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Goris Chess Open

The Chess Academy of Armenia and Syunik Chess Federation organise the 1st Goris Chess Open. The tournament will be held from 11-21 November 2025 in the picturesque town of Goris, Syunik Province.

The event will be played in two sections: Open A (for players rated 2000+) and Open B (for players rated U2000), featuring the total prize fund of 26,000 USD + special prizes from ChessMood and Chessify. Each tournament will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with the classical time control.

The 1st Goris Chess Open is part of The Chess Calendar and the European Chess Calendar

Goris Open participants

No.NameFEDRtg
1GMLysyj IgorFID2574
2GMPetrosyan ManuelARM2567
3GMVisakh N RIND2540
4GMGharibyan MamikonARM2493
5GMOhanyan EminARM2488
6IMDavtyan ArturARM2482
7FMSukiasyan Vahe A.ARM2453
8IMDavtyan ArsenARM2450
9IMHakobyan ErikARM2396
10IMGasparyan Erik R.ARM2386
11FMPashikyan RudolfARM2378
12IMSahakyan AleksARM2377
13FMHakobyan MenuaARM2361
14IMPogosyan StefanARM2354
15FMChaqryan ErikARM2354
16FMAmbartsumian TyhranARM2325
17FMHayrapetyan EdgarARM2278
18WIMAakanksha HagawaneIND2274
19Davtyan Davit M.ARM2252
20CMTorosyan VolodyaARM2235
21Manukyan AleksARM2213
22CMNavoyan GagikARM2190
23Baghdasaryan DavitARM2186
24WIMSerikbay AsselKAZ2174
25WIMSultanbek ZeinepKAZ2150
26Alikhanyan ArtakARM2142
27CMGhimoyan NarekARM2134
28Manukyan Sevak N.ARM2134
29WFMKhachatryan AnnaARM2131
30Kalambetov AntonRUS2122
31CMManukyan ArtyomARM2121
32Shegunts VachaganARM2121
33CMKarpenko AntonFID2119
34Neshan ArshiyaIRI2107
35Hayrapetyan NvardARM2077
36Stepanyan AraratARM2076
37CMAarit KapilIND2050
38Maghakyan HaykARM2050
39Poormosavi Seyed KananIRI2050
40Avagyan ArtushARM2022
41Soghomonyan TigranARM2019
42WCMKhalafvand Dorsa SadatIRI1973
43Aghazaryan AlbertARM1934
44Vardanyan Armen Art.ARM1877
45Melkonyan DavitARM1871
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