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Ionescu, Irina

WGM🇷🇴INACTIVE · since August 2024

FIDEFIDE 1204750· Female· Romania· Born in 1973

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Irina Ionescu, a 53-year-old Romanian Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2128 and ranked 15th among Romanian women, and in the top 6% worldwide. She plays around 26 rated games per year and had 2 career breaks: 33 months (2008–2010) and 13 months (2023–2024). Her peak of 2366 was reached at age 30 (Apr 2003, Romanian #56 at the time).

Previously known as Irina Ionescu-Brandis (until Jul 2003). Awarded WGM in 2001 (age 28) and WIM in 2001 (age 28).

Current rating

2128

Standard

Rpd2057·Blz1984

All-time high

2366

−238 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 30

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#15

#15 · Romanian women · of 313

Career timeline

21 entries
2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2128 → still inactive
Aug 2024
13th Romanian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2144
May 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2144 → returned at 2128
Jun 2023
2019
12th Romanian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2270
Mar 2019
2016
500 career games
at age 43
Oct 2016
11th Romanian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2302
Sep 2016

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Evolution
0
2128 → 2128

Most-Played Opponents

vsElena-Luminita CosmaWGM
🇷🇴ROU·2241
+1 −9 =11
21 games·last met Dec 2023
View head-to-head →
vsIrina BulmagaIM
🇷🇴ROU·2361
+0 −9 =6
15 games·last met Mar 2022
View head-to-head →
vsAna-Margareta-Alexandra Dobre
🇷🇴ROU·1905
+8 −3 =3
14 games·last met Dec 2023
View head-to-head →
vsAngela DragomirescuWIM
🇷🇴ROU·2152
+1 −0 =13
14 games·last met May 2023
View head-to-head →
vsCorina-Isabela PeptanIM
🇷🇴ROU·2303
+0 −6 =8
14 games·last met Mar 2018
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Romania
#158
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#9,603
in continent
World
#12,618
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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10
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1
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2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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8
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10
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1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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