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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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Karjakin,Sergey vs Van Wely,L
1-0
75th Tata Steel GpA 2013 B76
Van Wely,L vs Caruana,F
1-0
75th Tata Steel GpA 2013 D11
Leko,P vs Van Wely,L
1-0
75th Tata Steel GpA 2013 B76
Van Wely,L vs Giri,A
1/2-1/2
75th Tata Steel GpA 2013 D11
Van Wely,L vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
75th Tata Steel GpA 2013 E11
Anand,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
75th Tata Steel GpA 2013 B01
Carlsen,M vs Van Wely,L
1-0
75th Tata Steel GpA 2013 E75
Van Wely,L vs Hou Yifan
1/2-1/2
75th Tata Steel GpA 2013 B35
Aronian,L vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
75th Tata Steel GpA 2013 E90
Van Wely,L vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 A40
Nakamura,Hi vs Van Wely,L
1-0
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 B33
Van Wely,L vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 A28
Radjabov,T vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 A80
Van Wely,L vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 E21
Navara,D vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 B84
Van Wely,L vs Giri,A
1/2-1/2
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 A45
Caruana,F vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 B01
Van Wely,L vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 D37
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 E04
Topalov,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 E81
Kamsky,G vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 D78
Adams,Mi vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
39th Olympiad Men 2010 B52
Van Wely,L vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
39th Olympiad Men 2010 D56
Gelfand,B vs Van Wely,L
1-0
39th Olympiad Men 2010 D80
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Van Wely,L
1-0
39th Olympiad Men 2010 B33
Van Wely,L vs Shirov,A
1-0
39th Olympiad Men 2010 D52
Van Wely,L vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2010 D45
Caruana,F vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2010 B84
Van Wely,L vs Leko,P
1-0
Corus A 2010 A30
Dominguez Perez,L vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2010 B90
Van Wely,L vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2010 E15
Kramnik,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corus A 2010 E92
Van Wely,L vs Shirov,A
0-1
Corus A 2010 A29
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corus A 2010 B96
Van Wely,L vs Carlsen,M
0-1
Corus A 2010 D37
Nakamura,Hi vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corus A 2010 B96
Van Wely,L vs Short,N
1-0
Corus A 2010 D37
Adams,Mi vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2009 B84
Van Wely,L vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2009 D15
Karjakin,Sergey vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2009 B90
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2009 A29
Aronian,L vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2009 D11
Van Wely,L vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2009 A17
Van Wely,L vs Radjabov,T
1-0
Corus A 2009 E97
Morozevich,A vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corus A 2009 D97
Van Wely,L vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2009 D85
Gelfand,B vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
38th Olympiad 2008 A30
Aronian,L vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
38th Olympiad 2008 D44
Van Wely,L vs Radjabov,T
1-0
38th Olympiad 2008 E97
Van Wely,L vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2008 E15
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