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| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Sax vs Istratescu |
| ½-½ | 18 |
1993 |
Odorheiu Secuiesc | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 2. Kharlov vs Istratescu |
| ½-½ | 49 |
1993 |
Metz op | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 3. I Rogers vs Istratescu |
| ½-½ | 43 |
1994 |
RUS | B53 Sicilian |
| 4. R Milu vs Istratescu |
| 0-1 | 29 |
1994 |
Belgrade Trako | B96 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 5. Kasimdzhanov vs Istratescu |
 | 0-1 | 55 |
1995 |
Wch U20 | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 6. D Solak vs Istratescu |
| ½-½ | 47 |
1995 |
Wch U20 | B96 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 7. T Gelashvili vs Istratescu |
| 0-1 | 27 |
1996 |
Kastoria op | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 8. A Sokolov vs Istratescu |
| 1-0 | 39 |
1997 |
Groningen,FIDE WCH k.o NED | B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 9. Tseshkovsky vs Istratescu |
| 1-0 | 19 |
1997 |
YUG-chT | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 10. A Berelovich vs Istratescu |
| ½-½ | 27 |
1998 |
Bucharest Cup GM | B96 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 11. Macieja vs Istratescu |
| ½-½ | 44 |
1999 |
EU-chT (Men) | B25 Sicilian, Closed |
| 12. D Marciano vs Istratescu |
| ½-½ | 28 |
1999 |
EU-chT (Men) | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 13. A Minasian vs Istratescu |
| ½-½ | 60 |
1999 |
EU-chT (Men) | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 14. C Parligras vs Istratescu |
| 0-1 | 37 |
2000 |
ROM-chT | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
| 15. I Makka vs Istratescu |
| 0-1 | 30 |
2000 |
4th Open | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 16. K Markidis vs Istratescu |
| 0-1 | 74 |
2001 |
10th Open | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 17. B Byklum vs Istratescu |
| 0-1 | 31 |
2001 |
open | B27 Sicilian |
| 18. H Yasin vs Istratescu |
| 0-1 | 30 |
2001 |
3rd Open | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 19. Kiril Georgiev vs Istratescu |
| ½-½ | 40 |
2001 |
2nd IECC | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 20. V Slovineanu vs Istratescu |
| 0-1 | 33 |
2001 |
Spring Festival | B25 Sicilian, Closed |
| 21. Stellwagen vs Istratescu |
| 0-1 | 100 |
2002 |
Corus | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 22. N Karapanos vs Istratescu |
| 0-1 | 59 |
2002 |
Patras op | B96 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 23. Van Blitterswijk vs Istratescu |
| ½-½ | 70 |
2002 |
Corus | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 24. R Zelcic vs Istratescu |
| 1-0 | 45 |
2003 |
4th IECC | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
| 25. E Dizdarevic vs Istratescu |
| ½-½ | 30 |
2003 |
4th IECC | B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation |
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