NM George-Catalin Miroiu took the winner’s trophy at the Cupa Orusulai Bicaz 2013 that took place on 18-21 April at the “Bicazul” Chess Club in the town of Bicaz, Neamt County, Romania.
Miroiu edged his colleague George Paval on tiebreaks, as both players finished with 6/7 points. First seed IM Lucian Filip had to settle with the last place in the podium, despite the fact that he did not lose any game during the tournament.
The prize for first place was 1.500 Romanian leu (approx. 500 US dollars).
68 players participated at this weekend event.
The playing hall
Final Standings:
| 1 | NM | Miroiu George-Catalin | ROU | 2310 | 6.0 |
| 2 | CM | Paval George | ROU | 2219 | 6.0 |
| 3 | IM | Filip Lucian | ROU | 2460 | 5.5 |
| 4 | GM | Sanduleac Vasile | MDA | 2410 | 5.5 |
| 5 | I | Andronescu Madalin | ROU | 2114 | 5.5 |
| 6 | CM | Samu Sorin-Mihai | ROU | 2083 | 5.0 |
| 7 | CM | Dumitrescu Virgil | ROU | 2116 | 5.0 |
| 8 | CM | Raducanu Andrei-Augustin | ROU | 2093 | 5.0 |
| 9 | I | Ursan Cornel-Marius | ROU | 2102 | 5.0 |
| 10 | CM | Sava Bogdan | ROU | 2115 | 5.0 |
| 11 | IM | Petrisor Adrian-Marian | ROU | 2387 | 4.5 |
| 12 | Beuran Liviu | ROU | 1001 | 4.5 | |
| 13 | CM | Tapculescu Marius | ROU | 2130 | 4.5 |
| 14 | I | Iorga Corneliu | ROU | 1666 | 4.5 |
| 15 | I | Grigore Adrian | ROU | 1775 | 4.5 |
| 16 | CM | Ciobanu Modest | ROU | 1837 | 4.5 |
| 17 | II | Pascu Mihai | ROU | 1607 | 4.5 |
| 18 | I | Pirvulescu Adrian | ROU | 1924 | 4.5 |
| 19 | II | Andries Vlad-Andrei | ROU | 1151 | 4.5 |
| 20 | CM | Petrescu Cristian | ROU | 2031 | 4.0 |
| 21 | I | Gherasim Ovidiu | ROU | 1880 | 4.0 |
| 22 | I | Ranceanu Ilie | ROU | 1625 | 4.0 |
| 23 | II | Negureanu Valentin | ROU | 1603 | 4.0 |
| 24 | I | Craciun Constantin-Bogdan | ROU | 1593 | 4.0 |
| 25 | II | Nicolau Gigi | ROU | 1708 | 4.0 |
| 26 | II | Ciocan Pavel | ROU | 1675 | 4.0 |
| 27 | I | Cretu Ioan | ROU | 1714 | 4.0 |
| 28 | CM | Ifrim Silviu | ROU | 2136 | 3.5 |
| 29 | I | Prisecaru Daniel | ROU | 1285 | 3.5 |
| 30 | I | Vornicu Neculai | ROU | 1829 | 3.5 |
| 31 | II | Mare Nelson-Nicolae | ROU | 1001 | 3.5 |
| 32 | II | Gavrilas Florin | ROU | 1619 | 3.5 |
| 33 | II | Bighiu Rares | ROU | 1270 | 3.5 |
| 34 | I | Marinescu Iustin | ROU | 1870 | 3.5 |
| 35 | II | Grigoriu Vasile | ROU | 1617 | 3.5 |
| 36 | II | Aonicesei Daniel | ROU | 1548 | 3.5 |
| 37 | II | Tablan Matei-Christian | ROU | 1146 | 3.5 |
| 38 | III | Tifui Vasile | ROU | 1047 | 3.5 |
| 39 | III | Vilcu Matei-Stefan | ROU | 1074 | 3.5 |
| 40 | I | Lupu Neculai | ROU | 1595 | 3.5 |
| 41 | I | Tataru Vlad-Ionut | ROU | 1287 | 3.5 |
| 42 | III | Adam Ioan | ROU | 1524 | 3.0 |
| 43 | II | Raicu Mihai-Bogdan | ROU | 1272 | 3.0 |
| 44 | II | Paslariu Ionel | ROU | 1161 | 3.0 |
| 45 | II | Tepes-Bobescu Gheorghe-Justin | ROU | 1493 | 3.0 |
| 46 | III | Groza Ioachim | ROU | 1079 | 3.0 |
| 47 | III | Meriuta George-Cosmin | ROU | 1033 | 3.0 |
| 48 | IV | Enache Teodora-Iasmina | ROU | 1028 | 3.0 |
| 49 | Tablan Andrei-Damian | ROU | 1003 | 3.0 | |
| 50 | IV | Danca Gabriel-Iulian | ROU | 1022 | 3.0 |
| 51 | Pintilie Dimitrie | ROU | 1001 | 2.5 | |
| 52 | Apostol Bogdan-Ioan | ROU | 1001 | 2.5 | |
| 53 | I | Gotu Sorin | ROU | 1535 | 2.5 |
| 54 | Plosnita Eduard | ROU | 1001 | 2.5 | |
| 55 | Pascariu George | ROU | 1001 | 2.5 | |
| 56 | Cazan Rares-Stefan | ROU | 1015 | 2.5 | |
| 57 | Birjovanu Dan-Gabriel | ROU | 1001 | 2.5 | |
| 58 | Suhan Nicoleta-Corina | ROU | 1001 | 2.0 | |
| 59 | Panoschi Gheorghe-Cristian | ROU | 1001 | 2.0 | |
| 60 | Cumpata Mihnea-Stefan | ROU | 1001 | 2.0 | |
| 61 | Rusu Victor | ROU | 1001 | 2.0 | |
| 62 | Hreniuc Teona-Elena | ROU | 1001 | 2.0 | |
| 63 | Focsa-Lutz Tudor-Stefan | ROU | 1001 | 2.0 | |
| 64 | Oancea Cristian | ROU | 1001 | 1.5 | |
| 65 | II | Lupascu Simon-Dimitrie | ROU | 1089 | 1.0 |
| 66 | Andronache Bogdan | ROU | 1001 | 1.0 | |
| 67 | Urda Ioana-Ramona | ROU | 1001 | 0.5 | |
| 68 | Dascalu Bogdan | ROU | 1001 | 0.0 | |
