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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Adams vs Blatny |
| 0-1 | 63 |
1986 |
Oakham | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 2. Adams vs J Howell |
| ½-½ | 48 |
1987 |
Swansea GBR ch | C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 3. Adams vs Short |
| 0-1 | 43 |
1987 |
Swansea GBR ch | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 4. Adams vs S Mannion |
| 1-0 | 59 |
1987 |
London NWYM | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 5. Adams vs G Lane |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1987 |
London NWYM | C60 Ruy Lopez |
| 6. Adams vs W Lin |
| 0-1 | 66 |
1988 |
WchJ U20 Adelaide | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 7. Adams vs Flear |
 | 1-0 | 32 |
1988 |
London | C80 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 8. Adams vs F Bellini |
 | 1-0 | 21 |
1988 |
Oakham | C60 Ruy Lopez |
| 9. Adams vs Wahls |
| 0-1 | 32 |
1988 |
EU-chJ U20 Arnhem | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 10. Adams vs J L Arnason |
 | 1-0 | 34 |
1988 |
Oakham | C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 11. Adams vs Conquest |
| 0-1 | 38 |
1988 |
Blackpool GBR ch | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 12. Adams vs H Westerinen |
| 1-0 | 32 |
1988 |
London NWYM | C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 13. Adams vs Chandler |
| ½-½ | 58 |
1988 |
Blackpool GBR ch | C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer |
| 14. Adams vs Hebden |
| 0-1 | 39 |
1988 |
London NWYM | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 15. Adams vs Hebden |
| 1-0 | 39 |
1989 |
London BAY | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 16. Adams vs J Demarre |
 | 1-0 | 21 |
1989 |
Paris op-1 | C83 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 17. Adams vs Hebden |
| 0-1 | 50 |
1989 |
FRA-chT | C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 18. Adams vs J M Hodgson |
 | ½-½ | 6 |
1989 |
London WFW | C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense |
| 19. Adams vs Zsuzsa Polgar |
| 1-0 | 27 |
1989 |
London | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 20. Adams vs Psakhis |
| 1-0 | 44 |
1989 |
Palma de Mallorca GMA op | C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 21. Adams vs P Dezan |
| 1-0 | 22 |
1989 |
FRA-chT | C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical |
| 22. Adams vs P Wells |
| ½-½ | 48 |
1989 |
London Lloyds | C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical |
| 23. Adams vs Yusupov |
| ½-½ | 36 |
1989 |
Hastings-A1 | C80 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 24. Adams vs V Malaniuk |
| 0-1 | 51 |
1989 |
Palma de Mallorca | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 25. Adams vs Spassky |
 | 0-1 | 47 |
1989 |
Cannes GMA | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
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