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Adams, Michael
GM🇬🇧FIDE 400041· Male· England· Born in 1971
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Michael Adams, a 55-year-old English Grandmaster, is rated 2629 and ranked 4th among English players, and 101st worldwide. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈64/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bob Wade Memorial Masters 2026, 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic, and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 4 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Knockout) recently. His peak of 2761 was reached at age 42 (Sep 2013); he also reached World #4 in Jan 2001 and spent 20 months in the world top 10.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 30).
Current rating
2629
Standard
Rpd2614·Blz2695
All-time high
2761
−132 pts below
Sep 2013 · age 42
Sep 2013 · age 42
Activity
74
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · English players · of 2,546
20 months in World top 10 (2001–2007)
20 months in World top 10 (2001–2007)
Career timeline
26 entries2026
1st 50-55 player worldwide
at age 55 · rated 2629
Apr 2026
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2716 → returned at 2714
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2700
at age 49
Mar 2020
1st 45-50 player worldwide
at age 49 · rated 2694
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2700
at age 48
Dec 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2750
at age 46
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-30
2659 → 2629
Tournaments
8
76 games
Score
40.5/ 7653.3%
28W40D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2559 | -6.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #4 | 2671 | +4.5 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | R64 | 2495 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #136 | 2537 | -10.6 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 3/9 | #8 | 2512 | -18.9 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2652 | +1.7 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2706 | +8.5 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2532 | -5.4 |
Worst Elo result: 61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - ALREH GM Round Robin Tournament (-18.9 Elo, finished #8).
Most-Played Opponents
vsLuke J McShaneGM
🇬🇧ENG·2597
+13 −8 =15
36 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDavid W L HowellGM
🇬🇧ENG·2665
+10 −2 =18
30 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsGawain C B Maroroa JonesGM
🇬🇧ENG·2639
+6 −4 =12
22 games·last met May 2026
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vsMaxime Vachier-LagraveGM
🇫🇷FRA·2717
+2 −5 =12
19 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsFabiano CaruanaGM
🇺🇸USA·2788
+7 −6 =6
19 games·last met Dec 2017
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Rankings
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England
#4
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#48
in continent
World
#101
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
England
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