Adams (2694) – Halkias (2566) [B41]Gibraltar (3), 28.01.2010 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be2 Bb4 7.0–0 0–0 8.Nxc6 dxc6 9.e5 Bxc3 10.bxc3 Nd5 11.Qd3 Qc7 12.c4 Nb4 13.Qe4 c5 14.Bg5 b6 15.a3 Nc6 16.Bd3...
Adams 1-0 McShane
Adams, M (2698) – McShane, L (2615) [C95]London Chess Classic (7), 15.12.2009 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1 Bf8 14.Ng3...
Carlsen survives a scary game against Adams
Carlsen, M (2801) – Adams, M (2698) [E46]London Chess Classic (6), 14.12.2009 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0–0 5.Nge2 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.g3 Re8 8.Bg2 Bf8 9.0–0 Na6 10.a3 c6 11.f3 c5 12.g4 h6 13.h3 b6 14.Ng3...
Adams 1/2 Short
Adams, M (2698) – Short, N (2707) [C80]London Chess Classic (5), 13.12.2009 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Nc5 10.c3 Nxb3 11.Nxb3 Be7 12.h3 0–0 13.Re1 a5 14.a4...
Kramnik 1/2 Adams
Kramnik, V (2772) – Adams, M (2698) [D37]London Chess Classic (4), 12.12.2009 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0–0 6.e3 Nbd7 7.a3 c5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.Be5 Bg4 12.Be2 Ne6 13.h3 Bxf3 14.Bxf3...
Adams 1/2 Nakamura
Yesterday Hikaru had good chances to beat Ni Hua. He was not able to convert it. Today he played nicely in the endgame to hold on for a draw against Adams. Adams, M (2698) – Nakamura, H (2715) [C03]London...
London round 1 games
Nakamura (2715) – Ni Hua (2665) [D11]London Chess Classic (1), 08.12.2009 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Bd2 e6 6.Qc2 Nbd7 7.Nc3 dxc4 8.a4 c5 9.Bxc4 cxd4 10.exd4 Be7 11.0–0 0–0 12.Rac1 Nb6 13.Bd3 h6 14.Qb3 Nbd5...
Open Letter by GM Mickey Adams
Open Letter from Michael Adams re the Grand Prix Series I have regretfully withdrawn from the whole Grand Prix series. Some of the reasons I took this decision are the sudden switch of venues at very late notice, the...
Michael Adams quits the Grand Prix?
Is Adams out of the Grand Prix? Apparently, Michael Adams has also withdrawn from the Grand Prix! His name is not on the list of the participants for Elista tournament, as originally scheduled. Magnus Carlsen pulled out earlier, Mohamad...
Short or Adams?
Picture courtesy of ChessBaseI was recently asked the following question: Short or Adams? Which one is the greatest English player ever? Both have impressive chess resumes. Both have competed in the World Championship. Both have been in the top...