Loek van Wely
| Loek van Wely | |
|---|---|
 Loek van Wely at the 2005 Corus chess tournament | |
| Full name | Loek van Wely |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Born |
7 October 1972 Heesch, The Netherlands |
| Title | Grandmaster (1993) |
| FIDE rating | 2646 (August 2017) |
| Peak rating | 2714 (October 2001) |
Loek van Wely (born 7 October 1972) is a Dutch chess grandmaster. He earned his grandmaster title in 1993, and was rated among the world's top ten in 2001 with a rating of 2714.
Chess career
He has won the Dutch Chess Championship on eight occasions: six consecutive times from 2000 through 2005, in 2014 and in 2017.
In 2002, in Maastricht, Netherlands, van Wely took on the computer program Rebel in a four-game match, scoring 2/4 (+2–2=0). In 2005, he led the Dutch team to victory at the European Team Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Van Wely is a frequent participant in the elite Tata Steel Chess Tournament, held in Wijk aan Zee. As of 2010, he has participated in the tournament 19 years consecutively.[1]
In May 2010, van Wely won the 14th Chicago Open.[2] In 2011, he came in first at Berkeley International tournament in Berkeley.[3]
On 9 July 2012, Van Wely was denied access to the United States because he lacked a work visa.[4]
In 2016, he won the Hogeschool Zeeland tournament with 8 points out of 9 games.[5]
References
- ↑ Greengard, Michael (18 January 2010). "GM Peter Svidler's Game Of the Day". Internet Chess Club. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ↑ "Loek van Wely wins Chicago Open (UPDATE: Interview)". ChessVibes.com. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ↑ "2011 Berkeley International". Chess-Results.com. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ↑ "Van Wely denied entry to U.S. for lacking a work visa". ChessVibes.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ↑ einduitslag Hogeschool Zeeland toernooi 2016
External links
- Loek van Wely player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Loek van Wely player profile at Chess.com