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| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. S Smagin vs C Ionescu |
| ½-½ | 35 |
1985 |
Naleczow | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 2. Blatny vs C Ionescu |
| 0-1 | 30 |
1985 |
Naleczow | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 3. Short vs C Ionescu |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1986 |
Dubai olm | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 4. Fedorowicz vs C Ionescu |
| 1-0 | 92 |
1986 |
Olympiad | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 5. Krum Georgiev vs C Ionescu |
 | 1-0 | 53 |
1986 |
Dubai ol.(men) | B41 Sicilian, Kan |
| 6. Vasiukov vs C Ionescu |
| 1-0 | 37 |
1987 |
Moscow-A | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
| 7. Geller vs C Ionescu |
| ½-½ | 25 |
1987 |
Moscow | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 8. D Donchev vs C Ionescu |
| 1-0 | 24 |
1989 |
EU-chT (Men) | B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation |
| 9. D Donchev vs C Ionescu |
| ½-½ | 14 |
1992 |
EU-chT (Men) | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 10. Z Lanka vs C Ionescu |
| 1-0 | 36 |
1992 |
Caciulata (Romania) | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
| 11. Adrian Gillen vs C Ionescu |
| 0-1 | 30 |
1992 |
EU-chT (Men) | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 12. Yurtaev vs C Ionescu |
| 0-1 | 61 |
1994 |
Olympiad | B40 Sicilian |
| 13. R Zelcic vs C Ionescu |
| ½-½ | 53 |
1999 |
EU-chT (Men) | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
| 14. A Kovalev vs C Ionescu |
| 0-1 | 57 |
1999 |
EU-chT (Men) | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
| 15. J Gallagher vs C Ionescu |
| 1-0 | 35 |
1999 |
EU-chT (Men) | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 16. A Ardeleanu vs C Ionescu |
| ½-½ | 15 |
2000 |
ROM-chT | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 17. V Iordachescu vs C Ionescu |
| 1-0 | 27 |
2001 |
Victor Ciocaltea Mem | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
| 18. C Lupulescu vs C Ionescu |
| ½-½ | 23 |
2001 |
ch-ROM | B40 Sicilian |
| 19. B Kalezic vs C Ionescu |
| ½-½ | 15 |
2001 |
Lasker Autumn GM | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 20. B Kalezic vs C Ionescu |
| ½-½ | 9 |
2001 |
Spring Festival | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 21. B Miljanic vs C Ionescu |
| 0-1 | 34 |
2001 |
Lasker Autumn GM | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 22. D Gavela vs C Ionescu |
| 0-1 | 20 |
2001 |
Spring Festival | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 23. D Bondoc vs C Ionescu |
| ½-½ | 56 |
2001 |
Astral Open | B40 Sicilian |
| 24. M Moraru vs C Ionescu |
| ½-½ | 29 |
2001 |
ch-ROM | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
| 25. D Vasiesiu vs C Ionescu |
| ½-½ | 26 |
2001 |
TCh-ROM | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
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