Adams wins SEVEN straight over the board
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 2:00 pm
Over the board chess finished? Tell that to England No1 Michael Adams, who a few minutes ago completed a Caruana by winning his SEVENTH successive international classical game. All seven wins have been played since lockdown.
Adams won his final two rounds at Biel a few weeks ago, and this week has won his first five for Baden-Baden in the German Bundesliga, which for 2020 is a week-long eight-team event in Karlsruhe.
Game seven just now was a nail-biter as it seemed headed for a draw until Adams's opponent fell for a queening tactic.
Adams has jumped from No34 to No27 in the live world ratings.
The seven victims of Adams:
1-0 Noel Studer 2580 Biel
1-0 Arkadij Naiditsch 2701 Biel
1-0 Vincent Keymer 2568 Baden-Baden v Deizisau
1-0 Michael Fedorovsky 2422 Baden-Baden v Bayern Munich
1-0 Felix Blohberger 2467 Baden-Baden v Berlin
1-0 Jan Smeets 2585 Baden-Baden v Solingen
1-0 Woeter Spoelman 2571 Baden-Baden v Werner Bremen
Luke McShane, playing Board 2 for Bremen, also had a fine morning today with the better of a draw against world No4 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
Adams has a chance for No8 this afternoon (4pm start, live on Chessbomb and Chess24) when B-B meet the tail-enders Aachen. On Sunday morning (10am) there is the title decider Baden-Baden v Wertheim, both teams having so far won every match.
Adams won his final two rounds at Biel a few weeks ago, and this week has won his first five for Baden-Baden in the German Bundesliga, which for 2020 is a week-long eight-team event in Karlsruhe.
Game seven just now was a nail-biter as it seemed headed for a draw until Adams's opponent fell for a queening tactic.
Adams has jumped from No34 to No27 in the live world ratings.
The seven victims of Adams:
1-0 Noel Studer 2580 Biel
1-0 Arkadij Naiditsch 2701 Biel
1-0 Vincent Keymer 2568 Baden-Baden v Deizisau
1-0 Michael Fedorovsky 2422 Baden-Baden v Bayern Munich
1-0 Felix Blohberger 2467 Baden-Baden v Berlin
1-0 Jan Smeets 2585 Baden-Baden v Solingen
1-0 Woeter Spoelman 2571 Baden-Baden v Werner Bremen
Luke McShane, playing Board 2 for Bremen, also had a fine morning today with the better of a draw against world No4 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
Adams has a chance for No8 this afternoon (4pm start, live on Chessbomb and Chess24) when B-B meet the tail-enders Aachen. On Sunday morning (10am) there is the title decider Baden-Baden v Wertheim, both teams having so far won every match.