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Istratescu, Andrei
GM🇷🇴FIDE 1200372· Male· Romania· Born in 1975
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Andrei Istratescu, a 51-year-old Romanian Grandmaster, is rated 2369 and ranked 29th among Romanian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 3 years. 34 rated games in the past year (≈75/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bicaz City Cup - 17th ed., Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open, and FISSM 2025 - GM norm tournament - Memorial Iuliu Szabo. Also played 5 rapid (including Alba Grand Prix Rapid 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Romanian National Team Blitz Championship 2025 - Open) recently. His peak of 2677 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2014); he also reached World #64 in Jul 2002 and spent 36 months in the world top 100.
Competes for Romania since Feb 2017. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 26).
Current rating
2369
Standard
Rpd2379·Blz2514
All-time high
2677
−308 pts below
Jan 2014 · age 39
Jan 2014 · age 39
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#29
#29 · Romanian players · of 2,187
36 months in World top 100 (2001–2014)
36 months in World top 100 (2001–2014)
Career timeline
25 entries2026
3rd Romanian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2369
May 2026
2021
22nd 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2553
Jun 2021
2017
Re-crossed 2600
at age 42
Jul 2017
Switched federation: FRA → ROU
at age 42
Feb 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2600
at age 41
Sep 2016
17th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2609
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+19
2350 → 2369
Tournaments
4
34 games
Score
22/ 3464.7%
11W22D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2319 | +2.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4/9 | #37 | 2429 | +7.4 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 5/10 | #4 | 2408 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2301 | +1.7 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarius ManolacheGM
🇷🇴ROU·2433
+11 −2 =22
35 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsLucian-Ioan FilipIM
🇷🇴ROU·2313
+4 −2 =14
20 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRomain EdouardGM
🇫🇷FRA·2538
+2 −2 =14
18 games·last met Jun 2021
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vsMihnea CostachiIM
🇷🇴ROU·2459
+1 −0 =15
16 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDavid GavrilescuGM
🇷🇴ROU·2545
+6 −6 =3
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Romania
#29
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#1,439
in continent
World
#2,260
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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