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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1-0World Blitz 2007 B22
Savchenko,B vs Adams,Mi
1-0World Blitz 2007 C45
Dreev,A vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2007 E11
Rublevsky,S vs Adams,Mi
1-0World Blitz 2007 C42
Bacrot,E vs Adams,Mi
0-1World Blitz 2007 A01
Adams,Mi vs Korotylev,A
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2007 C86
Jobava,Ba vs Adams,Mi
0-1ETCC 2007 C78
Adams,Mi vs Naiditsch,A
1/2-1/2ETCC 2007 C78
Socko,B vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2ETCC 2007 C68
Adams,Mi vs Berg,E
1-0ETCC 2007 C06
Nyback,T vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2ETCC 2007 D38
Adams,Mi vs Alekseev,Evgeny
1/2-1/2CECLUB Finals 2007 B91
Tomashevsky,E vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/223rd ECC Men 2007 A30
Adams,Mi vs Georgiev,Ki
1-023rd ECC Men 2007 C67
Milov,V vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/223rd ECC Men 2007 E46
Adams,Mi vs Kempinski,R
1/2-1/223rd ECC Men 2007 B85
Adams,Mi vs Smirin,I
1-023rd ECC Men 2007 B42
Ogaard,L vs Adams,Mi
0-123rd ECC Men 2007 E55
Adams,Mi vs Hou Yifan
1-0UK-CHN Match 2007 B84
Wang Hao vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2UK-CHN Match 2007 C78
Adams,Mi vs Zhang Pengxiang
0-1UK-CHN Match 2007 B45
Adams,Mi vs Ni Hua
1-0UK-CHN Match 2007 B30
Bu Xiangzhi vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2UK-CHN Match 2007 A30
Wang Yue vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2UK-CHN Match 2007 E12
Sokolov,Iv NED vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/25th Staunton Mem 2007 E13
Adams,Mi vs McNab,C
1-05th Staunton Mem 2007 B06
Adams,Mi vs Werle,J
1-05th Staunton Mem 2007 B46
Speelman,J vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/25th Staunton Mem 2007 A46
Adams,Mi vs Jones,G
1-05th Staunton Mem 2007 B22
L'Ami,E vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/25th Staunton Mem 2007 E15
Adams,Mi vs Houska,Jo
1-05th Staunton Mem 2007 B10
Wells,P vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/25th Staunton Mem 2007 E55
Adams,Mi vs Smeets,J
1-05th Staunton Mem 2007 C83
Adams,Mi vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/25th Staunton Mem 2007 B85
Adams,Mi vs Motylev,A
1/2-1/2TCh-ESP Honor Gp1 2007 B19
Socko,B vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2TCh-ESP Honor Gp1 2007 C91
Dreev,A vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2TCh-ESP Honor Gp1 2007 E12
Miroshnichenko,E vs Adams,Mi
0-1TCh-ESP Honor Gp1 2007 E18
Nisipeanu,LD vs Adams,Mi
1-0MTel 2007 C96
Sasikiran,K vs Adams,Mi
1-0MTel 2007 E15
Adams,Mi vs Nisipeanu,LD
1-0MTel 2007 C07
Adams,Mi vs Sasikiran,K
1/2-1/2MTel 2007 B14
Wojtaszek,R vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2TCh-FRA Top 16 2007 E15
Adams,Mi vs Feller,S
1-0TCh-FRA Top 16 2007 C92
Adams,Mi vs Naiditsch,A
1/2-1/2TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2007 C92
Adams,Mi vs Al Modiahki,M
1/2-1/2Gibtelecom Masters 2007 B76
Gurevich,M vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2Gibtelecom Masters 2007 A29
Adams,Mi vs Sandipan,C
1-0Gibtelecom Masters 2007 B90
Efimenko,Z vs Adams,Mi
1-0Gibtelecom Masters 2007 C54
Adams,Mi vs Epishin,V
1-0Gibtelecom Masters 2007 B01