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Van Wely, Loek

Total Games

795

Wins

134

Draws

342

Losses

319

16.9% wins43.0% draws40.1% losses

Most Played Openings

E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation46B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation35B33 - Sicilian Defense: Open25E32 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation21E12 - Queen's Indian Defense19B31 - Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation19E97 - King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Modern System19D11 - Slav Defense: Modern Line19D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack18B80 - Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation16

Most Faced Opponents

Ivanchuk,V43 gamesGelfand,B34 gamesShirov,A31 gamesAdams,Mi29 gamesLeko,P29 gamesTimman, Jan H28 gamesAnand,V28 gamesTopalov,V27 gamesKramnik,V26 gamesSvidler,P23 games

Featured Games

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Van Wely,L vs Ponomariov,R

WCC

2005

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Ponomariov,R vs Van Wely,L

WCC

2005

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FCGFCG
1-0

Radjabov,T vs Van Wely,L

WCC

2005

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FCGFCG
1-0

Van Wely,L vs Radjabov,T

WCC

2005

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FCGFCG
1-0

Adams, Michael vs Van Wely, Loek

FIDE-Wch k.o.

1997

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FCGFCG
0-1

Van Wely, Loek vs Shirov, Alexei

Wch U20

1989

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FCGFCG
1-0

Van Wely,L vs Radjabov,T

WCC

2005

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FCGFCG
0-1

Nakamura,Hi vs Van Wely,L

76th Tata Steel Masters

2014

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FCGFCG
1-0

Topalov, Veselin vs Van Wely, Loek

Amber-blind 7th

1998

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FCGFCG
0-1

Hou Yifan vs Van Wely,L

78th Tata Steel GpA

2016

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Games (795)

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Caruana,F vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
3rd NH Chess Tournament 2009 B84
Nakamura,Hi vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
3rd NH Chess Tournament 2009 B90
Van Wely,L vs Caruana,F
1/2-1/2
3rd NH Chess Tournament 2009 A29
Van Wely,L vs Short,N
0-1
7th Staunton Memorial 2009 E34
Van Wely,L vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
7th Staunton Memorial 2009 E15
Short,N vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
7th Staunton Memorial 2009 B84
Adams,Mi vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
7th Staunton Memorial 2009 B85
Jussupow,Ar vs Van Wely,L
0-1
Remco Heite 2008 A65
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
24th ECC 2008 B92
Van Wely,L vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2
TCh-ESP Hon Gp1 2008 B08
Adams,Mi vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
6th Staunton Memorial 2008 B52
Short,N vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
6th Staunton Memorial 2008 B23
Timman,J vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
6th Staunton Memorial 2008 D44
Van Wely,L vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1
Sparkassen 2008 D38
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Sparkassen 2008 B90
Van Wely,L vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
Sparkassen 2008 E15
Kramnik,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Sparkassen 2008 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Sparkassen 2008 B84
Svidler,P vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Aerosvit 2008 B90
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Aerosvit 2008 A04
Karjakin,Sergey vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Aerosvit 2008 D94
Carlsen,M vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Aerosvit 2008 D43
Van Wely,L vs Shirov,A
0-1
Aerosvit 2008 D86
Van Wely,L vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2008 D36
Van Wely,L vs Kamsky,G
0-1
TCh-RUS 2008 D87
Nakamura,H vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corsica Masters 2007 D44
Nakamura,H vs Van Wely,L
0-1
Corsica Masters 2007 B89
Van Wely,L vs Nakamura,H
0-1
Corsica Masters 2007 D47
Van Wely,L vs Nakamura,H
0-1
Corsica Masters 2007 D43
Jussupow,Ar vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
ch-Euro Blitz 2007 E14
Van Wely,L vs Jussupow,Ar
1-0
ch-Euro Blitz 2007 A90
Ponomariov,R vs Van Wely,L
0-1
Essent Crown Group 2007 B90
Van Wely,L vs Mamedyarov,S
1/2-1/2
Essent Crown Group 2007 D86
Van Wely,L vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2
Essent Crown Group 2007 D37
Mamedyarov,S vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Essent Crown Group 2007 D43
Morozevich,A vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
23rd ECC Men 2007 B90
Kamsky,G vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
23rd ECC Men 2007 D39
Svidler,P vs Van Wely,L
1-0
23rd ECC Men 2007 B90
Van Wely,L vs Timman,J
1-0
5th Staunton Mem 2007 E15
Adams,Mi vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
5th Staunton Mem 2007 B85
Van Wely,L vs Carlsen,M
1-0
GM 2007 D38
Van Wely,L vs Radjabov,T
0-1
GM 2007 E97
Van Wely,L vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
GM 2007 E32
Van Wely,L vs Polgar,Ju
0-1
GM 2007 E17
Karjakin,Sergey vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Aerosvit 2007 B90
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Aerosvit 2007 A33
Svidler,P vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Aerosvit 2007 B90
Shirov,A vs Van Wely,L
0-1
Aerosvit 2007 B99
Dominguez Perez,L vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Aerosvit 2007 B90
Van Wely,L vs Timman,J
1-0
Remco Heite Inv 2006 D19
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