Adams, Michael
Michael Adams has been England's top chess player for the better part of three decades, reaching a peak world ranking of No. 4 and a rating of 2761, the highest ever by an English player. A nine-time British Champion and multiple World Championship Candidate, Adams is renowned for his solid positional style and endgame mastery.
Total Games
3720
Wins
1448
Draws
1740
Losses
532
38.9% wins46.8% draws14.3% losses
Most Played Openings
C88 - Ruy Lopez: Closed105C42 - Petrov's Defense88B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation83E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation68C78 - Ruy Lopez: Brix Variation67B12 - Caro-Kann Defense66C84 - Ruy Lopez: Closed64D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack63C07 - French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System62B30 - Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian59
Featured Games
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Adams, Michael vs Dreev, Alexey
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/15+10
1999
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Adams, Michael vs Morozevich, Alexander
Tilburg
1993
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Kramnik, Vladimir vs Adams, Michael
Linares16th
1999
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Adams, Michael vs Polgar, Judit
Tilburg Fontys
1996
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Anand, Viswanathan vs Adams, Michael
Tilburg Fontys
1998
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Anand,V vs Adams,Mi
FIDE WCh KO
2000
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Carlsen,M vs Adams,Mi
3rd London Chess Classic
2011
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Adams, Michael vs Akopian, Vladimir
FIDE-Wch k.o.
1999
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Adams,Mi vs Svidler,P
FIDE WCh KO
2001
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Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Adams, Michael
Dortmund
1998
View PrintGames (3720)
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1/2-1/2MTel 2007 C88
Mamedyarov,S vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2MTel 2007 E15
Adams,Mi vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2MTel 2007 B23
Adams,Mi vs Mamedyarov,S
1/2-1/2MTel 2007 B46
Kamsky,G vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2MTel 2007 C87
Topalov,V vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2MTel 2007 E15
Caruana,F vs Adams,Mi
0-1Gibtelecom Masters 2007 C88
Adams,Mi vs Timman,J
1/2-1/24th Staunton Mem 2006 C88
Svidler,P vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2Sparkassen 2006 C88
Kramnik,V vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2Sparkassen 2006 C42
Adams,Mi vs Gelfand,B
1-0Sparkassen 2006 B90
Leko,P vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2Sparkassen 2006 E04
Adams,Mi vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2Sparkassen 2006 C91
Sedlak,N vs Adams,Mi
0-137th Olympiad 2006 A45
Adams,Mi vs Ghaem Maghami,E
1-037th Olympiad 2006 C42
Rowson,J vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/237th Olympiad 2006 E12
Aleksandrov,A vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/237th Olympiad 2006 E55
Adams,Mi vs Gonzalez Zamora,J
1-037th Olympiad 2006 B31
Adams,Mi vs Granda Zuniga,J
1/2-1/237th Olympiad 2006 B90
Kozlov,R vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/237th Olympiad 2006 E20
Adams,Mi vs Gurevich,M
1-037th Olympiad 2006 C06
Adams,Mi vs Adianto,U
1-037th Olympiad 2006 B19
Annaberdiev,M vs Adams,Mi
0-137th Olympiad 2006 A46
Adams,Mi vs Mamedyarov,S
1/2-1/2Corus A 2006 C78
Van Wely,L vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2Corus A 2006 E15
Adams,Mi vs Bacrot,E
1/2-1/2Corus A 2006 C42
Sokolov,Iv vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2Corus A 2006 E14
Kamsky,G vs Adams,Mi
0-1Corus A 2006 E17
Adams,Mi vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2Corus A 2006 B22
Anand,V vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2Corus A 2006 C88
Adams,Mi vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0Corus A 2006 B80
Aronian,L vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2Corus A 2006 E46
Adams,Mi vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2Corus A 2006 B92
Gelfand,B vs Adams,Mi
1-0Corus A 2006 E09
Adams,Mi vs Topalov,V
1-0Corus A 2006 B85
Tiviakov,S vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2Corus A 2006 C77
Adams,Mi vs Anand,V
0-1Corsica Masters KO 2005 B92
Anand,V vs Adams,Mi
1-0Corsica Masters KO 2005 C96
Anand,V vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2Corsica Masters KO 2005 C87
Adams,Mi vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2It 2005 B46
Kramnik,V vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2It 2005 C91
Leko,P vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2It 2005 C88
Adams,Mi vs Topalov,V
1-0It 2005 C43
Adams,Mi vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2Rapid Match 2005 B30
Leko,P vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2Rapid Match 2005 C42
Adams,Mi vs Leko,P
0-1Rapid Match 2005 B30
Leko,P vs Adams,Mi
1-0Rapid Match 2005 C99
Adams,Mi vs Leko,P
1-0Rapid Match 2005 C78
Leko,P vs Adams,Mi
1-0Rapid Match 2005 C96
Leko,P vs Adams,Mi
0-1Rapid Match 2005 E15