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Adam, Michael
🇬🇧FIDE 2416646· Male· Scotland· Born in 1991
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Michael Adam, a 35-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1828 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Open, Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 7 and 8. Also played 1 rapid (including Cathcart Allegro 2025) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Edinburgh Qualifier) recently.
Current rating
1828
Standard
Rpd1861·Blz1767
All-time high
1828
at best
Jun 2026 · age 35
Jun 2026 · age 35
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#67,784
#67,784 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
1775 → 1828
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1828
at age 35
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 35
Jan 2026
2025
35th Scottish 20-35 player
at age 34 · rated 1826
Nov 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 34
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 34
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+72
1756 → 1828
Tournaments
11
44 games
Score
19/ 4443.2%
12W14D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #24 | 1902 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #49 | 1835 | +3.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #36 | 1901 | +5.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #40 | 1296 | -3.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #31 | 1750 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #38 | 1878 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #28 | 2589 | -4.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #50 | 1264 | -16.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/6 | #475 | 1908 | +28.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #11 | 1881 | +42.0 |
Rankings
/
Scotland
#183
out of 459 players
Europe
#49,386
in continent
World
#67,783
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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