Goris Open 2025 - Tournament A
SwissStandard
45 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Nov 2025 to 20 Nov 2025 in Goris, Armenia. 31 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2483, and top seed was Igor Lysyj ( FID, GM, 2574).
Manuel Petrosyan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2567) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Edgar Hayrapetyan (7.0) and Igor Lysyj (6.5). Petrosyan shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Davit Melkonyan (1871) beat Rudolf Pashikyan (FM, 2378), a +507-point gap.
Location
🇦🇲Goris, Armenia
Dates
12 Nov 2025 → 20 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 31
GM×6
IM×6
FM×8
CM×5
WIM×3
WFM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇦🇲Armenia×34
🇮🇳India×3
🇮🇷Iran×3
FIDE (no federation)×2
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×2
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3
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- 🥈
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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3
2
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
GM Manuel Petrosyan held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Petrosyan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.5).
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Manuel Petrosyan drew with FM Edgar Hayrapetyan (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMManuel Petrosyan | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2FMEdgar Hayrapetyan | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3GMIgor Lysyj | ½ | — | * | 0 |
| 4IMErik Hakobyan | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petrosyan, ManuelGM | 2567 | ARM | +18N | +15B | +7N | +6B | =3N | +9B | =4B | =8N | =2N | 7.0 | 48.5 | 53.5 | 40.75 | 2609 | +5.4 |
| 2 | Hayrapetyan, EdgarFM | 2278 | ARM | +27B | =42B | −4N | +34N | +36B | +32B | +10N | +5N | =1B | 7.0 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 30.25 | 2550 | +63.0 |
| 3 | Lysyj, IgorGM | 2574 | FID | +22B | =5N | +14B | =4N | =1B | −6N | +31B | +21N | +8B | 6.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 33.00 | 2527 | -2.7 |
| 4 | Ohanyan, EminGM | 2488 | ARM | +19B | =21N | +2B | =3B | =6N | +15B | =1N | −10B | +13N | 6.0 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 34.00 | 2521 | +4.9 |
| 5 | Sahakyan, AleksIM | 2377 | ARM | +25N | =3B | =32N | =16B | =12N | +17B | +9N | −2B | +15N | 6.0 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 30.25 | 2473 | +11.7 |
| 6 | Hakobyan, ErikIM | 2396 | ARM | +35B | +24N | +36B | −1N | =4B | +3B | −8N | =11N | +14B | 6.0 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 27.75 | 2460 | +9.1 |
| 7 | Chaqryan, ErikFM | 2354 | ARM | +31B | +9N | −1B | −13N | +19B | =24N | +20B | =12B | +22N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 28.75 | 2402 | +12.8 |
| 8 | Gasparyan, Erik R.IM | 2386 | ARM | +44N | =17B | =11N | +28B | +42N | =10N | +6B | =1B | −3N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 43.0 | 25.00 | 2467 | +10.8 |
| 9 | Gharibyan, MamikonGM | 2493 | ARM | +40N | −7B | +44N | +21B | +13N | −1N | −5B | +18B | +10N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 43.0 | 24.00 | 2457 | -2.1 |
| 10 | Davtyan, ArturGM | 2482 | ARM | =23N | +41B | =21N | +11B | +32N | =8B | −2B | +4N | −9B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 25.00 | 2411 | -5.9 |
| 11 | Davtyan, Davit M.FM | 2252 | ARM | +30B | =13N | =8B | −10N | +27B | +16B | =15N | =6B | =12N | 5.5 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 26.75 | 2382 | +64.0 |
| 12 | Navoyan, GagikCM | 2190 | ARM | =45N | +23B | −16N | +37B | =5B | +14N | =21B | =7N | =11B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 24.00 | 2301 | +57.6 |
| 13 | Davtyan, ArsenIM | 2450 | ARM | +29N | =11B | =17N | +7B | −9B | −21N | +33B | +24N | −4B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 22.75 | 2349 | -11.2 |
| 14 | Pogosyan, StefanIM | 2354 | ARM | +39N | =32B | −3N | +17B | =18N | −12B | +25N | +16B | −6N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 21.25 | 2337 | -1.8 |
| 15 | Hakobyan, MenuaFM | 2361 | ARM | +38B | −1N | =34B | +20N | +31B | −4N | =11B | +26N | −5B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 20.00 | 2288 | -15.2 |
| 16 | Pashikyan, RudolfFM | 2378 | ARM | +26B | −36N | +12B | =5N | =24B | −11N | +27B | −14N | +21B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 23.00 | 2256 | -25.2 |
| 17 | Manukyan, Aleks | 2213 | ARM | +37B | =8N | =13B | −14N | +33B | −5N | −26B | +31N | +24B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 19.50 | 2285 | +17.2 |
| 18 | Serikbay, AsselWIM | 2174 | KAZ | −1B | +38N | =31B | +26N | =14B | =36N | =24B | −9N | +33B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 18.25 | 2269 | +20.2 |
| 19 | Ghimoyan, NarekCM | 2134 | ARM | −4N | +39B | −28N | +25B | −7N | +37B | =32N | =20N | +26B | 5.0 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 18.25 | 2241 | +40.3 |
| 20 | Sultanbek, ZeinepWIM | 2150 | KAZ | −32N | =25B | +41N | −15B | +28N | +23B | −7N | =19B | +37N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 18.50 | 2216 | +13.2 |
| 21 | Ambartsumian, TyhranFM | 2325 | ARM | +43N | =4B | =10B | −9N | +35B | +13B | =12N | −3B | −16N | 4.5 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 19.00 | 2358 | +8.6 |
| 22 | Baghdasaryan, DavitFM | 2186 | ARM | −3N | =26B | =25N | −31N | +44B | =39B | +30N | +23B | −7B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 15.00 | 2173 | -10.6 |
| 23 | Manukyan, Sevak N. | 2134 | ARM | =10B | −12N | +27B | −24N | +38B | −20N | +36B | −22N | +31B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 16.25 | 2148 | +2.4 |
| 24 | Aakanksha HagawaneWIM | 2274 | IND | +28N | −6B | =37N | +23B | =16N | =7B | =18N | −13B | −17N | 4.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 18.00 | 2185 | -19.0 |
| 25 | Neshan, Arshiya | 2107 | IRI | −5B | =20N | =22B | −19N | +45B | +35N | −14B | =27N | =29B | 4.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 13.25 | 2110 | +0.8 |
| 26 | Karpenko, AntonCM | 2119 | FID | −16N | =22N | +45B | −18B | =37N | +28B | +17N | −15B | −19N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 13.75 | 2099 | -9.2 |
| 27 | Poormosavi, Seyed Kanan | 2050 | IRI | −2N | +29B | −23N | +44B | −11N | +34B | −16N | =25B | =36N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 12.00 | 2112 | +27.2 |
| 28 | Avagyan, Artush | 2022 | ARM | −24B | +35N | +19B | −8N | −20B | −26N | +38B | =33N | =34B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 15.00 | 2138 | +52.0 |
| 29 | Kalambetov, Anton | 2122 | RUS | −13B | −27N | =30B | =38N | =43N | +41B | =39N | =36B | =25N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 12.00 | 2032 | -22.4 |
| 30 | Soghomonyan, Tigran | 2019 | ARM | −11N | −44B | =29N | +41B | +34B | −33N | −22B | =35N | +45N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 10.75 | 2070 | +23.6 |
| 31 | Aarit KapilFM | 2050 | IND | −7N | +40B | =18N | +22B | −15N | +42B | −3N | −17B | −23N | 3.5 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 12.50 | 2194 | +48.3 |
| 32 | Visakh N RGM | 2540 | IND | +20B | =14N | =5B | +33N | −10B | −2N | =19B | F | F | 3.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 16.50 | 2288 | -20.4 |
| 33 | Torosyan, VolodyaCM | 2235 | ARM | =41N | +45B | =42N | −32B | −17N | +30B | −13N | =28B | −18N | 3.5 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 9.50 | 2111 | -58.0 |
| 34 | Khachatryan, AnnaWFM | 2131 | ARM | −42N | +43B | =15N | −2B | −30N | −27N | +44B | =40B | =28N | 3.5 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 9.00 | 2086 | -13.0 |
| 35 | Manukyan, ArtyomCM | 2121 | ARM | −6N | −28B | +39N | +43B | −21N | −25B | =40N | =30B | =41N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 9.75 | 2044 | -20.8 |
| 36 | Melkonyan, Davit | 1871 | ARM | F | +16B | −6N | =42B | −2N | =18B | −23N | =29N | =27B | 3.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 12.75 | 2109 | +76.4 |
| 37 | Aghazaryan, Albert | 1934 | ARM | −17N | F | =24B | −12N | =26B | −19N | +43N | +39B | −20B | 3.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 9.00 | 2064 | +46.4 |
| 38 | Hayrapetyan, NvardWFM | 2077 | ARM | −15N | −18B | +40N | =29B | −23N | +43B | −28N | =41B | −39N | 3.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 8.25 | 1992 | -40.3 |
| 39 | Stepanyan, Ararat | 2076 | ARM | −14B | −19N | −35B | F | +40N | =22N | =29B | −37N | +38B | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 10.25 | 2047 | -16.8 |
| 40 | Alikhanyan, Artak | 2142 | ARM | −9B | −31N | −38B | +45N | −39B | +44N | =35B | =34N | F | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 5.50 | 2031 | -26.4 |
| 41 | Khalafvand, Dorsa SadatWCM | 1973 | IRI | =33B | −10N | −20B | −30N | F | −29N | +45B | =38N | =35B | 2.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 6.00 | 1981 | -2.0 |
| 42 | Sukiasyan, Vahe A.IM | 2453 | ARM | +34B | =2N | =33B | =36N | −8B | −31N | F | F | F | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 10.25 | 2132 | -23.1 |
| 43 | Maghakyan, Hayk | 2050 | ARM | −21B | −34N | F | −35N | =29B | −38N | −37B | =45N | +44N | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 3.50 | 1896 | -64.4 |
| 44 | Shegunts, Vachagan | 2121 | ARM | −8B | +30N | −9B | −27N | −22N | −40B | −34N | F | −43B | 1.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 4.00 | 1860 | -49.8 |
| 45 | Vardanyan, Armen Art. | 1877 | ARM | =12B | −33N | −26N | −40B | −25N | F | −41N | =43B | −30B | 1.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 3.75 | 1783 | -31.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Melkonyan, DavitARM+76.43.0 pts · #40
- 2Davtyan, Davit M.FMARM+64.05.5 pts · #10
- 3Hayrapetyan, EdgarFMARM+63.07.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Maghakyan, HaykARM-64.42.0 pts · #43
- 2Torosyan, VolodyaCMARM-58.03.5 pts · #31
- 3Shegunts, VachaganARM-49.81.0 pts · #45
Biggest upsets
- R2+507 Elo gap
- R6+403 Elo gap
- R6+262 Elo gap