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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

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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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Topalov,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2001 C11
Kramnik,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2001 A34
Van Wely,L vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2001 D37
Van Wely,L vs Shirov,A
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2001 D20
Shirov,A vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2001 C10
Anand,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corus 2001 B90
Van Wely,L vs Kasparov,G
1/2-1/2
Corus 2001 D37
Van Wely,L vs Adams,Mi
0-1
Corus 2001 E15
Timman,J vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Corus 2001 B90
Shirov,A vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corus 2001 C02
Van Wely,L vs Leko,P
1-0
Corus 2001 D76
Topalov,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Corus 2001 D39
Van Wely,L vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Corus 2001 D16
Kramnik,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corus 2001 D85
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus 2001 A61
Korchnoi,V vs Van Wely,L
0-1
34th Olympiad 2000 D80
Van Wely,L vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
34th Olympiad 2000 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
34th Olympiad 2000 B85
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
34th Olympiad 2000 D97
Shirov,A vs Van Wely,L
1-0
34th Olympiad 2000 B81
Van Wely,L vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
34th Olympiad 2000 E34
Van Wely,L vs Topalov,V
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2000 E97
Topalov,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2000 B80
Gelfand,B vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2000 D94
Van Wely,L vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2000 A21
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 2000 D20
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2000 E25
Kramnik,V vs Van Wely,L
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 2000 D39
Van Wely,L vs Kramnik,V
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2000 A35
Shirov,A vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2000 B81
Van Wely,L vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2000 D19
Van Wely,L vs Anand,V
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2000 E12
Anand,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2000 B80
Ljubojevic,L vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2000 D23
Van Wely,L vs Ljubojevic,L
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2000 E32
Van Wely,L vs Karpov,An
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2000 A30
Karpov,An vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2000 E32
Van Wely,L vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2
Corus 2000 E15
Leko,P vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Corus 2000 B80
Timman,J vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corus 2000 B80
Anand,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Corus 2000 B80
Van Wely,L vs Short,N
1/2-1/2
Corus 2000 E20
Morozevich,A vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corus 2000 B80
Van Wely,L vs Adams,Mi
0-1
Corus 2000 A17
Kasparov,G vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corus 2000 B80
Van Wely,L vs Korchnoi,V
0-1
Corus 2000 D20
Polgar,Ju vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Corus 2000 B92
Van Wely, Loek vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
Amber Blindfold 1999 E15
Gelfand, Boris vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 1999 D85
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 1999 B35
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