GM

Adams, Michael

ENG ENG·Born 1971·FIDE #400041·4,299 Games

Classical26293,955 Games
Rapid2614187 Games
Blitz2695157 Games

Statistics

4299

Total

1728

Wins

1964

Draws

607

Losses

40%46%14%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.5% average
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (75% in 62 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 899 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening97.1%
Middlegame94.8%
Endgame95.5%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+5%
Winning (+2 or more)96%
163 Games
Equal position96%
264 Games
Losing (-2 or more)91%
73 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

24%
61 errors
19%
47 errors
17%
44 errors
15%
38 errors
13%
33 errors
12%
29 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 49average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
41% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many
Few
Critical squares
c510 err
c39 err
d49 err
e39 err
f68 err
c5/c3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

L
Siva Mahadevan2286

Round 11: Adams, Michael ... · 15 Mar 2026

0-1
D
Banerjee, Supratit2245

Round 8: Banerjee, Suprat... · 15 Mar 2026

½-½
D
Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B2608

Round 9: Adams, Michael -... · 15 Mar 2026

½-½
W
Czopor, Maciej2287

Round 7: Adams, Michael -... · 15 Mar 2026

1-0
D
Jackson, James P2308

Round 10: Jackson, James ... · 15 Mar 2026

½-½
D
Carroll, Thomas2063

Round 5: Adams, Michael -... · 14 Mar 2026

½-½

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID
White
French: Classical
69.2%
13 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Deferred
66.7%
18 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6

Black
Ruy Lopez: Marshall
60.7%
28 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5

English: Four Knights
57.1%
35 Games·Wins

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
#40Rc5??
Tactics
vs Firouzja
Rapid·2025
#22Bxf4??
Tactics
vs Lodici
OTB·2025
#18Re6??
Tactics
vs Murawski
OTB·2025
#33Ne4??
Tactics
vs O`Gorman
OTB·2025
#49h6??
Endgame
vs Rakotomaharo
OTB·2025
#73a5??
Endgame
vs Harvey
OTB·2025
#25Qe8??
Tactics
vs Gledura
Rapid·2025
#27Rb4??
Tactics
vs Munguntuul
Rapid·2025
#62Qd4+??
Endgame
vs Vachier-Lagrave
Blitz·2024
#30Kf8??
Tactics
vs Vidit
Blitz·2024
Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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2169 Games
48%41%11%
1.e4
68%
1976
1.d4
67%
115
1.c4
75%
62
1.b4
83%
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1.Nf3
50%
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1.b3
63%
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1.g3
50%
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