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Michael Adams

1971 - Today

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Michael Adams (born 17 November 1971) is an English chess grandmaster and is an eight-time British Chess Champion. His highest ranking is world No. 4, achieved several times from October 2000 to October 2002. His peak Elo rating is 2761, the highest achieved by an English chess player. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Adams is the 70th most popular chess player (down from 69th in 2019), the 2,154th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,182nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Michael Adams ranks 70 out of 461. Before him are Joseph Henry Blackburne, Milan Vidmar, Svetozar Gligorić, Alessandro Salvio, Isidor Gunsberg, and Magnus Carlsen. After him are Isaac Boleslavsky, Lionel Kieseritzky, Nana Alexandria, Rudolf Spielmann, Lev Polugaevsky, and Szymon Winawer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Michael Adams ranks 68. Before him are Andy Whitfield, Demetrio Albertini, Josh Charles, Francesco Toldo, Dido, and Serginho. After him are Denise Richards, Kirk Acevedo, David Coulthard, Lee Young-ae, D. B. Weiss, and Pedro Alonso.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Adams ranks 2,154 out of 8,785. Before him are Mike Ratledge (1943), Donald Adamson (1939), Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694), Edward Dickinson Baker (1811), Edwin Montagu (1879), and George Williams (1821). After him are Kevin Phillips (1973), Tim Staffell (1948), Saint Alban (300), William of Malmesbury (1080), John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (1859), and Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn (1945).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among chess players born in United Kingdom, Michael Adams ranks 6. Before him are Howard Staunton (1810), Alexander McDonnell (1798), Nigel Short (1965), Henry Bird (1830), and Joseph Henry Blackburne (1841). After him are Fred Yates (1884), Horatio Caro (1862), Amos Burn (1848), Jonathan Penrose (1933), John Owen (1827), and John Nunn (1955).

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