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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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Van Wely,L vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2003 E48
Topalov,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2003 E04
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Rapid 2003 B30
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2003 D27
Gelfand,B vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2003 B35
Van Wely,L vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2003 D12
Van Wely,L vs Ljubojevic,L
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2003 E15
Ljubojevic,L vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2003 A29
Van Wely,L vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2003 E15
Anand,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2003 B30
Morozevich,A vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Rapid 2003 B33
Van Wely,L vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2003 D15
Gelfand,B vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Olympiad 2002 A33
Van Wely,L vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2002 D39
Morozevich,A vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2002 B30
Van Wely,L vs Gelfand,B
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2002 E12
Gelfand,B vs Van Wely,L
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2002 D10
Van Wely,L vs Topalov,V
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2002 D37
Topalov,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2002 B52
Van Wely,L vs Kramnik,V
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 2002 A17
Kramnik,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2002 D13
Van Wely,L vs Leko,P
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2002 E12
Leko,P vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2002 B84
Van Wely,L vs Ljubojevic,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2002 E12
Ljubojevic,L vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2002 A29
Shirov,A vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2002 B80
Van Wely,L vs Shirov,A
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 2002 D31
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2002 E12
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2002 E54
Morozevich,A vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corus 2002 C10
Van Wely,L vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
Corus 2002 A17
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corus 2002 E04
Khalifman,A vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corus 2002 B80
Gelfand,B vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Corus 2002 E04
Van Wely,L vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Corus 2002 D34
Van Wely,L vs Timman,J
0-1
Corus 2002 A64
Leko,P vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corus 2002 B84
Van Wely,L vs Gelfand,B
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2001 E12
Gelfand,B vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2001 E04
Van Wely,L vs Karpov,An
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2001 D37
Karpov,An vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2001 E04
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2001 E12
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2001 D71
Anand,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2001 C10
Van Wely,L vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2001 E12
Van Wely,L vs Ljubojevic,L
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2001 E32
Ljubojevic,L vs Van Wely,L
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 2001 D26
Leko,P vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2001 A08
Van Wely,L vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2001 D88
Van Wely,L vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2001 D37
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