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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Leonard Barden

Chess: Adams wins seventh straight first prize as England’s girls set records

Ruqayyah Rida with her medal from the 2024 Cambridge International Open chess tournament.
Ruqayyah Rida with her medal from the 2024 Cambridge International Open chess tournament. Photograph: MRI

Michael Adams has now won seven major tournaments in a row without loss of a game.

The eight-time ­British champion trailed the leaders in last week’s ­Cambridge International Open all the way until the ninth and final round, but surged when it ­mattered and won the £1500 prize for the second year in succession.

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