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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
0-1

Van Wely,L vs Ponomariov,R

WCC

2005

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1-0

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, Loek vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
Breda m 1998 A17
Timman, Jan H vs Van Wely, Loek
0-1
Breda m 1998 B90
Van Wely, Loek vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Breda m 1998 E12
Timman, Jan H vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1998 B50
Van Wely, Loek vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1998 D85
Gelfand, Boris vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1998 B14
Van Wely, Loek vs Adams, Michael
0-1
Hoogovens 1998 E12
Van Wely, Loek vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1-0
Hoogovens 1998 D37
Karpov, Anatoly vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1998 E54
Polgar, Judit vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1998 B22
Van Wely, Loek vs Polgar, Judit
1-0
Hoogovens Blitz 1998 E97
Adams, Michael vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens Blitz 1998 D00
Timman, Jan H vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Hoogovens Blitz 1998 A04
Van Wely, Loek vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens Blitz 1998 E97
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Hoogovens Blitz 1998 B52
Van Wely, Loek vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1
Hoogovens Blitz 1998 E38
Van Wely, Loek vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Hoogovens Blitz 1998 A29
Anand, Viswanathan vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Hoogovens 1998 E17
Van Wely, Loek vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
VAM 1997 A35
Van Wely, Loek vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
Gouda NLD-Top rap 1997 D93
Van Wely, Loek vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1
Lost Boys 5th 1997 A70
Timman, Jan H vs Van Wely, Loek
0-1
Gouda NLD-Top rap 1997 A46
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Lost Boys 5th 1997 E98
Van Wely, Loek vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Hoogovens playoff 5' 1997 E15
Van Wely, Loek vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Hoogovens 1997 E32
Smyslov, Vassily vs Van Wely, Loek
0-1
VAM 1997 B73
Polgar, Judit vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
VAM 1997 B90
Van Wely, Loek vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
VAM 1997 D17
Khalifman, Alexander vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Kloosters 1997 E69
Jussupow, Artur vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Kloosters 1997 E61
Van Wely, Loek vs Shirov, Alexei
0-1
Kloosters 1997 E94
Timman, Jan H vs Van Wely, Loek
0-1
Hoogovens 1997 E81
Van Wely, Loek vs Short, Nigel D
0-1
Hoogovens 1997 D37
Adams, Michael vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Hoogovens 1996 B50
Timman, Jan H vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Koop Tjuchem 1996 A48
Gelfand, Boris vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1996 E92
Van Wely, Loek vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Koop Tjuchem 1996 E94
Gelfand, Boris vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Koop Tjuchem 1996 E73
Van Wely, Loek vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
Koop Tjuchem 1996 D15
Topalov, Veselin vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Hoogovens 1996 B23
Leko, Peter vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 A31
Timman, Jan H vs Van Wely, Loek
0-1
Hoogovens 1996 B99
Van Wely, Loek vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0
Hoogovens 1996 D92
Van Wely, Loek vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 A53
Gelfand, Boris vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 B50
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Donner mem 1996 E97
Timman, Jan H vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Donner mem 1996 B95
Karpov, Anatoly vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 A48
Van Wely, Loek vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 A57
Karpov, Anatoly vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 E68
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