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Philip Adams

Full name

Philip Adams

Born

1948 (age 77)‎

Place of birth

Federation

England

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (3 games)

Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted (3 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (2 games)

English Opening: Neo-Catalan Defense (2 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (2 games)

Black Pieces

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation (3 games)

Old Indian Defense (2 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation (2 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (2 games)

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (2 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Philip Adams (1903) Risika Riyon Matthamagoda	1-0	41	2025
Angel Espinosa Aranda (2440) Philip Adams (1903)	1-0	44	2025
Daniel Sanz Wawer (2296) Philip Adams (1903)	1-0	56	2025
Philip Adams (1943) Yevgeniy Roshka (2471)	0-1	27	2024
Philip Adams (1947) Inigo Ortin Blanco (2285)	0-1	35	2019
Stefan Djuric (2356) Philip Adams (1993)	½-½	18	2019
J Ramon Perez (2219) Philip Adams (1947)	½-½	55	2019
Kevin Spraggett (2513) Philip Adams (1993)	1-0	26	2019
Luis Marcos Medarde Santiago (2285) Philip Adams (1993)	1-0	64	2019
Philip Adams (2006) Javier Aguera Naredo (2377)	0-1	48	2018

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