ANDREI ISTRATESCU (born Dec-03-1975, 49 years old) Romania [what is this?] International Master 1990. Grandmaster (1992); European U16 Champion (1992); Romanian Champion (1992). Team events For many years Istratescu was one of the strongest players in Romania, representing that country in: - two junior Balkaniads in 1989 and 1990, winning two individual gold medals, a team gold and a team bronze - the Balkans countries represented were Romania, Greece, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria; - an open Balkaniad in 1992 winning individual silver and team bronze - as this occurred after the break up of Yugoslavia, it was replaced by Turkey in the competition; - seven Olympiads ((1992–1998, 2002, 2006, 2008), the last five of which were on either first or second board; - the 3rd Four Nations Team Tournament: Caldes de Malavella 2005, winning team and individual gold; The four nations in this event being Romania, Argentina, Catalonia and the Basque Country; and - He also represented Romania in four European Team Championships (1992, 1999, 2002, and 2005) and France in 2011). He now represents France. Standard Tournaments Istratescu's tournament victories include the Bucharest Spring and the first Rohde Open (in Sautron, France) in 2001, the 3rd Rohde Open in 2003, the 4th Open of Plancoët, France in 2004 and most recently the Hastings Chess Congress (2010). World Championship cycle He has previously participated in the 1997 World Championship Knockout Tournament, and in the FIDE World Cup (2005). On the back of a strong (7.5/11) performance at the European Individual Championships (2013), he qualified for the World Cup (2013), but he lost to Igor Lysyj in the first round of the Cup. Whistleblower Besides his playing career, Istratescu is known for the role that he played in exposing corruption in the Romanian chess federation in the 1990s. During this period he sent a letter to FIDE claiming that Alexandru Crisan, then the 33rd ranked player in the world, had obtained his rating through fraudulent means. His accusations were eventually validated by a FIDE committee. Wikipedia article: Andrei Istrățescu Last updated: 2017-11-07 13:45:27

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page 1 of 38; games 1-25 of 937  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Istratescu vs E Liss   1-0 42 1991 Rishon LeZion C49 Four Knights 2. A Istratescu vs Milov   ½-½ 49 1991 Rishon LeZion B32 Sicilian 3. A Istratescu vs J Votava   ½-½ 41 1991 Rishon LeZion B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. A Istratescu vs M Shrentzel   1-0 33 1991 Rishon LeZion B01 Scandinavian 5. V Beim vs A Istratescu   ½-½ 14 1991 Rishon LeZion A16 English 6. A A Webster vs A Istratescu   ½-½ 17 1991 Rishon LeZion A15 English 7. Bronstein vs A Istratescu 1-0 31 1991 Rishon LeZion E90 King's Indian 8. S T Ansell vs A Istratescu   0-1 26 1991 Rishon LeZion B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 9. A Istratescu vs I Veinger   1-0 42 1991 Rishon LeZion B30 Sicilian 10. R Har-Zvi vs A Istratescu   1-0 38 1991 Wch U16 11th A16 English 11. M Ezsol vs A Istratescu   0-1 26 1991 World Junior Championship B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 12. A Istratescu vs A Groenn   1-0 42 1991 World Junior Championship B57 Sicilian 13. D Moldovan vs A Istratescu   ½-½ 12 1991 World Junior Championship C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed 14. A Istratescu vs S van Gisbergen   1-0 37 1991 World Junior Championship C49 Four Knights 15. A Istratescu vs R Livshits   ½-½ 29 1991 World Junior Championship C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 16. J Degraeve vs A Istratescu   1-0 33 1991 World Junior Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. Bologan vs A Istratescu   ½-½ 23 1991 World Junior Championship B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 18. A Istratescu vs J Barkhagen   ½-½ 41 1991 World Junior Championship C48 Four Knights 19. A Istratescu vs M Jirovsky   1-0 46 1991 World Junior Championship B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 20. Tiviakov vs A Istratescu   ½-½ 30 1991 World Junior Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. A Istratescu vs G B Prakash   1-0 51 1991 World Junior Championship C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 22. M Ulybin vs A Istratescu   1-0 21 1991 World Junior Championship B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 23. A Istratescu vs V Akopian   0-1 30 1991 World Junior Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. A Istratescu vs Suba   ½-½ 51 1992 ROU-chT B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 25. V Malaniuk vs A Istratescu   ½-½ 17 1992 Caciulata A48 King's Indian  page 1 of 38; games 1-25 of 937

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing> Mar-22-05    aw1988: True enough, enough for Karpov. Mar-24-05    acirce: A similar endgame today, but only almost. Thanks to Black's h-pawn (the one on h4 can be quickly won back) it should be drawn: K+Q vs K+R+h-pawn on the 6th rank is a theoretical draw. In fact, http://www.lokasoft.nl/uk/tbweb.htm confirms that the current position is a tablebase draw without Black's h4-pawn. Maybe not easy to hold in practical play. Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual gives a tricky position analysed by Guretsky-Cornitz 1864 where Black must play precisely. Mar-24-05    hintza: Karpov has won! :-) Here is the game: White: Anatoly Karpov Black: Andrei Istratescu 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 d6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qc1 a4 14. Bh3 Qe7 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. Qc2 axb3 17. axb3 c5 18. Qb2 h6 19. b4 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Rfc8 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Nf1 d5 23. cxd5 Bxd5 24. Ne3 Bb7 25. b5 Qa3 26. Qxa3 Rxa3 27. Bxf6 Nxf6 28. Rd6 Nd5 29. Nxd5 Bxd5 30. Rxb6 Ra1+ 31. Bf1 Rb1 32. Rb8+ Kh7 33. b6 g5 34. f3 f5 35. Kf2 Rb4 36. e4 fxe4 37. fxe4 Bxe4 38. Ba6 Ra4 39. b7 Rxa6 40. Rh8+ Kxh8 41. b8=Q+ Kh7 42. Qc7+ Kg6 43. Qc4 Bb7 44. Qb3 Be4 45. Ke3 Bf5 46. g4 Ra5 47. gxf5+ Rxf5 48. Qxe6+ Rf6 49. Qe8+ Kg7 50. h4 gxh4 51. Qe7+ Kg6 52. Ke4 h3 53. Qe8+ Kg7 54. Qd7+ Kh8 55. Qxh3 Rg6 56. Kf5 Kh7 57. Qd3 Rg5+ 58. Kf6+ Kh8 59. Qe4 Kg8 60. Qe6+ Kh7 61. Kf7 Rg8 62. Qf5+ Kh8 63. Qe5+ Kh7 64. Qe6 1-0 Mar-24-05    PekpekAdik: what's the current score now in their match? thanks. Mar-24-05    Karpova: 2,5-1,5 for karpov Mar-24-05    PekpekAdik: alright!!! i'm rooting for the old & out of shape! thanks, karpova. Mar-25-05    TheHappyPrince: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... Mar-25-05    azaris: Not a terribly convincing effort from Istratescu today against Karpov, he was shedding pawns like no there's no tomorrow. Maybe it's better that Tolia gets to win this match, let's not forget last time when he played a match against Sadvakasov. Mar-25-05    iron maiden: Are the four games at normal time controls going to be rated? Mar-25-05    Knezh: Istratescu died after that one won game. In rapid games, Karpov so far has been totally dominating. On that note, it seems that Karpov's style has lately been more in tune with match play rather than tournament play. Mar-25-05    iron maiden: Difficult to draw any real conclusions on that matter since lately he hasn't played anything BUT matches. Mar-25-05    Knezh: Disagree. During last 4 years Kaprov performed in several tournaments, but he was most of the time middle-low end of score tables. HOwever, the matches have worked out well for him - notably his mini-match vs. Kasparov in 2001(?) Mar-26-05    iron maiden: But that was rapid, and Karpov's recent match against Sadvakasov suggests that he's much better when playing at quicker time controls. Mar-26-05    Paul123: Big Karpov fan here… “ahhhh the good old days when chess was chess and we actually had a candidates cycle” sorry just reminiscing. In my opinion…I think, as you get older your chess stamina goes, your ability to summon the energy to focus for long periods for weeks on end dissipates. ( e.g. as required for the top tournaments which last weeks.) I think older fellows like Spassky, Korchnoi and even Karpov could/can probably play top caliber chess in short match and tournament play if they are practicing and up to speed on theory etc… Look at Korchnoi he has been playing competitively in short tournaments in Europe for the last decade. Andrei Istratescu isn’t a slouch and Karpov is manhandling him pretty bad. I would expect this is short tournament or match play Nov-29-05    lopium: Seems a Rumanian player, anyone has his biography? Dec-13-05    atripodi: According to FIDE, he was born in 1972, current rating is 2622, making him 2nd in Romania and 91st in the world. Jun-12-06    virginmind: yes, he is a very good romanian player, second after nisipeanu. Dec-22-07    BIDMONFA: Andrei Istratescu ISTRATESCU, Andrei http://www.bidmonfa.com/istratescu_... _ Aug-21-11    ketchuplover: Tied for first in the French Championship (through 7 rounds) Jan-07-12    ketchuplover: Apparently he's involved with http://www.chessmasterschool.com Apr-10-13    Caissanist: I have added a paragraph to Istratescu's bio, summarizing his role in exposing the questionable provenance of Alexandru Crisan's results. Aug-09-13    twinlark: I've expanded his bio. Istratescu is a top GM and as <Caissanist> pointed out, he had the courage of his convictions to try and clean up Romanian chess. For his pains, it seems he had to leave Romania and resettle in France. His chess career deserves more mention, even if only with a modest bio. Hope he does well in the World Cup. Aug-09-13    HeMateMe: What has happened in Romanian chess that needs "cleaning up"? Aug-09-13    twinlark: <HeMateMe: What has happened in Romanian chess that needs "cleaning up"?> From the paragraph of his bio include by <Caissanist>: <Istratescu is known for the role that he played in exposing corruption in the Romanian chess federation in the 1990s. During this period he sent a letter to FIDE claiming that Alexandru Crisan, then the 33rd ranked player in the world, had obtained his rating through fraudulent means. His accusations were eventually validated by a FIDE committee.> Dec-10-13    virginmind: On dec. 2013 ELO rating list (classic chess) Istratescu is 2670 - I think it's his highest ever. Good luck in London, Andrei! search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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