Kenny Solomon

South African chess grandmaster

Kenneth Terence Solomon[2][3] (born 8 October 1979), is the first-ever South African chess Grandmaster to get the title without reaching the required rating of 2500. He is currently the only Grandmaster from the country and second in Sub-Sahara.[4]

Kenny Solomon
Kenny Solomon, 2019
Full nameKenneth Terence Solomon
Country South Africa
Born (1979-10-08) 8 October 1979 (age 44)
Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, South Africa[1]
TitleGrandmaster (2015)
FIDE rating2362 (July 2020)
Peak rating2461 (January 2012)
Websitekennysolomon.co.za

References change

  1. "SA man reaches exalted Grandmaster status", Daily Maverick, South Africa, 2012, retrieved 17 September 2012
  2. "Kenny Solomon : South Africa`s first International Grandmaster". Moves for Life Blog. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  3. "DA honours Kenny Solomon as South Africa's first International Chess Grandmaster". DA MPL Network. 23 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  4. "South Africa's first Grandmaster". Chess News. 2015-01-04. Retrieved 2022-11-09.

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