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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

FCGFCG
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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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Van Wely,L vs Jussupow,Ar
1/2-1/2
Remco Heite Inv 2006 D37
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
22nd ECU Club Cup 2006 A29
Ponomariov,R vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
TCh-ESP Honor Gp2 2006 B33
Van Wely,L vs Timman,J
1-0
ch-NED 2006 E32
Van Wely,L vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
DSB Match Blitz 2006 A17
Carlsen,M vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
DSB Match 2006 B33
Carlsen,M vs Van Wely,L
1-0
DSB Match Blitz 2006 B43
Van Wely,L vs Carlsen,M
0-1
DSB Match Blitz 2006 A31
Carlsen,M vs Van Wely,L
1-0
DSB Match Blitz 2006 B40
Van Wely,L vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
DSB Match 2006 E15
Carlsen,M vs Van Wely,L
1-0
DSB Match 2006 B43
Van Wely,L vs Carlsen,M
1-0
DSB Match 2006 E15
Van Wely,L vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
49th TCh-ESP Honor 1 2005 D15
Radjabov,T vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
15th ETC 2005 D39
Svidler,P vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
15th ETC 2005 B42
Gelfand,B vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
15th ETC 2005 E04
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
15th ETC 2005 A13
Van Wely,L vs Topalov,V
0-1
It 2005 C02
Kramnik,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
It 2005 B41
Van Wely,L vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
It 2005 D88
Adams,Mi vs Van Wely,L
0-1
It 2005 B81
Leko,P vs Van Wely,L
1-0
It 2005 B31
Van Wely,L vs Beliavsky,A
0-1
HB Global CC 2005 E15
Svidler,P vs Van Wely,L
1-0
German Cup 2005 B31
Van Wely,L vs Shirov,A
0-1
Bundesliga 2004-5 2005 D15
Shirov,A vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Bundesliga 2005-6 2005 B42
Aronian,L vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2004-5 2005 E46
Van Wely,L vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Russian Blitz Internet Cup Superfinal 2004 A30
Van Wely,L vs Adams,Mi
0-1
Russian Blitz Internet Cup Superfinal 2004 E32
Van Wely,L vs Khalifman,A
1-0
Liepajas Rokade 2004 D90
Timman,J vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
ACT Open 2004 B31
Van Wely,L vs Leko,P
0-1
ARM-ROW Match 2004 E15
Gelfand,B vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
ARM-ROW Match 2004 A34
Kasparov,G vs Van Wely,L
1-0
ARM-ROW Match 2004 A33
Shirov,A vs Van Wely,L
0-1
Bundesliga Playoff 2003-4 2004 B31
Timman,J vs Van Wely,L
0-1
Cogas Energie Match 2004 B31
Van Wely,L vs Timman,J
1-0
Cogas Energie Match 2004 E32
Van Wely,L vs Timman,J
1-0
Cogas Energie Match Rapid 2004 D54
Timman,J vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Cogas Energie Match Rapid 2004 B30
Mamedyarov,S vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open 2004 A45
Van Wely,L vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
GMA 2004 D19
Svidler,P vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
GMA 2004 B33
Van Wely,L vs Adams,Mi
1-0
GMA 2004 E34
Van Wely,L vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
GMA 2004 E15
Van Wely,L vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
GMA 2004 E35
Timman,J vs Van Wely,L
0-1
GMA 2004 A34
Van Wely,L vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
GMA 2004 E34
Kramnik,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
GMA 2004 B77
Van Wely,L vs Karpov,Ana
0-1
Corsica Masters KO 2003 E15
Karpov,Ana vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Corsica Masters KO 2003 A49
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