Loek van Wely (born 7 October 1972) is a Dutch chess player and politician. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1993, and was rated among the world's top ten in 2001 with a rating of 2714. In March 2019, he was elected to the Dutch Senate for the party Forum for Democracy;[1] however, on 8 December 2020 he switched his party allegiance to the van Pareren group,[2] which is now affiliated with the JA21 party.
In May 2010, van Wely won the 14th Chicago Open.[4] In 2011, he came in first at Berkeley International tournament in Berkeley.[5] In 2016, he won the Hogeschool Zeeland tournament scoring 8 points from 9 games.[6]
References
^"Baudets vertrouwelingen belanden in Eerste Kamer". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 2019-03-21.
^Senator Van Wely keert FvD de rug toe en sluit zich aan bij fractie-Van Pareren, parlement.com, 8 december 2020
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