Scouting report: Michael Adams (GM, ENG)

4,071 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (3,667 classical, 245 rapid, 159 blitz): 40% wins, 46% draws, 14% losses. FIDE rating 2597 standard, 2614 rapid, 2695 blitz. 915 games analyzed with Stockfish: 95% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Michael Adams

TitleGrandmasterFederationUnited KingdomBorn1971FIDE ID400041

Classical2597▼ 1
Rapid2614
Blitz2695
Games4,071
W · D · L40 / 46 / 14
Peak2761

Rating history

2580
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Oct 2023Nov 2026
Classical2597Rapid2614Blitz2695no games played
Accuracy by phase
97.2%Opening94.8%Middlegame95.5%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 94.5% average
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (68% in 1870 games)

Recent games

Moroni,L(2556)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 27 Sept 2026

0–1
Stribuk, Artiom(2489)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 26 Sept 2026

½–½
Vakhidov, Jakhongir(2527)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 24 Sept 2026

½–½
Erigaisi Arjun(2759)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 23 Sept 2026

½–½
Bacrot, Etienne(2620)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 21 Sept 2026

1–0

Play against Adams's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 4,071 games

Openings

2,058 games as White · scores 68.4%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Alekhine Defense1.e4 ♞f6 2.e5 ♞d524 games, last played 5 years ago70.8%wins
French: Classical1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞c3 ♞f613 games, last played 3 months ago69.2%wins

By family

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PRO
4,071 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 68.4%
80166.6%—
41166.1%—
22874.8%+6.4 pts
13768.2%—
11362.4%−6.0 pts
8081.9%+13.5 pts
5958.5%−9.9 pts
5874.1%+5.7 pts

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical moment
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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

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Repertoire

PRO
4,071 games in scope
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2,058 games48%W41%D11%L
Move
1. e4
18714w
47%42%
68%
1. d4
1134y
52%30%18
67%
1. c4
584y
53%41%
74%
1. b4
6—
67%33%
83%
1. b3
4—
25%75%
63%
1. ♞f3
4—
100%
50%
1. g3
2—
50%50%
50%

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