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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1-0Oslo m 1994 E62
Xu Jun vs Adams, Michael
0-1Cap d'Agde 1994 C88
Adams, Michael vs Hjartarson, Johann
0-1PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B42
Adams, Michael vs Malaniuk, Vladimir P
1-0PCA/Intel-GP 1994 C48
Piket, Jeroen vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Donner mem-A 1994 E05
Adams, Michael vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2PCA/Intel-GP 1994 D00
Adams, Michael vs Smirin, Ilia
0-1PCA-op playoff 1994 A45
Adams, Michael vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1-0Las Palmas 1994 C02
Adams, Michael vs Brunner, Lucas
1-0Garmisch 1994 B12
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2PCA/Intel-GP 1994 A28
Fernandes, Antonio vs Adams, Michael
1-0EUCup Gr2 1994 D01
Hamdouchi, Hichem vs Adams, Michael
0-1Cap d'Agde 1994 B12
Adams, Michael vs Almasi, Zoltan
1/2-1/2Moscow ol (Men) 1994 D00
Nikolic, Predrag vs Adams, Michael
1-0PCA/Intel-GP 1994 A58
Adams, Michael vs Van der Sterren, Paul
1/2-1/2NLD-chT9495 1994 C54
Adams, Michael vs Van der Sterren, Paul
1-0Donner mem-A 1994 D00
Adams, Michael vs Tomorhuyag, Nyamaa
1-0Moscow ol (Men) 1994 C78
Temirbaev, Serik vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Moscow ol (Men) 1994 E11
Roos, Daniel vs Adams, Michael
1-0EUCup Gr2 1994 D02
Ulibin, Mikhail vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Moscow ol (Men) 1994 C88
Adams, Michael vs Hamdouchi, Hichem
1-0Cap d'Agde 1994 B15
Adams, Michael vs Alterman, Boris
1/2-1/2Cap d'Agde 1994 E11
Mortensen, Erling vs Adams, Michael
0-1Moscow ol (Men) 1994 C86
Adams, Michael vs Vaisser, Anatoli
1/2-1/2PCA-op playoff 1994 B22
Kindermann, Stefan vs Adams, Michael
0-1Garmisch 1994 C88
Wolff, Patrick G vs Adams, Michael
1-0PCA-op 1994 C88
Lautier, Joel vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Donner mem-A 1994 A40
Adams, Michael vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0PCA-op 1994 A45
Bischoff, Klaus vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Garmisch 1994 A15
Adams, Michael vs Lobron, Eric
1/2-1/2Donner mem-A 1994 C02
Lobron, Eric vs Adams, Michael
0-1Garmisch 1994 E13
Miladinovic, Igor vs Adams, Michael
0-1Moscow ol (Men) 1994 A45
Xie Jun vs Adams, Michael
0-1Donner mem-A 1994 B17
Greenfeld, Alon vs Adams, Michael
0-1Moscow ol (Men) 1994 D20
Adams, Michael vs Piket, Jeroen
1-0Moscow ol (Men) 1994 C90
Alterman, Boris vs Adams, Michael
1-0Cap d'Agde 1994 A57
Adams, Michael vs Huebner, Robert
1-0Garmisch 1994 C90
Adams, Michael vs Hertneck, Gerald
1/2-1/2Garmisch 1994 C03
Hodgson, Julian M vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2PCA-op 1994 A00
Hjartarson, Johann vs Adams, Michael
1-0PCA/Intel-GP 1994 A53
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2PCA-op playoff 1994 E43
Adams, Michael vs Stangl, Markus
1-0Garmisch 1994 B15
Malaniuk, Vladimir P vs Adams, Michael
0-1PCA/Intel-GP 1994 E11
Bologan, Viktor vs Adams, Michael
0-1PCA-op 1994 C54
Adams, Michael vs Vanderwaeren, Serge
1-0Moscow ol (Men) 1994 B00
Adams, Michael vs Agdestein, Simen
0-1Oslo m 1994 B04
Epishin, Vladimir vs Adams, Michael
0-1Las Palmas 1994 B08
Adams, Michael vs Alterman, Boris
1/2-1/2Cap d'Agde 1994 A45
Landenbergue, Claude vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Garmisch 1994 B03
Agdestein, Simen vs Adams, Michael
0-1Oslo m 1994 A09