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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1/2-1/2EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 E14
Adams, Michael vs San Segundo, Pablo
1-0Madrid 1996 B66
Adams, Michael vs Cunningham, Robin
1-0New York op 1996 B04
Lutz, Christopher vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9596 1996 B12
Adams, Michael vs Tu Hoang Thong
1-0Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 B04
Movsesian, Sergei vs Adams, Michael
0-1Hastings9697 1996 C78
Adams, Michael vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
0-1Madrid 1996 B31
Adams, Michael vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2New York CITS 1996 C90
Rogers, Ian vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9596 1996 C56
Xu Jun vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 A21
Crouch, Colin S vs Adams, Michael
0-1EUCup Gr3 1996 A46
Kreiman, Boris vs Adams, Michael
0-1New York op 1996 B12
De Firmian, Nick E vs Adams, Michael
0-1New York CITS 1996 C89
Adams, Michael vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 B50
Tiviakov, Sergei vs Adams, Michael
1-0Hoogovens 1996 B17
Adams, Michael vs Dreev, Alexey
1-0Hoogovens 1996 C07
Adams, Michael vs Glek, Igor V
1-0EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 C07
Glek, Igor V vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9596 1996 C47
King, Daniel J vs Adams, Michael
0-1Kilkenny op 1996 A20
Bauer, Christian vs Adams, Michael
0-1EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 C54
Smirin, Ilia vs Adams, Michael
1-0EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 A28
Adams, Michael vs Baburin, Alexander
1-0Kilkenny op 1996 B03
Kelleher, William vs Adams, Michael
0-1New York op 1996 C69
Salov, Valery vs Adams, Michael
1-0Madrid 1996 E17
Adams, Michael vs Klarenbeek, Hans
1-0NLD-chT9697 1996 B81
Adams, Michael vs Burkart, Patrick
1-0EUCup Gr3 1996 B04
McShane, Luke J vs Adams, Michael
0-1Kilkenny op 1996 C92
Adams, Michael vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2Madrid 1996 C49
Adams, Michael vs Xie Jun
1-0Hastings9697 1996 A45
Van Wely, Loek vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2New York op 1996 E11
Adams, Michael vs Dautov, Rustem
1-0EUCup Gr3 1996 C66
Adams, Michael vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1-0Bundesliga 9596 1996 C80
Bologan, Viktor vs Adams, Michael
0-1Bundesliga 9596 1996 C54
Adams, Michael vs O'Donovan, Richard
1-0Kilkenny op 1996 B46
Rozentalis, Eduardas vs Adams, Michael
1-0Hastings9697 1996 B13
Adams, Michael vs Conquest, Stuart
1-0Hastings9697 1996 C73
Adams, Michael vs Pribyl, Martin
1-0Bundesliga 9596 1996 C80
Watson, William N vs Adams, Michael
0-1Kilkenny op 1996 C26
Glek, Igor V vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9697 1996 C26
Waitzkin, Joshua vs Adams, Michael
0-1New York CITS 1996 C54
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Madrid 1996 E32
Adams, Michael vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 B66
Sunye Neto, Jaime vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2New York CITS 1996 A29
Adams, Michael vs Lalic, Bogdan
1/2-1/2Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 B50
Motwani, Paul vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Hastings9697 1996 C48
Adams, Michael vs Wolff, Patrick G
1-0New York CITS 1996 B50
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Adams, Michael
0-1New York CITS 1996 E17
Adams, Michael vs Piket, Jeroen
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 D00
Adams, Michael vs Ruiz, Mauricio
1-0New York op 1996 B76
Adams, Michael vs Lalic, Bogdan
1/2-1/2Hastings9697 1996 B70