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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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Shirov, Alexei vs Van Wely, Loek
0-1
Koop Tjuchem 1996 B81
Van Wely, Loek vs Kamsky, Gata
1-0
Donner mem 1996 E12
Van Wely, Loek vs Leko, Peter
0-1
Koop Tjuchem 1996 A59
Van Wely, Loek vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1996 A37
Van Wely, Loek vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1996 D20
Van Wely, Loek vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 D40
Van Wely, Loek vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
New York op 1996 E11
Van Wely, Loek vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 E15
Van Wely, Loek vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 E15
Van Wely, Loek vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0
Koop Tjuchem 1996 E18
Van Wely, Loek vs Morozevich, Alexander
0-1
Donner mem 1996 E20
Van Wely, Loek vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 D55
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1996 B80
Van Wely, Loek vs Leko, Peter
0-1
Groningen 1995 D92
Van Wely, Loek vs Morozevich, Alexander
0-1
Donner mem 1995 D07
Adams, Michael vs Van Wely, Loek
0-1
Ter Apel 1995 B80
Van Wely, Loek vs Adams, Michael
1-0
Groningen 1995 A21
Van Wely, Loek vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Groningen 1995 E12
Polgar, Judit vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Donner mem 1995 B82
Van Wely, Loek vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Groningen 1995 D92
Svidler, Peter vs Van Wely, Loek
0-1
Groningen 1995 B90
Van Wely, Loek vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Donner mem 1995 A59
Shirov, Alexei vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Donner mem 1995 B84
Timman, Jan H vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Donner mem 1995 A05
Van Wely, Loek vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
0-1
Garmisch 1994 E12
Jussupow, Artur vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Groningen 1994 D44
Jussupow, Artur vs Van Wely, Loek
0-1
Garmisch 1994 B52
Leko, Peter vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1994 B80
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Van Wely, Loek
0-1
Groningen 1994 D11
Short, Nigel D vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Garmisch 1994 B87
Van Wely, Loek vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1
PCA-op 1994 D15
Adams, Michael vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Garmisch 1994 B93
Van Wely, Loek vs Bronstein, David I
1-0
Reykjavik op 1994 D33
Van Wely, Loek vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Groningen PCA 1993 E12
Van Wely, Loek vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Ter Apel 1993 D92
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Groningen PCA 1993 A15
Adams, Michael vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
EU-chT (Men) 1992 B07
Van Wely, Loek vs Svidler, Peter
1-0
Peer Gynt 1992 D93
Gelfand, Boris vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1992 E97
Van Wely, Loek vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
0-1
Hoogovens 1992 E15
Van Wely, Loek vs Kramnik, Vladimir
0-1
Manila ol (Men) 1992 D44
Van Wely, Loek vs Morozevich, Alexander
1-0
Hyeres op 1992 E94
Van Wely, Loek vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Hoogovens-B 1990 A37
Adams, Michael vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
EU-ch U20 1988 B07
Van Wely, Loek vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
EU-ch U20 1988 E94
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