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. | Name | FED | Rtg | |
| 1 | GM | Lysyj Igor | FID | 2574 |
| 2 | GM | Petrosyan Manuel | ARM | 2567 |
| 3 | GM | Visakh N R | IND | 2540 |
| 4 | GM | Gharibyan Mamikon | ARM | 2493 |
| 5 | GM | Ohanyan Emin | ARM | 2488 |
| 6 | IM | Davtyan Artur | ARM | 2482 |
| 7 | FM | Sukiasyan Vahe A. | ARM | 2453 |
| 8 | IM | Davtyan Arsen | ARM | 2450 |
| 9 | IM | Hakobyan Erik | ARM | 2396 |
| 10 | IM | Gasparyan Erik R. | ARM | 2386 |
| 11 | FM | Pashikyan Rudolf | ARM | 2378 |
| 12 | IM | Sahakyan Aleks | ARM | 2377 |
| 13 | FM | Hakobyan Menua | ARM | 2361 |
| 14 | IM | Pogosyan Stefan | ARM | 2354 |
| 15 | FM | Chaqryan Erik | ARM | 2354 |
| 16 | FM | Ambartsumian Tyhran | ARM | 2325 |
| 17 | FM | Hayrapetyan Edgar | ARM | 2278 |
| 18 | WIM | Aakanksha Hagawane | IND | 2274 |
| 19 | Davtyan Davit M. | ARM | 2252 | |
| 20 | CM | Torosyan Volodya | ARM | 2235 |
| 21 | Manukyan Aleks | ARM | 2213 | |
| 22 | CM | Navoyan Gagik | ARM | 2190 |
| 23 | Baghdasaryan Davit | ARM | 2186 | |
| 24 | WIM | Serikbay Assel | KAZ | 2174 |
| 25 | WIM | Sultanbek Zeinep | KAZ | 2150 |
| 26 | Alikhanyan Artak | ARM | 2142 | |
| 27 | CM | Ghimoyan Narek | ARM | 2134 |
| 28 | Manukyan Sevak N. | ARM | 2134 | |
| 29 | WFM | Khachatryan Anna | ARM | 2131 |
| 30 | Kalambetov Anton | RUS | 2122 | |
| 31 | CM | Manukyan Artyom | ARM | 2121 |
| 32 | Shegunts Vachagan | ARM | 2121 | |
| 33 | CM | Karpenko Anton | FID | 2119 |
| 34 | Neshan Arshiya | IRI | 2107 | |
| 35 | Hayrapetyan Nvard | ARM | 2077 | |
| 36 | Stepanyan Ararat | ARM | 2076 | |
| 37 | CM | Aarit Kapil | IND | 2050 |
| 38 | Maghakyan Hayk | ARM | 2050 | |
| 39 | Poormosavi Seyed Kanan | IRI | 2050 | |
| 40 | Avagyan Artush | ARM | 2022 | |
| 41 | Soghomonyan Tigran | ARM | 2019 | |
| 42 | WCM | Khalafvand Dorsa Sadat | IRI | 1973 |
| 43 | Aghazaryan Albert | ARM | 1934 | |
| 44 | Vardanyan Armen Art. | ARM | 1877 | |
| 45 | Melkonyan Davit | ARM | 1871 |
