| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 26. V Economescu vs D Popescu |
| 0-1 | 44 | 2000 | ROM-ch sf | E16 Queen's Indian |
| 27. R Amato vs D Popescu |
| ½-½ | 17 | 2000 | 15th Open | E70 King's Indian |
| 28. D Popescu vs V Croizier |
 | 1-0 | 18 | 2000 | 15th Open | B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack |
| 29. L Geffroy vs D Popescu |
| 1-0 | 31 | 2000 | 15th Open | D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense |
| 30. C Frick vs D Popescu |
| ½-½ | 31 | 2000 | 15th Open | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 31. D Popescu vs V Raceanu |
| ½-½ | 25 | 2001 | ROU-chT | B58 Sicilian |
| 32. C Navrotescu vs D Popescu |
| 1-0 | 55 | 2001 | ROU-chT | E17 Queen's Indian |
| 33. D Popescu vs D Vasiesiu |
| ½-½ | 14 | 2001 | ROU-chT | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 34. D Popescu vs D Rogozenco |
| 0-1 | 37 | 2001 | ROU-chT | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 35. D Moldovan vs D Popescu |
| ½-½ | 12 | 2001 | ROU-chT | A00 Uncommon Opening |
| 36. N Koskela vs D Popescu |
| 1-0 | 40 | 2001 | Paks Atom Cup IM 6th | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 37. D Popescu vs V Krutti |
| ½-½ | 12 | 2001 | Paks Atom Cup IM 6th | B06 Robatsch |
| 38. N Resika vs D Popescu |
| 0-1 | 38 | 2001 | Paks Atom Cup IM 6th | C19 French, Winawer, Advance |
| 39. D Popescu vs T Macsik |
| 1-0 | 45 | 2001 | Paks Atom Cup IM 6th | A06 Reti Opening |
| 40. E Dearing vs D Popescu |
| 0-1 | 43 | 2001 | Paks Atom Cup IM 6th | A26 English |
| 41. D Popescu vs M Zelic |
| ½-½ | 27 | 2001 | Paks Atom Cup IM 6th | C47 Four Knights |
| 42. R Tancsa vs D Popescu |
| 1-0 | 40 | 2001 | Paks Atom Cup IM 6th | C18 French, Winawer |
| 43. D Popescu vs A Toth |
| ½-½ | 57 | 2001 | Paks Atom Cup IM 6th | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 44. K Szabo vs D Popescu |
| 0-1 | 60 | 2001 | Paks Atom Cup IM 6th | B10 Caro-Kann |
| 45. A Habibi vs D Popescu |
| ½-½ | 12 | 2001 | Paks Atom Cup IM 6th | C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 46. D Popescu vs R Sebe-Vodislav |
| ½-½ | 12 | 2001 | Paks Atom Cup IM 6th | B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long |
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