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Adams, Michael

modern era

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

Most Faced Opponents

Anand,V47 gamesAnand, Viswanathan45 gamesMcShane,L41 gamesLeko,P36 gamesHowell,D31 gamesGelfand, Boris30 gamesVan Wely,L29 gamesSvidler,P29 gamesKramnik,V28 gamesShirov, Alexei27 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Adams, Michael vs Dreev, Alexey

FIDE-Wch k.o. g/15+10

1999

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FCGFCG
0-1

Adams, Michael vs Morozevich, Alexander

Tilburg

1993

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FCGFCG
1-0

Kramnik, Vladimir vs Adams, Michael

Linares16th

1999

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FCGFCG
1-0

Adams, Michael vs Polgar, Judit

Tilburg Fontys

1996

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FCGFCG
1-0

Anand, Viswanathan vs Adams, Michael

Tilburg Fontys

1998

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FCGFCG
1-0

Anand,V vs Adams,Mi

FIDE WCh KO

2000

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FCGFCG
1-0

Carlsen,M vs Adams,Mi

3rd London Chess Classic

2011

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FCGFCG
0-1

Adams, Michael vs Akopian, Vladimir

FIDE-Wch k.o.

1999

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FCGFCG
0-1

Adams,Mi vs Svidler,P

FIDE WCh KO

2001

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FCGFCG
0-1

Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Adams, Michael

Dortmund

1998

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Games (3720)

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Adams, Michael vs Tortarolo, Massimiliano
1-0
Cannes op 1990 B90
Plaskett, Jim vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
BCF-ch 1990 E12
Weindl, Alfred vs Adams, Michael
0-1
Cannes op 1990 A07
Blatny, Pavel vs Adams, Michael
0-1
Oakham 1990 B14
Adams, Michael vs Fedorowicz, John P
1/2-1/2
Groningen 1990 B56
Webster, Andrew vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Prestwich 1990 A40
Galliamova, Alisa vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Prestwich 1990 A30
Adams, Michael vs Hynes, Kilian A
1-0
Blackpool zt 1990 C84
Gulko, Boris F vs Adams, Michael
1-0
Groningen 1990 C91
Grosar, Aljosa vs Adams, Michael
0-1
Lloyds Bank op 1990 C33
Adams, Michael vs Levitt, Jonathan
1-0
London WFW 1990 B40
Barua, Dibyendu vs Adams, Michael
1-0
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 C55
Adams, Michael vs Tiviakov, Sergei
0-1
Oakham 1990 B78
Adams, Michael vs Motwani, Paul
1/2-1/2
London WFW 1990 C95
Abravanel, Chely vs Adams, Michael
0-1
FRA-chT 1990 A20
Rayner, Francis vs Adams, Michael
0-1
Blackpool zt 1990 E11
Piket, Jeroen vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Groningen 1990 A41
Kaidanov, Grigory S vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Lloyds Bank op 1990 E32
Adams, Michael vs Walker, David
1-0
BCF-ch 1990 B06
Adams, Michael vs Ulibin, Mikhail
1-0
Prestwich 1990 C08
Varlet, Nicolas vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
FRA-chT 1990 A21
Adams, Michael vs Brenninkmeijer, Joris
1-0
Groningen 1990 B47
Adams, Michael vs Motwani, Paul
1-0
Blackpool zt 1990 B04
Adams, Michael vs Kozul, Zdenko
0-1
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 B56
Adams, Michael vs Conquest, Stuart
1-0
BCF-ch 1990 B07
Mokry, Karel vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 C77
Adams, Michael vs Rogers, Ian
1/2-1/2
Groningen 1990 B01
Adams, Michael vs Wahls, Matthias
1/2-1/2
Groningen 1990 C41
Schlosser, Michael vs Adams, Michael
0-1
Oakham 1990 C89
Tisdall, Jonathan D vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
London WFW 1990 A30
Adams, Michael vs Wolff, Patrick G
1-0
London WFW 1990 B07
Norwood, David vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
BCF-ch 1990 A03
Adams, Michael vs Christiansen, Larry Mark
1-0
Reykjavik Summit 1990 B42
Watson, William N vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
London WFW 1990 B01
Adams, Michael vs Contin, Daniel
1/2-1/2
Cannes op 1990 C08
Kindermann, Stefan vs Adams, Michael
0-1
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 C90
Adams, Michael vs Luther, Thomas
1-0
Oakham 1990 C07
Adams, Michael vs Speelman, Jonathan S
1/2-1/2
BCF-ch 1990 C54
Adams, Michael vs Burgess, Graham
1-0
Prestwich 1990 B05
Hracek, Zbynek vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Oakham 1990 E11
Adams, Michael vs Sherzer, Alex
1-0
Prestwich 1990 B56
Adams, Michael vs Suba, Mihai
1-0
Lloyds Bank op 1990 B82
Emms, John M vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
BCF-ch 1990 C89
Adams, Michael vs McNab, Colin Anderson
1-0
Blackpool zt 1990 B07
Kljako, Damir vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Cannes op 1990 A46
Adams, Michael vs Frias, Victor J
1-0
London WFW 1990 B63
Levitt, Jonathan vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Lloyds Bank op 1990 B07
Christiansen, Larry Mark vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 E11
Carton, Patrick vs Adams, Michael
0-1
Blackpool zt 1990 C91
Adams, Michael vs Watson, William N
1-0
BCF-ch 1990 B21
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