Michael Adams
- January 5, 2024
- Chess Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Michael Adams |
| Occupation | Chess Player |
| Date Of Birth | Nov 17, 1971(1971-11-17) |
| Age | 53 |
| Birthplace | England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth City | England |
| Horoscope | Scorpio |
Michael Adams Biography
| Name | Michael Adams |
| Birthday | Nov 17 |
| Birth Year | 1971 |
| Place Of Birth | England |
| Home Town | England |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Spouse | Tara MacGowran |
Michael Adams is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on November 17, 1971 in England, England, United Kingdom. British chess Grandmaster who, at his peak, was ranked as the fourth best chess player in the world. He also won the British Rapidplay Championship in 1995, 1996 and 1999.
He and Magnus Carlsen became two of the top chess players in the world.
Michael Adams (born 17 November 1971) is an English chess grandmaster. His highest ranking is world No. 4, achieved several times from October 2000 to October 2002. His peak Elo rating is 2761.
Adams’ early endeavours were already beginning to pay dividends at the British Championship of 1987, where he gained his final IM norm and took the best junior prize. He proceeded to win the full Championship title in 1989, at just seventeen years old. He won again in 1997, jointly with Matthew Sadler. Then, after a lengthy break from the event, he returned to claim further titles in 2010, 2011, 2016,, 2018 and 2019.
He married actress Tara MacGowran.
Michael Adams Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Chess Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Michael Adams is one of the richest Chess Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Adams 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was receiving high-level chess coaching by the time he was nine years old.
He is widely considered to be one of the top British chess players of all time.
Adams was born on 17 November 1971 in Truro, Cornwall, UK. By 1980, his chess talent had been recognised by the British Chess Federation and he received high-level coaching from former European Junior Champion Shaun Taulbut along with coaching from local chess champion Michael Prettejohn. In 1981, aged nine, he entered the Cornwall (County) Under-9 Championship and won it. At the same event, he won the Under-13, Under-15 and Under-18 Championships. For one day, the latter two contests clashed and he had to play them simultaneously, commuting cautiously between different rooms, some thirty metres apart.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Michael Adams height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Michael weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Michael Adams Dating?
According to our records, Michael Adams married to Tara MacGowran. As of December 1, 2023, Michael Adams’s is not dating anyone.
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Adams also won the British Rapidplay Championship in 1995, 1996 and 1999.
Facts & Trivia
Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Michael Adams celebrates birthday on November 17 of every year.
In 1997, he took part in the 1997–1998 FIDE World Championship, which, for the first time, was a large knockout event, the winner of which would play a match against reigning champion Anatoly Karpov. This tournament included most of the world’s top players (Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik and Gata Kamsky were the only notable absentees), and Adams won short matches against Tamaz Giorgadze, Sergei Tiviakov, Peter Svidler, Loek van Wely and Nigel Short, before coming up against Anand in the final round. Their four games at normal time controls were all drawn, as were four rapidplay games at quicker time limits, before Anand won the sudden-death game, thereby eliminating Adams from the competition.
Where is Michael Adams now?
He remains in the D.C. area. He works with the Wizards/Bullets alumni. The last eight years, he also has been a high school referee. “I hate running, but I love the game, so being referee is the next best thing,” Adams, 54, said.
Is Michael Adams a Republican?
Republican Party
How tall is Michael Adams?
5′ 10″
Who did Michael Adams play for?
All teams
Who is the Secretary of State in ky?
Michael G. Adams, a native of Paducah, is Kentucky’s 86th Secretary of State and the 77th person to serve in that role.