| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Istratescu vs N Jovanovic |
| 1-0 | 54 |
2001 |
Spring Festival | E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 2. Istratescu vs Agrest |
| 1-0 | 53 |
2004 |
5th Individual European Chess Championship | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 3. Istratescu vs Nisipeanu |
| ½-½ | 8 |
2005 |
Romanian Team Championship | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 4. Istratescu vs Z Gyimesi |
| ½-½ | 36 |
2005 |
Romanian Team Championship | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 5. Istratescu vs Aronian |
| ½-½ | 29 |
2005 |
15th European Team Championship | E35 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 5.cd ed |
| 6. Istratescu vs Grischuk |
 | 0-1 | 66 |
2005 |
FIDE World Cup | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 7. Istratescu vs M Ezat |
| 1-0 | 41 |
2006 |
37th Chess Olympiad | E37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 8. Istratescu vs Onischuk |
| ½-½ | 21 |
2007 |
8th Poikovsky Karpov Tournament | E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation |
| 9. Istratescu vs S Sulskis |
| 1-0 | 87 |
2009 |
17th European Team Championship | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |