Tags: Chess Player.
Andrei Istrăţescu (born 3 December 1975 in Romania) is a chess grandmaster (1993) representing France.For the national Romanian team he took part in six Chess Olympiads (1992–1998 2002 2006) with a record of 17 wins 33 draws and 11 losses. He also took part in three European Team Chess Championships (1992 1999 and 2005) with a record of three wins 14 draws and two losses. In 2004 he finished in second place behind Anatoly Karpov in the rapid knockout tournament in Aix en Provence.