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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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Sokolov, Ivan vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Preston 1989 E32
Adams, Michael vs Davies, Nigel R
1-0
Preston 1989 C71
Adams, Michael vs Holland, Christopher
1-0
Lloyds Bank op 1989 B06
Adams, Michael vs Dezan, Pierre
1-0
FRA-chT 1989 C65
Andersson, Ulf vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Cannes schev 1989 A30
Cooper, John Grantley vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
BCF-ch 1989 A17
Dolmatov, Sergey vs Adams, Michael
1-0
Hastings8990 1989 B14
Csom, Istvan vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Cannes schev 1989 A25
Adams, Michael vs Spraggett, Kevin
1-0
Hastings8990 1989 B16
Adams, Michael vs Lalic, Susan
1-0
London WFW 1989 C05
Adams, Michael vs Tozer, Richard
0-1
Lloyds Bank op 1989 B45
Miles, Anthony J vs Adams, Michael
0-1
GMA Baleares Open 1989 A25
Watson, William N vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
London NWYM 1989 C00
Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander vs Adams, Michael
1-0
EU-chT 1989 A14
Adams, Michael vs Voiska, Margarita
1-0
GMA Baleares Open 1989 C67
Adams, Michael vs Gulko, Boris F
1/2-1/2
Hastings8990 1989 C65
Davies, Nigel R vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
London WFW 1989 E11
Neiman, Emmanuel vs Adams, Michael
0-1
FRA-chT 1989 A07
Koch, Jean Rene vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
FRA-chT 1989 B10
Adams, Michael vs Wilder, Michael
1/2-1/2
Preston 1989 C01
Adams, Michael vs Speelman, Jonathan S
1/2-1/2
Hastings8990 1989 B06
Adams, Michael vs Levitt, Jonathan
1/2-1/2
BCF-ch 1989 C02
Norwood, David vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
BCF-ch 1989 A07
Kosten, Anthony C vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
London NWYM 1989 D42
Adams, Michael vs Kosten, Anthony C
1/2-1/2
Paris op-1 1989 B45
Denis, Laurent vs Adams, Michael
0-1
FRA-chT 1989 B12
Adams, Michael vs Wilder, Michael
1/2-1/2
London WFW 1989 B63
Adams, Michael vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Cannes schev 1989 B46
Adams, Michael vs Matulovic, Milan
1/2-1/2
Haringey 1989 B47
McNab, Colin Anderson vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
London NWYM 1989 A30
Sokolowski, Stanislaw vs Adams, Michael
0-1
Paris op-1 1989 C01
Adams, Michael vs Bricard, Emmanuel
1-0
FRA-chT 1989 C41
Adams, Michael vs Hort, Vlastimil
0-1
EU-chT 1989 C71
Adams, Michael vs Hodgson, Julian M
1/2-1/2
London WFW 1989 C63
Adams, Michael vs Seret, Jean Luc
1-0
FRA-chT 1989 B08
Adams, Michael vs Fernandes, Antonio
1-0
EU-chT 1989 B29
Watson, William N vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
London WFW 1989 B17
Mortazavi, Ali vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Haringey 1989 D01
Suba, Mihai vs Adams, Michael
0-1
Preston 1989 E00
Adams, Michael vs Wolff, Patrick G
1-0
London WFW 1989 B07
Adams, Michael vs Chandler, Murray G
0-1
Hastings8990 1989 B45
Large, Peter G vs Adams, Michael
0-1
Lloyds Bank op 1989 C01
Adams, Michael vs Hodgson, Julian M
1/2-1/2
Preston 1989 C55
Mordhorst, Henning vs Adams, Michael
0-1
Paris op-1 1989 B07
Adams, Michael vs Motwani, Paul
0-1
London WFW 1989 C28
Chandler, Murray G vs Adams, Michael
0-1
Hastings8990 1989 B01
Adams, Michael vs Conquest, Stuart
1-0
London NWYM 1989 C88
Arkell, Keith C vs Adams, Michael
0-1
BCF-ch 1989 E15
Adams, Michael vs Suba, Mihai
1-0
London WFW 1989 B81
Gurevich, Mikhail vs Adams, Michael
1-0
GMA Baleares Open 1989 E32
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