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 92 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-10-09    Jim Bartle: Kansas City managed to outlast two other teams? That's an accomplishment for them. Sep-10-09    Phony Benoni: Only because they just completed a sweep of the Tigers. For some reason, that team gives us a lot of trouble. Sep-11-09    Travis Bickle: I want to be like Mike! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTci... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9QP... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT16... Sep-11-09    Phony Benoni: <Travis Bickle> Not bad. But he was no Andre Dawson in right field. Sep-11-09    A.G. Argent: Jim, is that your compilation? If so and you wouldn't mind three guys at each position, I throw in Craig Nettles at 3rd. Sep-11-09    Jim Bartle: It's not anything done with any research or deep thought. I think Graig Nettles would be #2 at third base. I'll never forget how Ron Cey came up to bat in the 78 World Series and waved to Nettles to move over a little, away from the line. Others who haven't been mentioned are Wes Parker, Omar Vizquel, Roberto Alomar, Dick Green, Jim Edmonds, Mickey Mantle and, uh, Ron Swoboda. Anybody see Upton just nonchalant that ball over his shoulder on the warning track a couple of nights ago. Trying to look cool and dropping the ball is not good. Sep-11-09    Phony Benoni: Did Ron Swoboda ever make another catch besides THAT one? Sep-11-09    playground player: <Phony Benoni> Well, at least you beat Mike de la Hoz. And he played for the Indians! I have no criticisms to make of your ignominious loss to GM Christensen. Anyhow, he only won because he was playing White and that's always an advantage. It would've been really bad if he'd offered to change sides with you, at the point in the game where you resigned, and gone on to win with Black. (Maybe I'd better not tease you like that. You might not realize I was joshing, and get real mad, and I dunno what would happen next...) I have never played against a GM, much less beaten one--nor an IM, LM, Brew Master, nor any other kind of master. I'm sure I would have my hands full just staying on the board with you for 20 moves. Just think, though, how you would've felt if you'd gotten a draw--like Lord Dunsany against Capablanca. You'd be dining on that story for the rest of your life! Maybe next time... Sep-11-09    Jim Bartle: I tossed in Swoboda for fun. I think the catch is famous partly because he was not a particularly good outfielder. Sep-11-09    A.G. Argent: I was gonna mention Greenie at 2nd. Saw him and Reggie once combine on a relay to home to nail a guy that was so bam-bam that I had to blink a couple of times to make sure I really saw it. Very under-rated 2nd baseman. So with the A's in mind, let's tag on at third Cap'n Sal, albeit a sentimental favorite, admittedly. Sep-11-09    Jim Bartle: I was watching the Red Sox and thinking how ugly their chartreuse caps are. Then flipping through the channels I see every team is wearing them, I guess for September 11. It's really strange to see Derek Jeter in a red cap. Sep-11-09    Jim Bartle: So Jerek has passed Gehrig for the Yankee hit record. But it's the third inning and it's been raining, so maybe he'll have to break it again another day. Sep-11-09    Phony Benoni: I was surprised Gehrig held (or holds) the record. But then, I don't think the Yankees have ever had a player spend 20 years with the team. And now I'll have to look up players who have done that. Sep-11-09    Jim Bartle: Yanks haven't had a 3000 hit player, which is a surprise. However if teams had pitched to Ruth instead of around him he might have made it. Same with Ted Williams; in fact absolutely certain with him. Sep-11-09    Phony Benoni: In their cases, it was more Ruth losing four years of everyday play while a pitcher, and Williams losing five to military service. Sep-11-09    Jim Bartle: Of course Ruth also wasn't a Yankee in his early years. Sep-11-09    Phony Benoni: Ah, you're talking 3000 hits as a Yankee. Let's see--2518 hits with the Yankees in 15 years, so he would have needed 32 per year, and he was walking 125-150 times. And can you imagine how many walks he would have gotten had Gehrig not been following him in the lineup! Sep-11-09    Jim Bartle: Yes, definitely the record they're talking about is most hits as a Yankee. I wonder how different it would have been had Ruth and Gehrig been a left-right combination. I'm sure they weren't a picnic for lefties, but they must have eaten up right-handed pitchers. Sep-12-09    WannaBe: Jeter is still not up to par, as far as the 'oldies' goes... There are statistics, and there ARE statistics, and there are <STATISTICS>... Please allow us the following: (D)erek Jeter: Career (officaial at bats) 8589 (L)ou Gehrig: Career (official at bats) 8001 (D) batting avg. .317 (L) batting avg. .340 (D) Career Home Runs 223 (L) Career Home Runs 493 Number of years played: (D) Still alive, and kicking... 1995-2009, 15 years still going. (L) R.I.P. 1923-1939 17 years. RBIs... (D) 1064 (L) 1995 (!!) So, is it <REALLY> a big deal breaking Lou's record... Personally, <I DON'T THINK SO>... Bottom line is, if give me one gazillion-billion at bats, I probably can break all kinds of records... but does that 'really' mean anything??? Sep-12-09    Jim Bartle: I don't see anybody saying Jeter is better than Gehrig was; that would be ridiculous. But it's still a nice milestone. It's also pretty impressive that there are still four Yankees who played on the 1996 team: Jeter, Rivera, Posada and Pettite. I don't think you'll find that too often after 13 years. (Of course Pettite left and came back.) Sep-12-09    johnlspouge: Hi, <Phony Benoni>. I have another game for your DIRP collection: Sakaev vs Kramnik, 1989. Sep-12-09    Open Defence: <Note that Korchnoi, who finished ahead of Sax in the general crosstable, actually wound up with fewer Grand Prix points since he scored fewer points against World <Cjp> players> a minor niggle in your Brussels World Cup Collection... sorry to be a buttinsky Sep-12-09    Phony Benoni: <johnlspuge> Thanks. It seems even Kramnik cannot escape the power of the DIRP! <Open Defence> And thank you for pointing out the error. I fear it's not unique, however, so feel free to butt in any time. I'd rather be right than ... well, not be right. Sep-12-09    Open Defence: didnt GK write <On my Great Double Isolated Rook Predecessors> ? Sep-12-09    Phony Benoni: Interesting game between Oakland and Minnesota today: five of the six runs scored on sacrifice flies. http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gamece... 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