Loek van Wely is a Dutch Grandmaster and politician who earned his title in 1993 and reached the world's top ten in 2001 with a rating of 2714. Beyond the chessboard, he entered Dutch politics in 2019, serving in the Senate. His versatile opening repertoire spans both queen's pawn and king's pawn systems.

Associated Openings

As White

A40Closed Game Systems (1...d5)1401 games

A40Queen's Pawn Systems (1...d5)1401 games

A40Englund Gambit1401 games

A40Queen's Pawn Game1401 games

A50Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... b6778 games

A50King's Indian Defense778 games

E00Catalan Opening471 games

D00Veresov Attack394 games

D06Queen's Gambit365 games

E10Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... 3.Nf3351 games

As Black

B00King's Pawn Game853 games

B00Owen's Defense853 games

B20Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack738 games

B20Sicilian Defense: d6 Systems738 games

B20Sicilian Defense: Nc6 Systems738 games

B20Sicilian Defense738 games

B27Sicilian Defense: Hyper-Accelerated Dragon611 games

B50Sicilian Defence: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3...... d6339 games

B54Sicilian Defence: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3...... 4.Nxd4274 games

B90Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation272 games

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