Michael Adams competed in chess at a level that the sport still measures itself against.
The record lists Michael Adams as British chess grandmaster.
Michael Adams was born at Truro in 1971. His recorded nationality is United Kingdom.
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He competed at 29th Chess Olympiad, 30th Chess Olympiad and 31st Chess Olympiad.
Athletic careers are short and pitilessly measured, which is what makes the great ones legible.
That the career was built from United Kingdom matters: facilities, coaching and funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide who ever reaches the start line.
What survives is the record itself - times, placings and titles that later competitors still measure themselves against.
Achievements
- Competed at 29th Chess Olympiad, 30th Chess Olympiad and 31st Chess Olympiad
- Discipline: chess
