Van Wely, Loek

Loek Van Wely

FIDE ratings

2,627Classical
2,556Rapid
2,556Blitz

Performance

50 games
46% Win
36% Draw
18% Loss

Loek Van Wely's playing style

Strong overall score:64%23W 18D 9L over 50 games
Dominates 1.d4 as White:64%in 21 games
Steady recent form:57%7W 9D 4L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:36%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation
25%
25%
50%
4g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation
67%
33%
3g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Variation, Quiet Variation
100%
2g
Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack has the largest Black sample, with 8 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack
50%
13%
38%
8g
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
40%
60%
5g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation
50%
50%
2g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation
100%
2g
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, Delayed .. Nc6
100%
2g

Repertoire

25 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

25 games in this line · White to move

Results for Van Wely, Loek as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
48%
32%
20%
Move
21 · 84%
48%
33%
19%
2 · 8%
50%
50%
2 · 8%
50%
50%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Oct 11, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMProhaszka, Peter(2549)
W—
Oct 10, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMKrivoborodov, Egor(2534)
D—
Oct 9, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMWojtaszek, Radoslaw(2658)
D—
Sep 27, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMSvane, Frederik(2655)
D—
Sep 26, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMParligras, Mircea-Emilian(2507)
D—
Sep 25, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMSuyarov, Mukhammadzokhid(2540)
L—
Sep 24, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMSargsyan, Shant(2630)
L—
Sep 23, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMPetrov, Martin(2528)
W—
Sep 21, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMSokolovsky, Yahli(2546)
W—
Sep 20, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMNihal Sarin(2718)
D—

Research Loek Van Wely’s games and opening repertoire

GM Loek Van Wely is rated 2627 in standard, 2556 in rapid, 2556 in blitz by FIDE. Loek Van Wely plays for Netherlands.

Loek Van Wely has FIDE ID 1000268. Confirm the player’s identity and linked accounts before using their games for preparation.

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