun-26-16    WannaBe: Kuhl have been replaced, he is potential winning pitcher of record after 5 full innings. 4-3 top 6th Jun-26-16    WannaBe: Ugh, Dodgers and Kershaw just lost to Pittsburgh. =(( Jun-26-16    WannaBe: So, I had to check (of course). LAD -270, PIT +245, O/U 7 was the line for tonight's game. Final, PIT 4, LAD 3. I will be at the OAK/SF games Mon, and Tue. Then going home to SoCal, for Col/LAD Sunday July 3rd game at Chavez Ravine. Got a full week of beesbol ahead of me. =)) I'm gonna be so hotdog'd and red-roped, and caramel popcorned out, I'll be sugar high until football season. Jun-28-16    Party Animal: Yo Phony, Kris Bryant of the Cubs did something great in last night's ballgame! Omnisport @Rodgers_PG Updated at 1:39 a.m. ET Each night in the 2016 baseball season, we'll run down the top news, facts and highlights from action around Major League Baseball. Cubs slugger Kris Bryant accomplished a feat that Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ted Williams, Stan Musial and Barry Bonds never did. The reigning NL Rookie of the Year recorded three home runs and two doubles in a single game as the Cubs topped the Reds in a slugfest 11-8. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 798 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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