What is Loek Van Wely's FIDE rating?

Loek Van Wely's FIDE rating is 2643 standard, 2556 rapid, 2556 blitz, world #75. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Loek Van Wely's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Loek Van Wely played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 5,053 over-the-board games by Loek Van Wely (4,387 classical, 409 rapid, 257 blitz), with 44% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Loek Van Wely's Chess Stalker profile.

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Open Loek Van Wely's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Loek Van Wely's style, before facing them.

Loek Van Wely

Netherlandsborn 1972FIDE ID 1000268

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2643Classical

2556Rapid

2556Blitz

2714peak, Oct 2001

5,053games

2,216wins, 44%

1,738draws, 34%

1,098losses, 22%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2714 · Oct 2001

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 92.8% average

Solid conversion: 84%

Very consistent (85%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(67% in 1967 games)

Vulnerable to 1.g3

(only 46%)

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Based on

5,053 games

Based on 5,053 games

Openings

5,053 gamesBased on 5,053 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Modern Benoni1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e619 games, last played last year84.2%wins

King's Indian: Main Line1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 ♝g7 4.e4 d6 5.♞f3 O-O184 games, last played last year65.2%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 672 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 672 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.4%

Middlegame

93.4%

Endgame

95.1%

Clutch factor

+6%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%144g

EqualEqual position

95%191g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

89%165g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

21%

113 err

19%

102 err

19%

100 err

14%

76 err

13%

70 err

13%

70 err

Critical moment

Move 39 avg

1-15

10%

16-25

30%

26-35

23%

36-45

33%

46+

33% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

144Errors mapped

e5 / f3Hotspot zone

Critical squares

1818 err

1515 err

1414 err

e5/f3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

some recent costly mistakes

Stockfish

Kobalia, Mikhail(2534)

Move 39 · Middlegame · OTB · 2026

−2.5c3??

Mendonca, Leon Luke(2605)

Move 36 · Endgame · OTB · 2026

−2.5d8??

Ivanchuk, Vasyl(2634)

Move 51 · Endgame · OTB · 2026

−2.7d8??

Zwirs, Nico(2434)

Move 34 · Endgame · OTB · 2026

−3.0xe5??

Pranesh M(2632)

Move 65 · Endgame · OTB · 2026

−3.7d3??

Amar, Elham(2576)

Move 46 · Endgame · OTB · 2026

−2.9hxg5??

Dardha, Daniel(2624)

Move 41 · Endgame · OTB · 2026

−3.2g4??

Teclaf, Pawel(2563)

Move 34 · Endgame · OTB · 2025

−2.6f1??

Grooten, Herman(2198)

Move 32 · Middlegame · OTB · 2025

−2.9xa4??

Bok, Benjamin(2587)

Move 27 · Middlegame · OTB · 2025

−3.9xd5??

Recent games

5,053 games

Nihal Sarin(2718)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 20 Sept 2026

½–½

Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis(2567)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 19 Sept 2026

½–½

Sardana, Rishi(2518)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 18 Sept 2026

0–1

Lam,Chun Yung Samuel(2255)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 16 Sept 2026

0–1

Lodici, Lorenzo(2583)

Esports World Cup LCQ Group B · 4 Aug 2026

½–½

Pein, Malcolm(2243)

Esports World Cup LCQ Group B · 4 Aug 2026

0–1

Endgame statistics

431 endgames (51.9%) · force Pure Pawn (0%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

51.9%

431 / 831

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Pure Pawn: only 0% win rate (21 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

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5,053 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

2,509 games49%W34%D17%L

2,509games in this linewon 49%, drew 34%, lost 17%

Move

1. d4

19671w

50%33%17

67%

1. ♞f3

2793m

40%40%20%

60%

1. c4

2244m

46%36%18%

63%

1. e4

3512y

71%1415

79%

1. g3

310y

67%33%

67%

1. h4

1—

100%

50%

Scouting report: Loek Van Wely (GM, NED)