WGM

Irina Ionescu

ROU · 53 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2366 (Apr 2003)

Best performance: 2423 at International Chess Festival FISCA 2015 - D (open)(Best of 2015)

NOV26 Rating

2128

Live Rating

2128.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month

List	Rating	Change
Nov 2026	2128	0
Oct 2026	2128	0
Sep 2026	2128	0
Aug 2026	2128	0
Jul 2026	2128	0
Jun 2026	2128	0
May 2026	2128	0
Apr 2026	2128	0
Mar 2026	2128	0
Feb 2026	2128	0
Jan 2026	2128	0
Dec 2025	2128	0

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 5 games (3 wins, 2 draws), since Jul 18, 2024.

From 448 classical games on record, the latest on Jul 21, 2024.

Classical games since the November list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	Brasov Grand Prix Clasic 2024 - for FIDE Guinness World of RecordsJul 15, 2024 – Jul 21, 2024TPR 2063	6/9	2063

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 448 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2007–2024

#	Opponent	Rating
1,	IM Anastasia Bodnaruk, Apr 2018 · European individual Women Chess Championship	, 2460
2,	IM Andrei-Nestor Cioara, Aug 2016 · Arad International Chess Festival 2016	, 2437
3,	IM Lucian-Catalin Carmaciu, Jun 2015 · International Chess Festival FISCA 2015 - D (open)	, 2422
4,	IM Mihai-Lucian Grunberg, Sep 2017 · Corneliu Busu Memorial 2017 - Open	, 2402
5,	IM Cristina-Adela Foisor, Sep 2013 · National team championship - 1st league W	, 2391
6,	IM Lucian-Catalin Carmaciu, Aug 2016 · Arad International Chess Festival 2016	, 2385
7,	IM Cristina-Adela Foisor, Apr 2015 · National Chess Championship -2015 final - W	, 2384
8,	FM Vadim Skomorokhin, Jun 2013 · Grand Europe open Golden sands 2013	, 2383
9,	IM Huseyin Can Agdelen, Aug 2016 · Arad International Chess Festival 2016	, 2373
10,	IM Meri Arabidze, Jun 2016 · European Individual Women's Championship	, 2363

#	Opponent	Overall	Rating
1,	GM Max Warmerdam, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2024 · Brasov Grand Prix Clasic 2024 - for FIDE Guinness World of Records	, 0/1	, 2663
2,	GM Benjamin Bok, Highest-rated meeting: May 2014 · International Chess Festival OPEN IASI 1st edition	, 0/1	, 2605
3,	GM Ivan Ivanisevic, Highest-rated meeting: Feb 2018 · 9. Pfalz-Open A	, 0/1	, 2573
4,	GM Yuri Solodovnichenko, Highest-rated meeting: Jun 2013 · Grand Europe open Golden sands 2013	, 0/1	, 2565
5,	GM Vlad-Cristian Jianu, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2017 · International Chess Tournament III.Ceramica Corund-open A	, 0/1	, 2554
6,	GM Dmitry Svetushkin, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2019 · Int. Chess Festival Satu Mare - Iuliu Szabo Memorial	, 0/1	, 2542
7,	GM Sasa Martinovic, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2015 · Arad Open 2015	, 0/1	, 2532
8,	GM Costica-Ciprian Nanu, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2017 · Centrocoop Trophy Open - 30th edition	, 0/1	, 2517
9,	GM Vadim Malakhatko, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2017 · International Chess Tournament III.Ceramica Corund-open A	, 0/1	, 2511
10,	GM Pia Cramling, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2010 · Romanian Teams Championship - 1st League - Women	, 0/2	, 2509

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 80 of 448 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 38 of 44 games, 1.d4 in 4.

As BlackMeets 1.d4 with 1...d5 or 1...Nf6, and 1.e4 with 1...e5 or 1...d6.

All openings (5 as White, 5 as Black)

Openings in White games	Games	Score
Sicilian Defense	16	56%
Italian Game	8	75%
French Defense	6	50%
Indian Defense	3	50%
Scandinavian Defense	3	50%

8 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 6, 1...Nf6 in 5, 1...d6 in 3.

Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 7, 1...d6 in 4, 1...g6 in 3.

Against 1.Nf3: 1...d5 in 3.

Openings in Black games	Games	Score
Indian Defense	7	79%
Petrov's Defense	6	42%
Modern Defense	3	67%
Pirc Defense	3	33%
Queen's Gambit Accepted	3	17%

14 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

50 of 56 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

Year	Games	Score	Avg opp	TPR
2024	9	6	1938	2063
2023	9	4½	2208	2208
2022	31	20½	1950	2067
2021	16	10	1842	1937
2019	25	14½	2020	2077
2018	20	10	2273	2273
2017	38	24½	2074	2176
2016	65	38½	2135	2200
2015	53	35½	2106	2231
2014	56	30½	2113	2142
2013	45	27½	2122	2202
2012	28	20	2061	2219
2011	11	6½	2146	2211
2010	16	9	2108	2151
2007	26	13½	2236	2250

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Brasov Grand Prix Clasic 2024 - for FIDE Guinness World of Records2063
Jul 2024Swissfederation source
Best of 2024Score 6/9Opp avg 1938Start 2144
54. Medjunarodni velemajstorski osmomartovski turnir sahistkinja 20232208
May 2023Round robinfederation source
Best of 2023Score 4½/9Opp avg 2208Start 2123
Prva zenska liga Centralne Srbije 20222120
Nov 2022Swissfederation source
#2 in 2022Score 2½/3Opp avg 1847Start 2119
Romania National Team Championship 2022 - 1st League Women2164
Sep 2022Teamfederation source
Best of 2022Score 3½/6Opp avg 2107Start 2113
Memorial Gheorghe Cristian - Centrocoop Trophy 35th ed.- Open1934
Aug – Sep 2022Swissfederation source
#5 in 2022Score 3½/4Opp avg 1598Start 2125
Arad Open 20222067
Aug 2022Swissfederation source
#4 in 2022Score 5½/9Opp avg 1987Start 2125
Romania National Women Championship 20222080
Feb 2022Swissfederation source
#3 in 2022Score 5½/9Opp avg 2000Start 2131
Romanian Teams Championship 2021 - 1st League - Women2013
Oct 2021Teamfederation source
Best of 2021Score 5½/7Opp avg 1783Start 2139
Arad Open 20211887
Jul – Aug 2021Swissfederation source
#2 in 2021Score 4½/9Opp avg 1887Start 2202
Corneliu Busu Memorial - 4th ed. - A2146
Sep 2019Swissfederation source
Best of 2019Score 5/7Opp avg 1988Start 2201
Int. Chess Festival Satu Mare - Iuliu Szabo Memorial2129
Aug 2019Swissfederation source
#2 in 2019Score 5/9Opp avg 2086Start 2217
Romania National Chess Championship 2019 - Women final1980
Mar 2019Swissfederation source
#3 in 2019Score 4½/9Opp avg 1980Start 2270
European individual Women Chess Championship2326
Apr 2018Swissfederation source
Best of 2018Score 5/11Opp avg 2362Start 2247
9. Pfalz-Open A2206
Feb 2018Swissfederation source
#2 in 2018Score 5/9Opp avg 2163Start 2259
Romanian Teams Championship 2017 - 1st League - Women2307
Nov 2017Teamfederation source
Best of 2017Score 4½/5Opp avg 1941Start 2249
International Chess Tournament III.Ceramica Corund-open A2301
Sep – Oct 2017Swissfederation source
#2 in 2017Score 5/9Opp avg 2258Start 2203
Corneliu Busu Memorial 2017 - Open2231
Sep 2017Swissfederation source
#4 in 2017Score 4½/7Opp avg 2129Start 2203
Centrocoop Trophy Open - 30th edition2232
Aug – Sep 2017Swissfederation source
#3 in 2017Score 5½/8Opp avg 2091Start 2203
Romania National Chess Championship 2017 - Women final1949
Mar – Apr 2017Swissfederation source
#5 in 2017Score 5/9Opp avg 1906Start 2253
Romanian Teams Championship 2016 - 1st League - Women1924
Nov 2016Teamfederation source
#8 in 2016Score 1½/3Opp avg 1924Start 2287
Maria Albulet Memorial 20162184
Nov 2016Swissfederation source
#4 in 2016Score 6/9Opp avg 2059Start 2287
Tasnad Open 20162076
Sep 2016Swissfederation source
#6 in 2016Score 4½/7Opp avg 1974Start 2302
Iuliu Szabo Memorial 20162163
Aug – Sep 2016Swissfederation source
#5 in 2016Score 5/9Opp avg 2120Start 2236
International Festival "Chess for All" 2016 - 2300 Cup2349
Aug 2016Swissfederation source
#3 in 2016Score 5½/8Opp avg 2208Start 2236
Arad International Chess Festival 20162364
Aug 2016Swissfederation source
#2 in 2016Score 6½/9Opp avg 2198Start 2236

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