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 98 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-25-09    A.G. Argent: <...World baseball Classic> Yeah, but that wasn't the case in '07, was it? Starting the season later, I mean. Don't think so, anyway. Sep-25-09    WannaBe: Look at the fourth post: http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cach... Sep-25-09    hangingenprise: hi phony, i actually think that the lions will win 3 or 4 games this year, and that the qb and wide receiver will be the best in football in a couple of years. and, yes it will still be detroit. i'm bad at names, so i'll take a shot: stoffer and calvin? Sep-25-09    hangingenprise: boston and the yankees now on tonight. Sep-25-09    Phony Benoni: I've looked over at Retrosheet, and it appears there is a definite pattern. The date is generally the first Monday in the span March 30th through April 5th. It moves back one day a year (two days in leap years). Here's the last few years: 2005 4/4 2006 4/3 (World Baseball Classic held) 2007 4/2 2008 3/31 (leap year) This should have been a 3/30 year, but the season began 4/6 and is thus running a week late. The 2010 schedule will begin 4/5. Sep-25-09    Phony Benoni: <hangingenprise> I think that <td> will actually get a $20 humor fee from somebody. Seriously, you are probably right. Once the Lions finally win a game--and it could be this week--they might pick up a couple more just because the monkey is off their back. And who cares about Boston and the Yankees? Go Royals! Sep-25-09    Jim Bartle: Who would have guessed before the season that the only game this week between two undefeated teams would be Minnesota-49ers? Sep-25-09    A.G. Argent: But ya know what, JB, I got a feeling the Niners are gonna go up there and swipe one from Mr. Decisive, Bret Favrah and the second coming of Gayle Sayers, Adrian Peterson. ( He kind of reminds me of Sayers, he really does.) Sep-25-09    Phony Benoni: Gale Sayers was more of a slippery runner than a power back. Adrian Peterson seems like the kind of back that you're sorry if you miss him and sorrier if you don't. Maybe a Bo Jackson or a Herschel Walker type. Sep-25-09    Jim Bartle: Wasn't Sayers small and shifty, while Peterson is big and powerful? My memories of Sayers are kind of fuzzy, mostly I remember him running for a thousand yards and 6 TDs on a muddy field against the Niners in 1965. I think that game is part of an NFL trivia question--biggest point swing in two games in one year. In the opener the Niners beat Chicago 52-24 (having led 45-3), and in the return (Sayers) game the Bears squeaked it out 61-20. That's a 69-point swing. After the first game the Niners were gloating over their first-round choice of back Ken Willard instead of Sayers. That didn't last long. Sep-25-09    A.G. Argent: Oh but Sayers had plenty of power running in him. Few backs in history had such a beautiful stride driven by a churning, high knee kick coupled with great speed. And I think Sayers was at least six feet if not taller and while, yes, quite slippery, he could bust a tackle with the best of them a la Roger Craig, who, being a bit stockier and sturdier, had a similar never-quit-moving style. Loved them both. And, Jim, I'm gonna continue to date myself here, I was watching that 49er/ Bears game on TV. Honest. I'll never forget it. Etched Mr. Sayers into my mind forever. And I think maybe he was just a rookie. In comparison, the Niners halfback was John David Crow, a smaller version of Willard. My embryonic years as a 49er fan. Sep-25-09    Jim Bartle: I think they changed Crow, who had been a star at St. Louis, into a tight end. What I remember from that Bears-49ers game was Sayers running, not downfield, but diagonally across the field one way, then cutting back the other way several times on each run. And 49ers fans were thinking, "We had our choice of players and took Willard over Sayers and Butkus?" Willard was good, but just not that good. At least we didn't get stuck with the #1 pick, Tucker Frederickson. Sep-26-09    Phony Benoni: Jim, 69 points may be the biggest margin in the regular season, but thre's a playoff game that beats it. In 1940, Washington beat Chicago 7-3 in the regular season. Three weeks later in the championship game, Chicago returned the favor by a score of 73-0. Sep-26-09    Jim Bartle: Yes, I guess so. But it goes against the spirit I was thinking of, a team blown out in the first game coming back to win by an even larger margin in the return game. Sep-26-09    Travis Bickle: <Phony Benoni: I've looked over at Retrosheet, and it appears there is a definite pattern. The date is generally the first Monday in the span March 30th through April 5th. It moves back one day a year (two days in leap years). Here's the last few years: 2005 4/4 2006 4/3 (World Baseball Classic held) 2007 4/2 2008 3/31 (leap year) This should have been a 3/30 year, but the season began 4/6 and is thus running a week late. The 2010 schedule will begin 4/5.> Well Phony since 4-5 is my birthday The Cubs are going to win The World Series next year! ; P Sep-26-09    Travis Bickle: Here's a few clips that should refresh you sportsfans memories. At that time The Bears played in Wrigley Field. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwIv... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0DT... Sep-26-09    Travis Bickle: Here's something you men might enjoy haha!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgAD... Sep-26-09    WannaBe: Speaking of 'Dating' one-self... Best running back that I've ever seen, is of course, Detroit Lion's own, B. Sanders... What skill, what (field) vision, and what a gentleman that (re)defined the word 'sportsmanship'. Sep-26-09    Travis Bickle: <WannaBe> The only argument I have about Barry Sanders is he didnt play red zone offense from the 10 yard line in. Marcus Allen was kinda small but he excelled from the 10 yd. line in! Sep-26-09    WannaBe: <Travis Bickle> 'course, you, Bears fan!! :-)) Sep-26-09    Jim Bartle: Great stuff on those videos, Travis. And still, to think the 49ers had the #2 pick, and passed up Sayers AND Butkus. I really love Deacon Jones' comment about Sayers: "We had to remind ourselves not to watch him" (rather than chase and tackle him). And how about those goalposts still on the goal line in 1965? Guys would be getting killed today if they were still there. Sep-26-09    Phony Benoni: Travis, that was the complaint Detroit fans had about Barry too, along with all the negative yardage. Part of both was the lack of a really good--or even average--offensive line. But as long as we're youtubing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsFh... Even now, I find it incredible how he could literally come to a complete stop, then shoot off full speed at a impossible angle. Sep-26-09    Phony Benoni: Oh, <WannaBe>, enough of that "dating myself" stuff around here. I can sympathize, being a lifelong bachelor, but there are plenty of other sites that can help with the problem. Sep-26-09    playground player: <Phony Benoni> Don't worry about dating yourself here. To me, the Lions' running game is Steve Owens, Altie Taylor, and Greg Landry. Man, I loved to watch Landry play! Almost as much fun as watching Joe Kapp, only without all those wobbly passes that someone managed to find the receiver. Sep-26-09    A.G. Argent: Also what Joe Greene said; "If I wasn't out of control, I resembled someone out of control." But as for the all-time worst case of a team passing somebody up in the draft of major sport? (It still causes a bit of a wince someimes when I think of it.) Remember I live here in Portland and remember who the Trailblazers passed up in the '84 draft in order to pick Sam bloody Bowie instead......... some minor player out of North Carolina; went to the Bulls; did Ok, had a passable career. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 914) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 98 OF 914 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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