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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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Sep-01-09		Phony Benoni: <Sigh>. It could only happen to the Lions. Quarterback Duante Culpepper missed practice yesterday after stubbing his toe on a carpet at home. He tore the skin around his two middle toes, and needed eight stitches to close the wound. Go right ahead. I'll start the bidding with "Carpet Tunnel Syndrome".

Sep-01-09		Jim Bartle: Meanwhile, the Dodgers pick up a future Hall of Famer to pinch hit, without giving up a thing. Unbelievable. Not as bad as Atlanta getting McGriff in August of 1993, but still... Rumors are that the Giants were close to getting Thome, but the Dodgers headed them off.

Sep-01-09		Phony Benoni: Sounds like the White Sox have decided this isn't their year. That's OK for the Tigers, but the Twins are probably a bigger threat anyway.

Sep-01-09		Travis Bickle: <Phony Benoni: Sounds like the White Sox have decided this isn't their year. That's OK for the Tigers, but the Twins are probably a bigger threat anyway.> For the division yeah I agree, but what about them Damn Yankees!! LOL

Sep-01-09		Phony Benoni: Yeah, where's Joe Hardy when you need him?

Sep-01-09		Jim Bartle: Forget Joe Hardy! Where are the Washington Senators?

Sep-01-09		Phony Benoni: Actually, I think quite a few teams are looking for Applegate. Maybe not as many as are looking for Lola, but still a good bunch.

Sep-01-09		Jim Bartle: Lola would make a great general manager. Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets. As a kid I thought old Joe Hardy (pre-change) looked so decrepit. Now I'm not all that much better. I feel for him trying to catch that fly ball (movie) or slide into home (book) in the last inning.

Sep-01-09		Jim Bartle: Just stumbled onto this looking for Damn Yankees references: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGMP... Check out Nolan Ryan in particular.

Sep-01-09		Phony Benoni: L. Nolan Ryan? G. Thomas Seaver?? And J.C. Martin actually had a first name???

Sep-01-09		Jim Bartle: Darrell Harrelson. Frank McGraw. The tape cuts off before the front row, where I guess Gil Hodges was. You can tell the Ed Sullivan audience was largely from out of town; New Yorkers would have been screaming from the start.

Sep-02-09		LIFE Master AJ: I saw your picture, it defintely rang a couple of bells. While I am fairly sure we have never played, I think we sat side-by-side at one tournament ... I remember, because I was fairly interested in your game. (I think that it was eventually drawn.)

Sep-02-09		Phony Benoni: <LIFE MAster AJ> I have all my tourament games stored in ChessBase, so I know we have never played. As for sitting next to each other, it's possible; I have a terrible memory for faces. Let's see: I know for sure you played the US Opens in Palo Alto (1981) and Jacksonville (1990). I had only one draw at each tournament. The one at Palo Alto was undistiguished, so here's the other. Does it ring a bell in your obvisouly-superior-to-mine memory? David Moody (2112) - Paul Gallegos 2218) [B99] U.S. Open Jacksonville, Fla. (7), 1990.08.12 <1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.0-0-0 Nbd7 10.Bd3 h6 11.h4> click for larger view I have no idea if this is sound. I'm not particularly good at analyzing my own games, especially while I'm playing them. <11...b5 12.g4 Bb7 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.g5 hxg5 15.hxg5 Rg8 16.Rh7 Nf8 17.g6 Rxg6 18.Rxf7> click for larger view See comment above. Gallegos gave me more credit than I probably deserved. <18...Kxf7 19.Qh5 Ke8 20.f5 Qc5 21.Be2 Kd7 22.fxg6 Qg5+ 23.Qxg5 fxg5 24.g7 Ng6 25.Bg4 Nf4 26.Nd5 Bxd5 27.exd5 Bf6 28.dxe6+ Kc7 29.Nf5 Be5 30.e7 Re8 31.Rh1 Bxg7 32.Nxg7 Rxe7 33.Rh7 Kb6 34.Bf5 Re1+ 35.Kd2 Ra1 36.a3 Ra2 37.Kc3 Ra1 38.Ne6 Nd5+ 39.Kb3> 39.Kd4 should win. Now White has to give the extra piece back. <39...a5 40.c3 a4+ 41.Kc2 Ne3+ 42.Kd3 Nxf5 43.Nxg5 Rg1 44.Ne4 d5 45.Nd2 Rg3+ 46.Ke2 Rg2+ 47.Kd3 Rg3+ 48.Ke2 Rg2+ 49.Kd3 Rg3+> 1/2-1/2

Sep-02-09		Phony Benoni: Enough chess. It's time to get down to that most serious business of this time of year: calculating the Tragic Number for teams about to be eliminated from the playoffs. On the bubble are the <Washington Nationals>; 3 more losses will take them out of wild card consideration. (They've already lost out on the division.) Next up are the <Baltimore Orioles>, at 7. They're also out of the division race. We'll keep you posted as the excitement builds.

Sep-02-09		Jim Bartle: In the NFL the Raiders were eliminated two weeks ago.

Sep-02-09		Travis Bickle: <Jim Bartle: In the NFL the Raiders were eliminated two weeks ago.> LOL!! What ever happened to "Just Win Baby" and "Commitment To Excellence"??

Sep-02-09		Jim Bartle: Raider fans are in denial. Whenever it's pointed out they've lost 75% of their games the past five years, they just say, "We're great, we were in the Super Bowl six years ago." And Al Davis is about as up to date on NFL football as George Halas. They just lost an exhibition game to New Orleans, 45-7. And apparently it wasn't that close.

Sep-02-09		Phony Benoni: Those of you into American history may remember how the Republican Party, following the Civil War, campaigned against Southern Democrats by "Waving the bloody shirt". Well, now it looks like they may be reprising that with "The Bloody Sock": http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp...

Sep-02-09		Jim Bartle: The Republicans apparently feel the need to have a hard-throwing right-hander in the Senate. So with Bunning retiring, Schilling looks to be a good replacement. Before Bunning they had Vinegar Bend Mizell, though he was in the House and was a lefty.

Sep-02-09		A.G. Argent: Jim, Giant's up by four in the 9th over the Champs. They ain't goin' away. Good deal.

Sep-02-09		Jim Bartle: Good news, after getting only two hits last night against Hamels.

Sep-03-09		keypusher: I just saw something on ESPN that puzzled me, and I knew where to seek enlightenment. The LA Dodgers recently traded for Jim Thome. Thome cannot play in the field (before agreeing to the trade, he called the Dodgers to make sure they were aware of this). So he's basically a pinch-hitter for the Dodgers. ESPN also informs me that Thome makes $13 million a year. Does it make any sense at all to get a pinch hitter and pay him $13 million? (Or are the White Sox still responsible for paying his salary?). And wouldn't Thome be much, much more valuable to someone in the American League? I am particularly puzzled because ESPN also tells me that the Dodgers' GM is a genius. So any explanation any of you can offer would be welcome.

Sep-03-09		Jim Bartle: It does seem odd to have a Hall of Famer as a pinch hitter. The Giants were apparently trying to get him as well, but wanted to have him play first base. Watched the Giants for one of the few times tonight, and what I've been reading seems true. This team swings at more bad pitches than any team I've ever seen. They never walk, and opposing pitchers know they don't have to throw many strikes. Giants pitchers gave up only three runs in three games vs. Philadelphia, but lost two of the three.

Sep-03-09		Phony Benoni: <Keypusher> The salary situation varies from case to case; it would have been part of the deal. I checked a couple of places, and it looks like the Dodgers will pay Thome's salary for the rest of the year, about $2.5 million of a $13 million contract. (One month works out to about 1/6th of the season.) I think there were intangibles involved for the Dodgers. Besides any contributions on the field, Thoma is a good presence in the clubhouse and a friend of Manny Ramiurez. You need good vibes at a time like this, with postseason pressure looming. Another motivation was simply to keep Thome away from one of their competitors, such as San Francisco. This is essentially a one-month rental, since Thome will be a free agent at the end of the year and the Dodgers will certainly not want to re-sign him. It's not unsual for a team in playoff contention to temporary sign a top player for a little extra help down the stretch. I'm sure our West Coast experts will chip in on this as well. In fact, they may have responded while I was writing this answer.

Sep-03-09		Phony Benoni: Yep. I figured that would happen. <JB> is darn fast.

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