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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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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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Anand,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2008 B84
Topalov,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Rapid 2008 D11
Van Wely,L vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2008 E15
Mamedyarov,S vs Van Wely,L
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2008 D37
Van Wely,L vs Mamedyarov,S
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2008 A52
Leko,P vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2008 B90
Van Wely,L vs Leko,P
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2008 A30
Kramnik,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2008 E97
Van Wely,L vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2008 A09
Van Wely,L vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2008 D08
Morozevich,A vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2008 D10
Karjakin,Sergey vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Rapid 2008 B90
Van Wely,L vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2008 A29
Van Wely,L vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2008 A37
Gelfand,B vs Van Wely,L
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2008 A07
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
0-1
Amber Rapid 2008 B14
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2008 D46
Carlsen,M vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Rapid 2008 D43
Van Wely,L vs Carlsen,M
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2008 E36
Aronian,L vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2008 D39
Van Wely,L vs Aronian,L
0-1
Amber Rapid 2008 D94
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2008 A09
Van Wely,L vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2008 E19
Aronian,L vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corus A 2008 D11
Van Wely,L vs Carlsen,M
0-1
Corus A 2008 A58
Adams,Mi vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corus A 2008 B87
Van Wely,L vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2008 E32
Van Wely,L vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2008 E15
Mamedyarov,S vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corus A 2008 B20
Van Wely,L vs Topalov,V
1-0
Corus A 2008 A43
Radjabov,T vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2008 D43
Van Wely,L vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2008 E21
Kramnik,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2008 D11
Carlsen,M vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2007 D47
Van Wely,L vs Carlsen,M
0-1
Amber Rapid 2007 E15
Svidler,P vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2007 A46
Van Wely,L vs Svidler,P
1-0
Amber Rapid 2007 E94
Aronian,L vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2007 D30
Van Wely,L vs Aronian,L
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2007 E15
Van Wely,L vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2007 E15
Gelfand,B vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2007 D11
Leko,P vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Rapid 2007 C10
Van Wely,L vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2007 E15
Anand,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2007 B90
Van Wely,L vs Anand,V
0-1
Amber Rapid 2007 E15
Van Wely,L vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2007 E97
Morozevich,A vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Rapid 2007 A16
Van Wely,L vs Radjabov,T
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2007 E97
Radjabov,T vs Van Wely,L
0-1
Amber Rapid 2007 D48
Van Wely,L vs Kramnik,V
0-1
Amber Rapid 2007 D12
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