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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1/2-1/2Groningen PCA 1993 A29
Adams, Michael vs Miles, Anthony J
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1993 B70
Adams, Michael vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2Munich 1993 B66
Topalov, Veselin vs Adams, Michael
1-0Las Palmas 1993 A29
Adams, Michael vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2Wijk op 1993 D46
Brunner, Lucas vs Adams, Michael
0-1Biel Interzonal 1993 C69
Miles, Anthony J vs Adams, Michael
0-1Tilburg 1993 A41
Kasparov, Gary vs Adams, Michael
1-0London rapid m1 1993 C90
Gelfand, Boris vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Munich 1993 A57
Adams, Michael vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Chalkidiki Afitos 1993 D00
Adams, Michael vs Yudasin, Leonid
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal 1993 C75
Adams, Michael vs Salov, Valery
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal 1993 B66
Adams, Michael vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1993 A01
Adams, Michael vs Dvoirys, Semen I
1-0Biel Interzonal 1993 A01
Adams, Michael vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Dos Hermanas 1993 A45
Shirov, Alexei vs Adams, Michael
1-0Chalkidiki Afitos 1993 A57
Adams, Michael vs Ftacnik, Lubomir
0-1Biel Interzonal 1993 B80
Shirov, Alexei vs Adams, Michael
1-0Chalkidiki Nikiti playoff g/15 1993 B49
Karpov, Anatoly vs Adams, Michael
1-0Dos Hermanas 1993 A31
Short, Philip M vs Adams, Michael
0-1Dublin zt 1993 E62
Adams, Michael vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1EUCup f 1993 B43
Adams, Michael vs Shirov, Alexei
0-1Chalkidiki Nikiti playoff g/15 1993 B66
Adams, Michael vs Wolff, Patrick G
0-1Biel Interzonal 1993 B88
Adams, Michael vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2Chalkidiki Afitos 1993 B33
Adams, Michael vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1993 B30
Hug, Werner vs Adams, Michael
0-1Biel Interzonal 1993 D03
Gelfand, Boris vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Chalkidiki Afitos 1993 C16
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 C68
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 A29
Georgiev, Kiril vs Adams, Michael
0-1Tilburg 1992 A30
Adams, Michael vs Piket, Jeroen
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1992 C47
Adams, Michael vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Roquebrune rapid 1992 B27
Anand, Viswanathan vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 A57
Adams, Michael vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 D42
Adams, Michael vs Kovalev, Andrei
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1992 B54
Adams, Michael vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 B82
Bareev, Evgeny vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1992 E11
Larsen, Bent vs Adams, Michael
0-1Roquebrune rapid 1992 A14
Adams, Michael vs Short, Nigel D
1-0Brussels SWIFT rapid 1992 D00
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Adams, Michael
0-1Roquebrune rapid 1992 A43
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Roquebrune 1992 A25
Adams, Michael vs Sveshnikov, Evgeny
1-0Tilburg 1992 D00
Short, Nigel D vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Brussels SWIFT rapid 1992 B01
Sveshnikov, Evgeny vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1992 B14
Adams, Michael vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0Paris Immopar rapid 1992 B66
Adams, Michael vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Lloyds Bank op 1992 C99
Adams, Michael vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2EU-chT (Men) 1992 B33
Adams, Michael vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1Paris Immopar rapid 1992 B22
Karpov, Anatoly vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 E11
Anand, Viswanathan vs Adams, Michael
1-0Paris Immopar rapid 1992 C89