Ukrainian IM Konstantin Tarlev grabbed the winners trophy at the Victor Ciocaltea Memorial 2013 that took place on 15th – 26th March at the Hanul Manuc in Bucharest, Romania. He also obtained his third GM norm in this event.
Tarlev finished clear first with 8/11 points, impressively leaving his closest follower 1.5 points behind. His compatriot GM Vadim Shishkin finished in second place with 6.5 points.
Romanian FM Robert Hajbok gained an IM norm after getting a 50% score in the event.
The closing ceremony was honored by the presence of Elena Ciocaltea, the wife of the renowned Grandmaster.
Final Standings:
| 1 | IM | Tarlev Konstantin | UKR | 2540 | 8.0 |
| 2 | GM | Shishkin Vadim | UKR | 2488 | 6.5 |
| 3 | IM | Vedmediuc Serghei | MDA | 2476 | 6.0 |
| 4 | IM | Castellanos Rodriguez Renier | ESP | 2529 | 6.0 |
| 5 | IM | Dumitrache Dragos-Nicolae | ROU | 2441 | 6.0 |
| 6 | FM | Hajbok Robert | ROU | 2339 | 5.5 |
| 7 | GM | Ionescu Constantin | ROU | 2441 | 5.5 |
| 8 | IM | Georgescu Tiberiu-Marian | ROU | 2367 | 5.0 |
| 9 | IM | Manea Alexandru | ROU | 2389 | 5.0 |
| 10 | GM | Fodor Tamas Jr. | HUN | 2503 | 4.5 |
| 11 | GM | Manolache Marius | ROU | 2533 | 4.5 |
| 12 | Stanciu Alexandru-Ovidiu | ROU | 2365 | 3.5 |
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