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
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1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys 1997 A31
Shaked, Tal vs Adams, Michael
0-1Tilburg Fontys 1997 E44
Adams, Michael vs Dreev, Alexey
1-0Linares 14th 1997 B70
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9697 1997 A34
Shirov, Alexei vs Adams, Michael
0-1Bundesliga 9798 1997 E32
Adams, Michael vs Lautier, Joel
1-0Tilburg Fontys 1997 B21
Adams, Michael vs Piket, Jeroen
1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys 1997 C90
Adams, Michael vs Onischuk, Alexander
1-0Tilburg Fontys 1997 C55
Adams, Michael vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Skolernes Skakklub 1997 C07
Adams, Michael vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Skolernes Skakklub 1997 B50
Adams, Michael vs Nikolic, Predrag
1/2-1/2Linares 14th 1997 C92
Piket, Jeroen vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Linares 14th 1997 A40
Leko, Peter vs Adams, Michael
1-0EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 C92
Leko, Peter vs Adams, Michael
0-1EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 B07
Adams, Michael vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Bundesliga 9697 1996 B50
Khalifman, Alexander vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9697 1996 E15
Adams, Michael vs Leko, Peter
1-0EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 A45
Almasi, Zoltan vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys 1996 C92
Adams, Michael vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys 1996 A45
Anand, Viswanathan vs Adams, Michael
1-0Hoogovens 1996 E17
Adams, Michael vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys 1996 B25
Sutovskij, Emil vs Adams, Michael
0-1Tilburg Fontys 1996 C85
Piket, Jeroen vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys 1996 A21
Shirov, Alexei vs Adams, Michael
1-0Hoogovens 1996 B12
Adams, Michael vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 B50
Adams, Michael vs Leko, Peter
1-0EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 A45
Leko, Peter vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 C88
Timman, Jan H vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 A11
Adams, Michael vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1996 C42
Gelfand, Boris vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Madrid 1996 B07
Lobron, Eric vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1996 D05
Adams, Michael vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 B76
Adams, Michael vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2Madrid 1996 C78
Gelfand, Boris vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 A17
Morozevich, Alexander vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Madrid 1996 B17
Adams, Michael vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Madrid 1996 A45
Adams, Michael vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 B42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Groningen 1995 A17
Polgar, Judit vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1995 C78
Timman, Jan H vs Adams, Michael
1-0Belgrade Invest 1995 C69
Karpov, Anatoly vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1995 E11
Adams, Michael vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Groningen 1995 A45
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Belgrade Invest 1995 A45
Adams, Michael vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1Dos Hermanas 1995 C90
Kasparov, Gary vs Adams, Michael
1-0PCA/Intel-GP 1995 E62
Adams, Michael vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0Dos Hermanas 1995 B08
Topalov, Veselin vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Belgrade Invest 1995 B17
Shirov, Alexei vs Adams, Michael
1-0Leon 1995 E44
Leko, Peter vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Belgrade Invest 1995 C89
Adams, Michael vs Kramnik, Vladimir
0-1Belgrade Invest 1995 B56