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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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Hansen, Lars Bo vs Adams, Michael★
1-0
Wch U20 1988 E11
Adams, Michael vs Paneque, Pedro★
1-0
Wch U20 1988 C09
Adams, Michael vs Lin Weiguo★
0-1
Wch U20 1988 C78
Canfell, Gregory vs Adams, Michael★
0-1
Wch U20 1988 B07
Adams, Michael vs Polgar, Zsuzsa★
1/2-1/2
Wch U20 1988 B47
Adams, Michael vs Comas Fabrego, Luis★
1-0
Wch U20 1988 B80
Firouzja,Alireza vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
15th LCC Super Rapid 2025 2025 D31
Adams,Mi vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
15th LCC Super Rapid 2025 2025 C65
Mishra,Abhimanyu vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
15th London Classic Elite 2025 C53
Adams,Mi vs Shankland,S
1-0
15th London Classic Elite 2025 B51
Maroroa Jones,Gawain C B vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
15th London Classic Elite 2025 C28
Adams,Mi vs Theodorou,Nikolas
1/2-1/2
15th London Classic Elite 2025 B28
Eljanov,P vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
15th London Classic Elite 2025 D02
Adams,Mi vs Vitiugov,N
1/2-1/2
15th London Classic Elite 2025 C84
McShane,L vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
15th London Classic Elite 2025 C85
Adams,Mi vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
61st Rubinstein ALREH 2025 B51
Firouzja,Alireza vs Adams,Mi
1-0
FIDE World Bl Team Final 2025 C50
Adams,Mi vs Firouzja,Alireza
0-1
FIDE World Bl Team Final 2025 B51
Anand,V vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Bl Team Pool B 2025 C85
Aronian,L vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Bl Team Pool B 2025 C85
Nakamura,Hi vs Adams,Mi
1-0
FIDE World Rapid Team 2025 A20
Adams,Mi vs Giri,A
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Rapid Team 2025 C65
Adams,Mi vs Firouzja,Alireza
1-0
LCC Superblitz Final 2024 C41
Adams,Mi vs Hong,Andrew
1/2-1/2
14th London Classic Elite 2024 B50
Adams,Mi vs Vitiugov,N
1/2-1/2
14th London Classic Elite 2024 C50
Vidit,S vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
14th London Classic Elite 2024 A07
Adams,Mi vs Royal,Shreyas
1-0
14th London Classic Elite 2024 B23
Ju,Wenjun vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
14th London Classic Elite 2024 E47
Jones,G vs Adams,Mi
1-0
14th London Classic Elite 2024 C44
Adams,Mi vs Bacrot,E
1/2-1/2
45th Olympiad 2024 2024 B42
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
45th Olympiad 2024 2024 D37
Kazakouski,Valery vs Adams,Mi
0-1
45th Olympiad 2024 2024 D37
Sargissian,G vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
45th Olympiad 2024 2024 A07
Adams,Mi vs Lodici,Lorenzo
1/2-1/2
45th Olympiad 2024 2024 C84
Adams,Mi vs Rishi,S
1-0
45th Olympiad 2024 2024 B91
Adams,Mi vs Paichadze,L
1/2-1/2
45th Olympiad 2024 2024 B12
Cori Quispe,Kevin Joel vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
45th Olympiad 2024 2024 C90
Adams,Mi vs Yang,ching Wei,Austin
1-0
45th Olympiad 2024 2024 C84
Adams,Mi vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2
7th Salamanca Masters 2024 C65
Royal,Shreyas vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
13th London Classic 2023 2023 D37
Adams,Mi vs McShane,L
1/2-1/2
13th London Classic 2023 2023 C65
Adams,Mi vs Volokitin,And
1/2-1/2
13th London Classic 2023 2023 B51
Moussard,J vs Adams,Mi
0-1
13th London Classic 2023 2023 C88
Vitiugov,N vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
13th London Classic 2023 2023 D37
Adams,Mi vs Bartel,Mat
1-0
13th London Classic 2023 2023 B12
Niemann,Hans Moke vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
13th London Classic 2023 2023 A20
Adams,Mi vs Tabatabaei,M
1-0
13th London Classic 2023 2023 C50
Adams,Mi vs Duda,J
1/2-1/2
Armageddon Euro&Africa W 2023 C01
Duda,J vs Adams,Mi
1-0
Armageddon Euro&Africa W 2023 E00
Adams,Henry vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
Cambridge Int Open 2023 2023 C55
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