What is Michael Adams's FIDE rating?

Michael Adams's FIDE rating is 2598 standard, 2614 rapid, 2695 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Michael Adams's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Michael Adams played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 4,063 over-the-board games by Michael Adams (3,759 classical, 174 rapid, 130 blitz), with 40% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Michael Adams's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Michael Adams?

Open Michael Adams's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Michael Adams's style, before facing them.

Michael Adams

United Kingdomborn 1971FIDE ID 400041

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2662 · Sep 2023

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2695Blitz

2614Rapid

2598Classical

2761peak, Sep 2013

4,063games

1,611wins, 40%

1,865draws, 46%

586losses, 14%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2761 · Sep 2013

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.5% average

Very consistent (88%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(68% in 1866 games)

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Based on

4,063 games

Based on 4,063 games

Openings

4,063 gamesBased on 4,063 player games

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 last month69.2%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 915 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 915 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

97.2%

Middlegame

94.8%

Endgame

95.5%

Clutch factor

+4%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%157g

EqualEqual position

96%263g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

91%80g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

24%

62 err

20%

53 err

19%

49 err

13%

33 err

12%

31 err

12%

31 err

Critical moment

Move 47 avg

1-15

16-25

21%

26-35

47%

36-45

32%

46+

47% of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

84Errors mapped

f6 / c5Hotspot zone

Critical squares

1111 err

1010 err

99 err

88 err

f6/c5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#34

♝xd5?? vs Kazhgaleyev

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

#40

♜c5?? vs Firouzja

Endgame · Rapid · 2025

#22

♝xf4?? vs Lodici

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#73

a5?? vs Harvey

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#18

♜e6?? vs Murawski

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

#33

♞e4?? vs O`Gorman

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

4,063 games

Banerjee, Supratit(2357)

112th ch-GBR 2026 · 9 Aug 2026

1–0

Royal, Shreyas(2514)

112th ch-GBR 2026 · 8 Aug 2026

½–½

Grieve, Harry(2508)

112th ch-GBR 2026 · 7 Aug 2026

½–½

Han,Yichen(2421)

112th ch-GBR 2026 · 6 Aug 2026

1–0

Chow, Samuel(2381)

112th ch-GBR 2026 · 5 Aug 2026

1–0

Bazakutsa, Svyatoslav(2488)

112th ch-GBR 2026 · 4 Aug 2026

0–1

Endgame statistics

547 endgames (51.4%) · force Opposite-Color Bishops (15%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

51.4%

547 / 1,064

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Opposite-Color Bishops: only 15% win rate (33 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

4,063 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

2,054 games48%W41%D11%L

2,054games in this linewon 48%, drew 41%, lost 11%

Move

1. e4

18675w

47%42%11

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%

Scouting report: Michael Adams (GM, ENG)