Michael Adams is a British chess grandmaster born in 1971 in Truro. He is best known for his high-level competitive performance in the 29th Chess Olympiad, 30th Chess Olympiad, and 31st Chess Olympiad. He continues to set the standard for later competitors in the sport.
Michael Adams competed in chess at a level that the sport still measures itself against.
The record lists Michael Adams as British chess grandmaster.
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Take the IQ test →Michael Adams was born at Truro in 1971. His recorded nationality is United Kingdom.
By this period sport was fully international, televised and politicised, and an athlete's reach extended far past the field of play.
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
