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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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Buckmire, Ron vs Adams, Michael
1-0
Oakham YM 1986 A47
Adams, Michael vs Blatny, Pavel
0-1
Oakham YM 1986 C88
Barua, Dibyendu vs Adams, Michael
1-0
BCF-ch 1985 B13
Bowden, Karl vs Adams, Michael
1-0
Lloyds Bank op 1985 B10
Wiley, Tom E vs Adams, Michael
0-1
BCF-ch 1985 A22
Adams, Michael vs Hindle, Owen M
1/2-1/2
BCF-ch 1985 B81
Adams, Michael vs Waddingham, Graham A
1/2-1/2
BCF-ch 1985 C85
Bowden, Karl vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
BCF-ch 1985 B10
Adams, Michael vs Mooney, David P
1-0
BCF-ch 1985 C84
Muir, Andrew J vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
BCF-ch 1985 E45
Adams, Michael vs McNab, Colin Anderson
0-1
BCF-ch 1985 B06
Adams, Michael vs Jackson, Sheila
1/2-1/2
BCF-ch 1985 C85
Abayasekera, Roger vs Adams, Michael
1-0
BCF-ch 1985 B13
Adams, Michael vs Singh, Sukh Dave
1/2-1/2
BCF-ch 1985 B70
Adams, Michael vs Sedgwick, David
1-0
Lloyds Bank op 1984 C05
Adams, Michael vs Saeed, Saeed Ahmed
1-0
Lloyds Bank op 1984 B56
Hebden, Mark vs Adams, Michael
1-0
Lloyds Bank op 1984 B10
Adams, Michael vs Dickenson, Neil F
1-0
Lloyds Bank op 1984 C07
Pasman, Michael vs Adams, Michael
0-1
Lloyds Bank op 1984 D42
Adams, Michael vs Levitt, Jonathan
1/2-1/2
Lloyds Bank op 1984 B99
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