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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1/2-1/2New York op 1995 B10
Adams, Michael vs Mellier, Pierre
1-0Hastings Masters 1995 B50
Andersson, Ulf vs Adams, Michael
0-1Ter Apel 1995 E67
Adams, Michael vs Silva, Fernando
0-1EUCup Gr1 1995 B61
Adams, Michael vs De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria
1-0Leon 1995 A45
Adams, Michael vs Van Wely, Loek
0-1Ter Apel 1995 B80
Zapata, Alonso vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2New York op 1995 C77
Adams, Michael vs Speelman, Jonathan S
1-0PCA/Intel-GP 1995 B17
Adams, Michael vs Dunnington, Angus J
1-0Hastings Masters 1995 B06
Adams, Michael vs Zude, Arno
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9495 1995 C29
Adams, Michael vs Hulak, Krunoslav
1/2-1/2Hoogovens op 1995 B22
Adams, Michael vs Dreev, Alexey
1-0PCA/Intel-GP 1995 C07
Miles, Anthony J vs Adams, Michael
0-1PCA/Intel-GP 1995 A46
Almasi, Zoltan vs Adams, Michael
1-0Groningen 1995 B17
Adams, Michael vs Morovic Fernandez, Ivan
1/2-1/2Leon 1995 B13
Piket, Jeroen vs Adams, Michael
0-1Groningen 1995 A60
Adams, Michael vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1995 B22
Adams, Michael vs Tiviakov, Sergei
1/2-1/2Groningen 1995 B50
Sokolov, Ivan vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Groningen 1995 E12
Akopian, Vladimir vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Leon 1995 A30
Adams, Michael vs Lutz, Christopher
0-1Hoogovens rapid 1995 B80
Lutz, Christopher vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1995 D22
Adams, Michael vs Lautier, Joel
1-0Groningen 1995 D00
Adams, Michael vs Tkachiev, Vladislav
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1995 C78
Kharlov, Andrei vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2New York PCA-qual 1995 A07
Epishin, Vladimir vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Ter Apel 1995 E11
Adams, Michael vs Piket, Jeroen
1-0PCA/Intel-GP 1995 C90
Adams, Michael vs Young, Angelo
1-0New York op 1995 B38
Adams, Michael vs Miles, Anthony J
1/2-1/2PCA/Intel-GP 1995 B00
Adams, Michael vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2Leon 1995 C80
Malaniuk, Vladimir P vs Adams, Michael
1-0Hastings Masters 1995 D42
Adams, Michael vs Lutz, Christopher
1-0Hoogovens op 1995 D00
Adams, Michael vs Lutz, Christopher
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1995 B66
Hansen, Lars Bo vs Adams, Michael
0-1Hoogovens op 1995 A29
Tkachiev, Vladislav vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1995 B12
Adams, Michael vs Garcia, Gildardo
1-0New York op 1995 C82
Lutz, Christopher vs Adams, Michael
1-0Bundesliga 9495 1995 C90
Adams, Michael vs Tkachiev, Vladislav
1/2-1/2Hoogovens rapid 1995 A45
Adams, Michael vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2Ter Apel 1995 C90
Salov, Valery vs Adams, Michael
0-1Dos Hermanas 1995 B37
Adams, Michael vs Cummings, David H
0-1EUCup Gr1 1995 B22
Adams, Michael vs Tiviakov, Sergei
0-1Hoogovens op 1995 D60
Van Wely, Loek vs Adams, Michael
1-0Groningen 1995 A21
Adams, Michael vs Hommeles, Theo
1-0NLD-chT9596 1995 B07
Wahls, Matthias vs Adams, Michael
0-1Bundesliga 9495 1995 C78
Sokolov, Ivan vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Hoogovens op 1995 E38
Adams, Michael vs Bisby, Daniel L
1-0Hastings Masters 1995 B07
Adams, Michael vs Speelman, Jonathan S
0-1New York PCA-qual 1995 B17
Piket, Jeroen vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2PCA/Intel-GP 1995 A21
Bareev, Evgeny vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Leon 1995 E12