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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1/2-1/2BCF-chT 96/97 1997 E15
Allicock, Rawle vs Adams, Michael
0-1Sutton op 1997 E30
Adams, Michael vs Collinson, Adam
1/2-1/2Sutton op 1997 B50
Adams, Michael vs Morovic Fernandez, Ivan
1-0Santiago m 1997 B93
Adams, Michael vs Ftacnik, Lubomir
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9798 1997 B07
Hracek, Zbynek vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9798 1997 C78
Adams, Michael vs Morovic Fernandez, Ivan
1/2-1/2Santiago m 1997 B50
Dautov, Rustem vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9697 1997 A41
Adams, Michael vs Brooks, Phil J
1-0Sutton op 1997 C04
Magem Badals, Jorge vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2EU-chT (Men) 1997 C68
Holland, Christopher vs Adams, Michael
0-1Sutton op 1997 A28
Littlewood, Paul E vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2BCF-chT 96/97 1997 A46
Adams, Michael vs Bologan, Viktor
1-0Bundesliga 9697 1997 B80
Kozakov, Mikhail vs Adams, Michael
0-1FRA-chT9697 groupe B 1997 C47
Kozul, Zdenko vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2EU-chT (Men) 1997 A41
Yakovich, Yuri vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Koge op 1997 E14
Adams, Michael vs Hector, Jonny
0-1Koge op 1997 C78
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2EU-chT (Men) 1997 E13
Almasi, Zoltan vs Adams, Michael
0-1EU-chT (Men) 1997 C89
Adams, Michael vs Martin, Andrew D
1/2-1/2BCF-ch 1997 B15
Adams, Michael vs Drazic, Sinisa
1-0Koge op 1997 B04
Adams, Michael vs Wahls, Matthias
1-0Bundesliga 9697 1997 C88
Adams, Michael vs Molvig, Henrik
1-0Koge op 1997 B80
Adams, Michael vs Womacka, Mathias
1-0Bundesliga 9798 1997 B30
Adams, Michael vs Volzhin, Alexander
1/2-1/2Koge op 1997 B70
Adams, Michael vs Cramling, Pia
1/2-1/2EU-chT (Men) 1997 B40
Adams, Michael vs Dautov, Rustem
1/2-1/2EU-chT (Men) 1997 D00
Rozentalis, Eduardas vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Koge op 1997 C47
Ferguson, Mark vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Sutton op 1997 B12
Bates, Richard vs Adams, Michael
0-1Sutton op 1997 A41
Ferguson, Mark vs Adams, Michael
0-1BCF-ch 1997 C54
Adams, Michael vs Botterill, George Steven
1-0BCF-chT 96/97 1997 C07
Fedorov, Alexei vs Adams, Michael
1-0EU-chT (Men) 1997 C37
Vaisser, Anatoli vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2FRA-chT9697 groupe B 1997 B09
Norwood, David vs Adams, Michael
0-1Academics-Philistines m 1997 D02
Adams, Michael vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2Koge op 1997 C33
Summerscale, Aaron vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2BCF-ch 1997 A30
Adams, Michael vs Bernard, Christophe
1-0FRA-chT9697 groupe B 1997 B07
Adams, Michael vs Gyimesi, Zoltan
1-0Bundesliga 9697 1997 C54
Adams, Michael vs McDonald, Neil R
1-0BCF-chT 96/97 1997 C07
Hansen, Lars Bo vs Adams, Michael
1-0Koge op 1997 A49
Onischuk, Alexander vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9697 1997 C88
Adams, Michael vs Knezevic, Bojan
1-0FRA-chT9697 groupe B 1997 B33
Adams, Michael vs Bellin, Robert
1-0Iona Tech Masters 1997 C73
McShane, Luke J vs Adams, Michael
0-1Iona Tech Masters 1997 C77
Adams, Michael vs Hennigan, Michael
1-0Iona Tech Masters 1997 B66
Adams, Michael vs King, Daniel J
1-0Iona Tech Masters 1997 B50
Zimmerman, R. vs Adams, Michael
0-1Iona Tech Masters 1997 A47
Baburin, Alexander vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Iona Tech Masters 1997 E32
Adams, Michael vs McShane, Luke J
1-0BCF-chT 97/98 (4NCL) 1997 B22