The last games in the quad final were hard-fought draws:
| 1 | GM Yuri Shulman (6.5) | 2613 | 0.5-0.5 | GM Gata Kamsky (6.5) | 2702 |
| 2 | GM Alexander Onischuk (5.5) | 2699 | 0.5-0.5 | GM Hikaru Nakamura (5.5) | 2733 |
So the final points tally in the Quad Final is as follows:
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| GM Gata Kamsky | 2702 | $25,000 |
| GM Yury Shulman | 2613 | $25,000 |
The winner of the play-off game tomorrow takes an additional $5,000 dollars plus the title of 2010 US Champion.
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| GM Hikaru Nakamura | 2733 | $12,500 |
| GM Alexander Onischuk | 2699 | $12,500 |
In the Challengers swiss Shabalov came out on top with a last round win, and he thus takes the fifth prize.
Stripunsky has to settle for sixth.
The places and prizes were as follows:
The Final standings in the Challengers Swiss:
Six points:
| GM Alexander Shabalov | 2585 | $10,000 |
Five-and-a-half points:
| GM Alexander Stripunsky | 2570 | $7,500 |
Five points:
| GM Varuzhan Akobian | 2599 | $5,560 |
| GM Larry Christiansen | 2578 | $5,560 |
| GM Robert Hess | 2590 | $5,560 |
| GM Ben Finegold | 2539 | $5,560 |
| GM Alex Yermolinsky | 2528 | $5,560 |
Four-and-a-half points:
| GM Joel Benjamin | 2565 | $4,300 |
| GM Gregory Kaidanov | 2577 | $4,300 |
| GM Jesse Kraai | 2492 | $4,300 |
| IM Irina Krush | 2455 | $4,300 |
Four points:
| GM Jaan Ehlvest | 2591 | $3,750 |
| GM Ray Robson | 2569 | $3,750 |
Three-and-a-half points:
| IM Levon Altounian | 2454 | $3,450 |
| GM Vinay Bhat | 2547 | $3,450 |
| GM Melikset Khachiyan | 2539 | $3,450 |
| GM Aleksandr Lenderman | 2598 | $3,450 |
Two-and-a-half points:
| GM Dmitry Gurevich | 2488 | $3,100 |
| GM Sergey Kudrin | 2571 | $3,100 |
| IM Samuel Shankland | 2507 | $3,100 |
Shabalov had a storming finish to overtake the field in the challengers event and earn himself ten thousand dollars.
You can watch the games live and can find more information on the official tournament site.
