The Romanian National Championships 2013 for men and women are taking place on 15-24 February at the Hotel Parang in Olanesti, Romania.
The Open Section will be a 11-round Swiss, while the Women’s Section will be played over 9-rounds under the same system. The time control for both competitions is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves plus 15 minutes to finish the game, with a 30 second increment from the first move.
The prize fund totals 25,000 ROL (approx 7,700 USD). The winner of the Open Section will take 3,200 ROL, while the winner of the Women’s Section will earn 2,200 ROL.
The Open section counts with the participation of 58 titled players, including 5 GMs and 14 IMs. GM Mircea Parligras is the first seed, followed by Constantin Lupulescu and last year winner Vladislav Nevednichy.
The first seed in the Women’s Section is IM Corina-Isabela Peptan, followed by last year winner IM Cristina-Adela Foisor.
The playing hall
Participants – Open Section:
| 1 | GM | Parligras Mircea-Emilian | ROU | 2633 |
| 2 | GM | Lupulescu Constantin | ROU | 2612 |
| 3 | GM | Nevednichy Vladislav | ROU | 2542 |
| 4 | GM | Murariu Andrei | ROU | 2533 |
| 5 | IM | Miron Lucian-Costin | ROU | 2526 |
| 6 | GM | Berescu Alin-Mile | ROU | 2495 |
| 7 | IM | Filip Lucian | ROU | 2464 |
| 8 | IM | Anton Teodor | ROU | 2437 |
| 9 | IM | Doncea Vladimir | ROU | 2431 |
| 10 | IM | Baratosi Daniel | ROU | 2424 |
| 11 | IM | Georgescu Tiberiu-Marian | ROU | 2396 |
| 12 | IM | Milu Romeo-Sorin | ROU | 2392 |
| 13 | IM | Petrisor Adrian-Marian | ROU | 2392 |
| 14 | IM | Grecescu Gabriel-Andrei | ROU | 2391 |
| 15 | IM | Grigore Nicolae-Petre | ROU | 2385 |
| 16 | NM | Stanciu Alexandru-Ovidiu | ROU | 2383 |
| 17 | FM | Balla Tamas-Kristof | ROU | 2366 |
| 18 | FM | Posedaru Bogdan | ROU | 2328 |
| 19 | NM | Miroiu George-Catalin | ROU | 2314 |
| 20 | FM | Hajbok Robert | ROU | 2313 |
| 21 | NM | Doros Radu-Marian | ROU | 2309 |
| 22 | FM | Dobre Claudiu-Cristian | ROU | 2292 |
| 23 | FM | Voiteanu Gabriel | ROU | 2287 |
| 24 | FM | Daianu Cristian-Clement | ROU | 2283 |
| 25 | IM | Vasilescu Lucian-Mihail | ROU | 2279 |
| 26 | FM | Lupu Ovidiu-Jean | ROU | 2265 |
| 27 | NM | Gilea Lucian | ROU | 2245 |
| 28 | FM | Baciu Stefan | ROU | 2243 |
| 29 | CM | Horvat Dan-Sebastian | ROU | 2229 |
| 30 | CM | Turcu Iulian | ROU | 2225 |
| 31 | NM | Vladescu Florin-George | ROU | 2225 |
| 32 | CM | Toma Radu-Cristian | ROU | 2219 |
| 33 | NM | Ciobanu Aurelian | ROU | 2218 |
| 34 | IM | Florescu Codrut-Constantin | ROU | 2212 |
| 35 | CM | Bida Mihai-Eugen | ROU | 2212 |
| 36 | CM | Stegariu Vlad-Ionut | ROU | 2201 |
| 37 | CM | Dolana Andrei-Theodor | ROU | 2199 |
| 38 | CM | Russu Eduard | ROU | 2198 |
| 39 | IM | Glodeanu Ion | ROU | 2180 |
| 40 | CM | Siclovan Cristian-Daniel | ROU | 2174 |
| 41 | IM | Miulescu Gabriel | ROU | 2161 |
| 42 | FM | Pessi Emil-George | ROU | 2160 |
| 43 | CM | Secheres Adrian-Simion | ROU | 2160 |
| 44 | NM | Veneteanu Ion-Cristian | ROU | 2152 |
| 45 | I | Martian Dragos-Daniel | ROU | 2145 |
| 46 | I | Vasile Claudiu-Daniel | ROU | 2145 |
| 47 | NM | Kutnik Alexandru-Francisc | ROU | 2142 |
| 48 | CM | Ifrim Silviu | ROU | 2138 |
| 49 | CM | Manole Stefan | ROU | 2126 |
| 50 | FM | Giurumia Sorin | ROU | 2124 |
| 51 | CM | Telea Stefan | ROU | 2118 |
| 52 | CM | Mihailov Iulian | ROU | 2112 |
| 53 | NM | Salageanu Petru-Gabriel | ROU | 2111 |
| 54 | CM | Malureanu Costin-George | ROU | 2098 |
| 55 | I | Csaszar Attila | ROU | 2083 |
| 56 | CM | Samu Sorin-Mihai | ROU | 2078 |
| 57 | CM | Tanase Florin-Gheorghe | ROU | 2076 |
| 58 | I | David Alexandru-Vasile | ROU | 2067 |
| 59 | I | Costachi Mihnea | ROU | 2056 |
| 60 | CM | Anuta Elefterie-Laurentiu | ROU | 2049 |
| 61 | NM | Tufa Mihai | ROU | 2032 |
| 62 | I | Pisu Robert-Daniel | ROU | 2031 |
| 63 | CM | Acsinte Matei-Ionut | ROU | 2030 |
| 64 | CM | Gheorghiu Calin | ROU | 2029 |
| 65 | I | Lupascu Matei-Alexandru | ROU | 2004 |
| 66 | FM | Georgescu Gabriel-Ioan | ROU | 1992 |
| 67 | I | Neagu Mihai-Cosmin | ROU | 1962 |
| 68 | I | Delgado-Vlaic Adrian | ROU | 1957 |
| 69 | I | Bursuc Mihai | ROU | 1955 |
| 70 | I | Jugaru Lucian | ROU | 1941 |
| 71 | CM | Nastase Stefan | ROU | 1938 |
| 72 | I | Patrascu Catalin-Lucian | ROU | 1937 |
| 73 | I | Vrencian Lehel | ROU | 1934 |
| 74 | CM | Stoicescu Horia | ROU | 1931 |
| 75 | WNM | Florea Dorina | ROU | 1912 |
| 76 | I | Arghirescu Marius | ROU | 1912 |
| 77 | I | Toma Mihail | ROU | 1908 |
| 78 | I | Tiron Calin-Andrei | ROU | 1906 |
| 79 | CM | Cornea Alexandru | ROU | 1897 |
| 80 | I | Bunta Andrei | ROU | 1896 |
| 81 | I | Andreescu Darie-Ioan | ROU | 1893 |
| 82 | I | Cosmulescu Alexandru-Paul | ROU | 1883 |
| 83 | CM | Gavrilescu David | ROU | 1873 |
| 84 | I | Salagean Gheorghe | ROU | 1861 |
| 85 | CM | Vartopeanu Nicolae | ROU | 1849 |
| 86 | CM | Covaci Stefan | ROU | 1845 |
| 87 | I | Toculet Gheorghe-Cristache | ROU | 1839 |
| 88 | I | Albescu Nicolae | ROU | 1828 |
| 89 | I | Kaunz Werner | ROU | 1822 |
| 90 | I | Banzea Alexandru-Bogdan | ROU | 1808 |
| 91 | I | Dumitrascu Grigore | ROU | 1800 |
| 92 | I | Coman Liviu | ROU | 1798 |
| 93 | I | Rusu Vasile | ROU | 1778 |
| 94 | I | Vasiliu Cosmin | ROU | 1778 |
| 95 | I | Ciorica Mihai-Vlad | ROU | 1773 |
| 96 | I | Marchidan Costica | ROU | 1757 |
| 97 | I | Ionita Ioan | ROU | 1741 |
| 98 | CM | Murg Gheorghe | ROU | 1726 |
| 99 | I | Teodorescu Daniel | ROU | 1716 |
| 100 | CM | Ciortan Mihail | ROU | 1708 |
| 101 | II | Mongescu Victor | ROU | 1704 |
| 102 | II | Rusu Gheorghe | ROU | 1683 |
| 103 | II | Porumb Alecu | ROU | 1681 |
| 104 | I | Tureac Emil | ROU | 1673 |
| 105 | I | Negulescu Alexandru | ROU | 1648 |
| 106 | I | Ionita Gheorghe | ROU | 1618 |
| 107 | II | Ciorica Ovidiu-Nicolaie | ROU | 1618 |
| 108 | I | Turcuman Dragos-Mihai | ROU | 1598 |
| 109 | I | Ciocan Maria-Alexandra | ROU | 1575 |
| 110 | I | Cristian Codrut | ROU | 1563 |
| 111 | II | Baiasu Mihai-Liviu | ROU | 1428 |
| 112 | CM | Enache Pavel | ROU | 1379 |
| 113 | II | Gioga Sterie | ROU | 1001 |
Participants – Women’s Section:
| 1 | IM | Peptan Corina-Isabela | ROU | 2443 |
| 2 | IM | Foisor Cristina-Adela | ROU | 2389 |
| 3 | WGM | Bulmaga Irina | ROU | 2355 |
| 4 | WGM | Cosma Elena-Luminita | ROU | 2332 |
| 5 | WGM | Ionescu Irina | ROU | 2253 |
| 6 | WIM | Dragomirescu Angela | ROU | 2235 |
| 7 | WGM | Sandu Mihaela | ROU | 2222 |
| 8 | WIM | Foisor Mihaela-Veronica | ROU | 2219 |
| 9 | WNM | Anusca Madalina-Maria | ROU | 2070 |
| 10 | WFM | Visanescu Daria-Ioana | ROU | 2068 |
| 11 | WCM | Gelip Ioana | ROU | 2017 |
| 12 | WCM | Ilie Maria-Ruxandra | ROU | 2003 |
| 13 | WCM | Mathe Katalin | ROU | 1989 |
| 14 | WCM | Lolici Iselin-Amanda | ROU | 1964 |
| 15 | WCM | Cosman Andreea-Marioara | ROU | 1944 |
| 16 | WNM | Olea Liliana | ROU | 1926 |
| 17 | WNM | Vasilescu Maria | ROU | 1883 |
| 18 | WCM | Morea Georgiana-Steluta | ROU | 1870 |
| 19 | I | Dobre Ana-Margareta-Alexandra | ROU | 1851 |
| 20 | I | Bogdan Elizaveta | ROU | 1829 |
| 21 | WCM | Cirlig Ioana-Andreea | ROU | 1777 |
| 22 | I | Prunariu Ana-Maria | ROU | 1769 |
| 23 | I | Toma Elena-Adelaida | ROU | 1722 |
| 24 | WCM | Stanciu Ioana-Georgiana | ROU | 1716 |
| 25 | I | Moldovan Petruta-Alisia | ROU | 1712 |
| 26 | I | Porcoleanu Doina-Olga | ROU | 1684 |
| 27 | I | Nastase Andreea-Cristina | ROU | 1651 |
| 28 | I | Banciu Bianca-Gabriela | ROU | 1591 |
| 29 | I | Didiliuc Dariana-Gabriela | ROU | 1573 |
| 30 | I | Coman Emilia-Florentina | ROU | 1542 |
| 31 | I | Toma Andreea-Simona | ROU | 1331 |
