Player profile

Adams, Michael

Standard: 2597 Rapid: 2607 Blitz: 2695 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 400041 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: ENG Sex: M Birth Year: 1971 Age: 55
Title: GM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 366 Wins: 170 (46%) Draws: 163 (45%) Losses: 32 (9%) Other: 1
Dossier

350 of 366 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 94.4%
Opened e4: 132/132
Castled kingside: 229Same-side castling: 203Opposite-side castling: 20Castled queenside: 18Did not castle: 15
Played in the center: 104Played on the queenside: 76Played on the kingside: 43Fianchettoed queenside: 26Fianchettoed kingside: 22
Active pieces: 200Initiated exchanges: 152Sacrificed material: 146Space advantage: 139Kept the bishop pair: 121Backward pawn: 112Isolated pawn: 111Avoided exchanges: 65Played gambits: 30Missed tactics: 27
Openings

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As White 141 games 72W 56D 12L
Sicilian Defense 47 games 25W 17D 5L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 9 games 6W 1D 2L
(unspecified) 7 games 4W 1D 2L
Fianchetto Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Modern Variations 8 games 5W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 8 games 5W 2D 1L
Taimanov Variation 5 games 4W 1D 0L
Bastrikov Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Moscow Variation 5 games 2W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Najdorf Variation 4 games 1W 3D 0L
Opocensky Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Lipnitsky Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Zagreb Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scheveningen Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Modern Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
French Variation 3 games 1W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Accelerated Dragon 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Maróczy Bind 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Richter-Rauzer Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Neo-Modern Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Hyperaccelerated Dragon 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
O'Kelly Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Venice System, Gambit Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Chekhover Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Traditional 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Kan Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Polugaevsky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Four Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ruy Lopez 37 games 16W 19D 2L
Morphy Defense 14 games 7W 6D 1L
Anderssen Variation 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Classical Defense Deferred 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Modern Steinitz Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Schliemann Defense Deferred 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Steinitz Deferred 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Duras Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Norwegian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Møller Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Berlin Defense 10 games 3W 7D 0L
Anti-Berlin Variation 9 games 3W 6D 0L
Rio Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 9 games 4W 4D 1L
Martinez Variation 9 games 4W 4D 1L
Cozio Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Schliemann Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Open 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 19 games 8W 8D 2L
Advance Variation 16 games 8W 6D 1L
Tal Variation 7 games 4W 2D 0L
Short Variation 4 games 3W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Tartakower Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Endgame Offer 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Apocalypse Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Defense 18 games 11W 5D 2L
Advance Variation 10 games 7W 2D 1L
Euwe Variation 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Paulsen Attack 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Wade Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Lputian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Burn Variation, Morozevich Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Burn Variation, Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tarrasch Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Open System, Main Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Steinitz Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Boleslavsky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Winawer Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Retreat Variation, Armenian Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Italian Game 8 games 3W 5D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 5 games 1W 4D 0L
Italian Four Knights Variation 4 games 1W 3D 0L
Normal 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Defense 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Modern Bishop's Opening 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Philidor Defense 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Lion Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Hanham Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Schlechter Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Petrov's Defense 4 games 4W 0D 0L
Nimzowitsch Attack 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Classical Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Center Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pterodactyl Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Eastern 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Benoni 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bishop's Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Paulsen Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pirc Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scandinavian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blackburne Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
As Black 137 games 50W 76D 11L
Ruy Lopez 30 games 10W 19D 1L
Closed 22 games 4W 17D 1L
Martinez Variation 6 games 1W 4D 1L
Anti-Marshall 5 games 1W 4D 0L
Delayed Exchange 4 games 0W 4D 0L
Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Pilnik Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Bogoljubow Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Morphy Defense 7 games 5W 2D 0L
Anderssen Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Møller Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Mackenzie Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Marshall Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 16 games 6W 10D 0L
Barmen Variation 4 games 2W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 4 games 2W 2D 0L
Three Knights Variation 4 games 1W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 4 games 1W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Harrwitz Attack 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Two Knights Defense, Blockade Line 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Charousek Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Positional Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Orthodox Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ragozin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Italian Game 15 games 6W 7D 2L
Classical Variation 11 games 3W 6D 2L
Giuoco Pianissimo 9 games 3W 4D 2L
Greco Gambit, Traditional Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Greco Gambit, Modern Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Bishop's Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Normal 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scotch Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anderssen Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Game 12 games 5W 5D 2L
Spanish Variation 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Classical Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzowitsch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scotch Variation Accepted 3 games 1W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Scotch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Naroditsky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scotch Game 11 games 4W 6D 1L
Mieses Variation 3 games 1W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Scotch Gambit 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Advance Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Potter Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Intermezzo Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Göring Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 11 games 4W 4D 3L
King's English Variation 10 games 4W 4D 2L
(unspecified) 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Bc5 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Flexible Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-English 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Catalan Opening 10 games 2W 7D 1L
Open Defense 9 games 2W 7D 0L
(unspecified) 8 games 2W 6D 0L
Classical Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 9 games 2W 7D 0L
Normal Variation 4 games 0W 4D 0L
Botvinnik System 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sämisch Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Kmoch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Berlin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
St. Petersburg Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 7 games 3W 4D 0L
(unspecified) 5 games 2W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 5 games 2W 3D 0L
Yugoslav Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Keres Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 4 games 3W 1D 0L
London System 3 games 2W 1D 0L
with e6 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pseudo-Catalan 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Réti Opening 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Advance Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Michel Gambit 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Indian Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Accelerated London System 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Queen's Indian Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Check Variation, Intermezzo Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Wade-Smyslov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Retreat Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Three Knights Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Schlechter Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Center Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Berger Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bishop's Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Vienna Hybrid 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Trompowsky Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
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This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2024.05.23 · 42. Qg4 (−47.5% win chance) 0-1
Muzychuk, Mariya
Adams, Michael
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2025.06.11 · 27. Rb4 (−46.7% win chance) 1-0
Munguntuul, Batkhuyag
Adams, Michael
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2026.07.20 · 22... Kf6 (−43% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Adams, Michael
Royal, Shreyas
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2023.07.30 · 65. Qe3 (−42% win chance) 1-0
Willow, Jonah B
Adams, Michael
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