Slovakian IM Stefan Mazur convincingly won the 2013 Pula Open after finishing the competition with 8,0/9 points in the field of 244 players.

Norwegian IM Frode Urkedal and Serbian GM Sinisa Drazic shared the second place half a point behind the winner.

The 27th International Open Tournament Pula was organized by the Chess Club Pula on 8-15th June, 2013, at the Park Plaza Histria in Pula, Croatia.

The 9-round Swiss open offered 11,000 EUR in prizes. Top prizes were EUR 1400, 1000, 700, 600, 500 etc.

Final standings:

1. IM Mazur Stefan SVK 2387 – 8
2. IM Urkedal Frode NOR 2470 – 7.5
3. GM Drazic Sinisa SRB 2463 – 7.5
4. GM Okhotnik Vladimir FRA 2399 – 7
5. GM Bosiocic Marin CRO 2556 – 7
6. FM Aabling-Thomsen Jakob DEN 2343 – 7
7. IM Zufic Miroslav CRO 2441 – 7
8. GM Yrjola Jouni FIN 2366 – 7
9. Pezelj Sinisa SRB 2172 – 6.5
10. FM De Filomeno Simone ITA 2365 – 6.5
11. GM Sulava Nenad CRO 2484 – 6.5
12. IM Jelen Igor SLO 2376 – 6.5
13. IM Lizak Peter HUN 2420 – 6.5
14. GM Zelcic Robert CRO 2537 – 6.5
15. FM Schnider Gert AUT 2360 – 6.5
16. IM Ledger Andrew J ENG 2389 – 6.5
17. GM Jovanic Ognjen CRO 2532 – 6.5
18. GM Romero Holmes Alfonso ESP 2522 – 6.5
19. Nelson Jonathan P ENG 2227 – 6.5
20. IM Molnar Bela HUN 2320 – 6.5
21. GM Tratar Marko SLO 2508 – 6
22. FM Medak Bojan CRO 2399 – 6
23. FM Karner Christoph AUT 2321 – 6
24. Kahleys Kevin GER 2191 – 6
25. Sevo Igor CRO 2206 – 6
26. FM Zvan Ziga SLO 2288 – 6
27. FM Plenca Julijan CRO 2351 – 6
28. GM Fercec Nenad CRO 2499 – 6
29. Blagojevic Marijan CRO 2133 – 6

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