Within a hair for Dennis Monokroussos

Needing a win in the last round for an IM norm, it was not meant to be for chess blogger / teacher Dennis Monokroussos.

[Event “8th North American FIDE Invitational”]
[Site “Chicago”]
[Date “2008.02.23”]
[Round “9”]
[White “Monokroussos, Dennis”]
[Black “Burgess, Jon”]
[Source “MonRoi”]

1.0-1 2.e4 c5 3.Nf3 e6 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Bb5 Nge7 6.O-O a6 7.Bxc6 Nxc6 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Qc7 10.Kh1 b5 11.Re1 Bb7 12.Nd5 Qd8 13.Bf4 d6 14.Nxc6 Bxc6 15.Qd4 Bb7 16.Bg5 f6 17.Nxf6 gxf6 18.Bxf6 e5 19.Bxe5 Rg8 20.Bg3 Qc7 21.e5 O-O-O 22.e6 Bg7 23.Qd3 Be5 24.e7 Rde8 25.Qxh7 Qc6 26.f3 Bxg3 27.Qf5 Qd7 28.Qxd7 Kxd7 29.hxg3 Rxg3 30.Kh2 Rg7 31.Re3 Rgxe7 32.Rd3 Re2 33.Rad1 R8e6 34.R1d2 Bxf3 0-1

Here are all the games of the event: http://www.monroi.com/chess-games.html?view=tournaments

This event series is organized by Sevan A. Muradian of North American Chess Association.

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