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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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FCGFCG
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, Loek vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 1999 D37
Karpov, Anatoly vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 1999 A70
Van Wely, Loek vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Amber Blindfold 1999 E15
Anand, Viswanathan vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 1999 A34
Van Wely, Loek vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 1999 D20
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 1999 A34
Van Wely, Loek vs Kramnik, Vladimir
0-1
Amber Blindfold 1999 D46
Van Wely, Loek vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 1999 E16
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Amber Blindfold 1999 A58
Topalov, Veselin vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 1999 B81
Van Wely, Loek vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1
Amber Blindfold 1999 A70
Shirov, Alexei vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Amber Blindfold 1999 A11
Van Wely, Loek vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 1999 D91
Van Wely, Loek vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1998 D85
Topalov, Veselin vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1998 A20
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1998 D17
Van Wely, Loek vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1998 E13
Svidler, Peter vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Tilburg Fontys 1998 B31
Van Wely, Loek vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0
Tilburg Fontys 1998 D33
Adams, Michael vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1998 B33
Van Wely, Loek vs Shirov, Alexei
0-1
Amber-rapid 7th 1998 E97
Shirov, Alexei vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Amber-blind 7th 1998 B09
Karpov, Anatoly vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Amber-rapid 7th 1998 A32
Van Wely, Loek vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 7th 1998 D37
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 7th 1998 E17
Van Wely, Loek vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1
Amber-rapid 7th 1998 D41
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Amber-rapid 7th 1998 E92
Van Wely, Loek vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 7th 1998 E12
Anand, Viswanathan vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Amber-blind 7th 1998 B85
Van Wely, Loek vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0
Amber-rapid 7th 1998 E66
Van Wely, Loek vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 7th 1998 D32
Topalov, Veselin vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Amber-blind 7th 1998 D41
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Amber-blind 7th 1998 A34
Van Wely, Loek vs Kramnik, Vladimir
0-1
Amber-rapid 7th 1998 D46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Amber-blind 6th 1997 D23
Topalov, Veselin vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Amber-rapid 6th 1997 B01
Van Wely, Loek vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
Amber-blind 6th 1997 D20
Van Wely, Loek vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Amber-rapid 6th 1997 E12
Van Wely, Loek vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 6th 1997 E12
Shirov, Alexei vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Amber-rapid 6th 1997 B81
Adams, Michael vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1997 A31
Anand, Viswanathan vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Amber-rapid 6th 1997 B08
Van Wely, Loek vs Shirov, Alexei
0-1
Amber-blind 6th 1997 E94
Van Wely, Loek vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 6th 1997 D38
Polgar, Judit vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1997 B92
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Amber-rapid 6th 1997 E98
Van Wely, Loek vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0
Amber-blind 6th 1997 A41
Van Wely, Loek vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1
Amber-blind 6th 1997 D43
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Amber-blind 6th 1997 D24
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Tilburg Fontys 1997 E17
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