North American Open 2002 took place in Las Vegas, December 26-29.
The final standings of the leaders :
1 Ildar Ibragimov, USA 2566 5 out of 6
2 Nikola Mitkov, MKD 2534 5
3 Vadim Milov, SUI 2620 4.5
4 Valerij Filippov, RUS 2615 4.5
5 Alexander Shabalov, USA 2613 4.5
6 Jaan Ehlvest, EST 2600 4.5
7 Georgi Kacheishvili, GEO 2597 4.5
8 Vladimir Georgiev, MKD 2549 4.5
9 Varuzhan Akobian, USA 2514 4.5
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