Gadir Husseynov, the Azerbaijani grand master, ranked 2 in the international �Lakhijan-Open’ tournament in Iran. He had good chances of success with 0.5 points, but played in a draw with Rasul Ibrahimov and scored 9 points.
Benyamin Galstian, the Armenian player, ranked 1.
Rasul Ibrahimov, Rashad Babayev, Rauf Mammadov and Nijad Mammadov fell behind the winners by 0.5 points.