CHESS PLAYER

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Adams has received more than 33,891 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Michael Adams is the 69th most popular chess player (up from 100th in 2019), the 2,181st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,838th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Chess Player.

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  • 34k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 15.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Michael Adams ranks 69 out of 461. Before him are Mark Taimanov, Vladimir Kramnik, Olga Rubtsova, Szymon Winawer, Semyon Alapin, and Isaac Boleslavsky. After him are Vlastimil Hort, Louis Paulsen, Edward Lasker, Pal Benko, Philipp Stamma, and Lev Polugaevsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Michael Adams ranks 72. Before him are Andy Whitfield, Jennifer Lee, Chris Tucker, Edmundo, Ma Huateng, and David Arquette. After him are Valdis Dombrovskis, Zlatko Zahovič, J. Y. Park, Paul van Dyk, Guillaume Depardieu, and Sean Astin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Adams ranks 2,181 out of 8,785. Before him are Patricia Bredin (1935), Richard Baxter (1615), Michael Powell (1905), Jerry Springer (1944), Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), and Eric Temple Bell (1883). After him are Gerald of Wales (1146), Wilfred Owen (1893), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (1967), Bernard Williams (1929), John Miles (1949), and John Cleland (1709).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among chess players born in United Kingdom, Michael Adams ranks 3. Before him are Howard Staunton (1810), and Joseph Henry Blackburne (1841). After him are Alexander McDonnell (1798), Horatio Caro (1862), Henry Bird (1830), Amos Burn (1848), Jonathan Penrose (1933), John Owen (1827), John Nunn (1955), Nigel Short (1965), and Tony Miles (1955).

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