| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Istratescu vs V Dimitrov |
| ½-½ | 25 |
1992 |
EU-chT (Men) | B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 |
| 2. Istratescu vs Suba |
| ½-½ | 51 |
1992 |
Rumania | B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack |
| 3. Istratescu vs G Timoshenko |
| ½-½ | 16 |
1992 |
Caciulata | B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack |
| 4. Istratescu vs I Stohl |
| ½-½ | 25 |
1993 |
Budapest 57/239 Stohl,I | B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack |
| 5. Istratescu vs J Horvath |
| 0-1 | 56 |
1993 |
Odorheiu Secuiesc | B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation |
| 6. Istratescu vs Van Wely |
| ½-½ | 25 |
1994 |
Moscow olm 62/279 | B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 |
| 7. Istratescu vs Wojtkiewicz |
 | 1-0 | 51 |
1995 |
Odorheiu zt 47 | B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 |
| 8. Istratescu vs Hebert |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1996 |
Open | B32 Sicilian |
| 9. Istratescu vs Short |
| ½-½ | 33 |
1996 |
Olympiad | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 10. Istratescu vs A Sokolov |
| 0-1 | 28 |
1997 |
Groningen,FIDE WCH k.o NED | B89 Sicilian |
| 11. Istratescu vs Daniel Moldovan |
| ½-½ | 25 |
2000 |
ROM-chT | B30 Sicilian |
| 12. Istratescu vs I Cosma |
| ½-½ | 9 |
2001 |
Astral Open | B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack |
| 13. Istratescu vs T Gelashvili |
| 1-0 | 41 |
2002 |
GRE-chT 31st | B75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack |
| 14. Istratescu vs I Nikolaidis |
| 1-0 | 32 |
2003 |
4th IECC | B97 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 15. Istratescu vs S B Hansen |
| ½-½ | 67 |
2006 |
37th Chess Olympiad | B38 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy Bind, 6.Be3 |
| 16. Istratescu vs B Predojevic |
| ½-½ | 56 |
2006 |
37th Chess Olympiad | B56 Sicilian |
| 17. Istratescu vs Nisipeanu |
| ½-½ | 18 |
2007 |
European Club Cup | B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation |
| 18. Istratescu vs L Drabke |
| ½-½ | 62 |
2007 |
European Club Cup | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 19. Istratescu vs Rublevsky |
| ½-½ | 22 |
2007 |
8th Poikovsky Karpov Tournament | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 20. Istratescu vs N Mamedov |
| ½-½ | 24 |
2008 |
European Individual Championship | B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 |
| 21. Istratescu vs I Khairullin |
| ½-½ | 32 |
2008 |
European Individual Championship | B33 Sicilian |
| 22. Istratescu vs R Felgaer |
| ½-½ | 31 |
2008 |
2008 Olympiad | B33 Sicilian |
| 23. Istratescu vs D Bocharov |
| 1-0 | 50 |
2008 |
European Individual Championship | B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack |
