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    Loek van Wely rating card at FIDE Loek van Wely player profile and games at Chessgames.com Loek van Wely chess games at 365Chess.com Loek van Wely player...
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    Vladimir Petrov memorial, Jūrmala shared 1st place with Vasyl Ivanchuk, Loek van Wely and Alexander Shabalov, 4th in tiebreaks 9th Wunsiedel Chess Festival...
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  • move 98. Carlsen vs. Van Wely The second-rank defense was used by 16-year-old Magnus Carlsen in this 2007 game against Loek van Wely. 64. Rd2 Rh3 65. Rc2...
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    2652  Mikhail Gurevich (TUR), 2652  Sergei Rublevsky (RUS), 2652  Loek van Wely (NED), 2648  Ye Jiangchuan (CHN), 2648  Zviad Izoria (GEO), 2646  David...
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    with the black pieces. As of 2020,[update] Warmerdam is coached by Loek van Wely. From 3 to 7 January 2021, Warmerdam participated in the Vergani Cup...
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  • Defence (A48)". Chessgames.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09. "Loek Van Wely vs. Peter Leko (1996) "Loek of the Draw"". Chessgames.com. Tangborn, Eric (1993)....
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  • a1=Q+, Black wins.[citation needed] This 2007 game, Magnus Carlsen–Loek van Wely, ended in stalemate. White used the second-rank defense in a rook and...
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    Jobava, Loek Van Wely, Alexei Shirov, Lázaro Bruzón Batista, Eltaj Safarli and Ivan Sokolov. Firouzja scored 3½/6 (+2-1=3), beating Jobava and Van Wely. His...
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    2660  Peter Svidler (RUS), 2660  Alexander Khalifman (RUS), 2655  Loek van Wely (NED), 2655  Zurab Azmaiparashvili (GEO), 2650  Sergei Rublevsky (RUS)...
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    played the Dutch grandmaster Loek van Wely in a 137-game blitz match on the ICC, the final score of which was 67½–71½ to van Wely. He is part of the Schachverein...
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  • the White rook or queen. In two notable games, Esserman defeated GM Loek van Wely and GM Dommaraju Gukesh using this sacrifice. Another idea is Nxb5!...
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  • Austrian player (since 2023)  Netherlands Jorden van Foreest 2715 2022-05 1999 92  Netherlands Loek van Wely 2714 2001-10 1972 Formerly highest-ranked Dutch...
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  • This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The game Loek van Wely–Judit Polgár, Hoogeveen, 1997 demonstrates the power of half-open files...
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    tournament in Hoogeveen ahead of Alexander Khalifman, Judit Polgár, and Loek van Wely. He has represented Hungary at the 2000, 2002, and 2004 Chess Olympiads...
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    Piket (NED), 2649  Joël Lautier (FRA), 2648  Alexei Fedorov (BLR), 2646  Loek van Wely (NED), 2643  Boris Gulko (USA), 2643  Viktor Bologan (MDA), 2641  Gilberto...
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    short matches against Tamaz Giorgadze, Sergei Tiviakov, Peter Svidler, Loek van Wely and Nigel Short, before coming up against Anand in the final round....
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  • several grandmasters such as Andrei Volokitin, Alexander Grischuk and Loek van Wely. The Mayet Defence, named after Carl Mayet, is played very rarely as...
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    Kasimdzhanov (UZB), 2704  Ilya Smirin (ISR), 2702  Alexander Khalifman (RUS), 2699  Loek van Wely (NED), 2695  Kiril Georgiev (BUL), 2695  Peter Svidler (RUS), 2695  Anatoly...
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  • employed the opening include Magnus Carlsen, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Loek van Wely, Peter Svidler, Peter Leko, Viswanathan Anand, Luke McShane, Ian Nepomniachtchi...
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    score of 8 points out of 13 (+5-2=6), defeating Michael Adams, Wei Yi, Loek Van Wely, Pavel Eljanov, and Ding Liren, and losing to David Navara and Evgeny...
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    and 2000s Erik van den Doel was one of the leading Dutch chess players. In 2001, in Leeuwarden he shared first place with Loek van Wely in Dutch Chess...
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    Grandmasters and 38 IMs. In October 2001, she tied for first with GM Loek van Wely in the Essent Tourney in Hoogeveen, the Netherlands. In September 2002...
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  • fourth places respectively, with outstanding performances coming from Loek van Wely (also undefeated) for Porz and Vladimir Baklan and David Baramidze for...
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    round-robin VAM Hoogeveen Tournament in 1997 (ahead of Judit Polgár, Loek van Wely, and Vasily Smyslov) and winning Hastings 2000 (ahead of Alexey Dreev...
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    Anand Candidates match game 3 1991 Queen's Indian defence 1-0 46 moves. Loek van Wely-Alexey Dreev World cup 2005 Semi-Slav defence 0-1 91 moves. Alexander...
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    Championships in Gothenburg in 2005, alongside Loek van Wely, Ivan Sokolov, Sergei Tiviakov, and Erik van den Doel. In 2006 he won the Sigeman Tournament...
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  • avoids exchanges and continues with development. Evgeni Vasiukov vs. Loek van Wely, 2002 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7...
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     Vadim Zvjaginsev (Russia) 2654  Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan) 2652  Loek van Wely (Netherlands) 2651  Alexander Motylev (Russia) 2649  Giovanni Vescovi (Brazil)...
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    2690  Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB), 2690  Leinier Domínguez (CUB), 2683  Loek van Wely (NED), 2679  Konstantin Landa (RUS), 2678  Andrei Volokitin (UKR), 2678...
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  • with 41 GMs (32 rated over 2600) and 17 IMs. Artashes Minasian and Loek Van Wely both scored 7½–1½. Minasian won the event after a playoff. 1995 – The...
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