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Gata Kamsky won the Baku Open International GrandMasters Open which took place from 23rd-31st August 2010. He scored 7.5 points where as GM Emil Sutovsky who has just returned from Poland after his coaching assignment played well in the event to finish second with 7 Points.

There was a big tie in fact for the second position with 4 players scoring 7 points.
Here is a beautiful game!

Final Ranking table after 9 Rounds up to 28 places. There are 158 players in the tournament
Rk.		Name	Rtg	FED	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	GM	Kamsky Gata	2713	USA	7.5	2486	7	0
2	GM	Sutovsky Emil	2665	ISR	7	2445	5	0
3	GM	Aleksandrov Aleksej	2642	BLR	7	2411	5	0
4	FM	Golizadeh Asghar	2481	IRI	7	2389	6	0
5	IM	Abasov Nijat Azad Oglu	2517	AZE	7	2274	5	0
6	GM	Mamedov Rauf	2660	AZE	6.5	2488	5	0
7	GM	Miroshnichenko Evgenij	2686	UKR	6.5	2420	5	0
8	FM	Agaragimov Djakhangir	2311	AZE	6.5	2410	5	0
9	GM	Savchenko Boris	2623	RUS	6.5	2395	6	0
10	GM	Abbasov Farid	2549	AZE	6.5	2377	6	0
11	GM	Guseinov Gadir	2611	AZE	6.5	2327	5	0
12	IM	Esen Baris	2518	TUR	6.5	2317	6	0
13	GM	Ibrahimov Rasul	2534	AZE	6.5	2313	5	0
14	GM	Smirin Ilia	2646	ISR	6.5	2311	5	0
15		Rahmanov Shahriyar Teymur Oglu	2245	AZE	6.5	2265	6	0
16	GM	Durarbeyli Vasif	2501	AZE	6.5	2236	5	0
17	IM	Sulashvili Malkhaz	2498	GEO	6.5	2226	4	0
18	IM	Javakhishvili Leyla	2469	GEO	6.5	2174	5	0
19	GM	Safarli Eltaj	2603	AZE	6	2494	4	0
20	FM	Mammadov Ayaz Arzu oglu	2327	AZE	6	2364	4	0
21	IM	Rasulov Vugar Ural Oglu	2442	AZE	6	2332	5	0
22	GM	Shanava Konstantine	2556	GEO	6	2240	6	0
23		Orujov Shujaat Ismiali Oglu	2077	AZE	6	2235	6	0
24	FM	Paichadze Luka	2467	GEO	6	2213	5	0
25	IM	Nigalidze Gaioz	2478	GEO	6	2193	5	0
26	WGM	Mamedjarova Zeinab	2231	AZE	6	2188	6	0
27	IM	Dovliatov Sanan	2422	AZE	6	2156	6	0
28		Agayev Nidjat	2317	AZE	6	2111	5	0