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 name | Kenneth Terence Solomon |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Born | 8 October 1979 Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, South Africa[1] |
| Title | Grandmaster (2015) |
| FIDE rating | 2362 (July 2020) |
| Peak rating | 2461 (January 2012) |
| Website | kennysolomon |
References
change- ↑ "SA man reaches exalted Grandmaster status", Daily Maverick, South Africa, 2012, retrieved 17 September 2012
- ↑ "Kenny Solomon : South Africa`s first International Grandmaster". Moves for Life Blog. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "South Africa's first Grandmaster". Chess News. 2015-01-04. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
Other websites
change- kennysolomon
.co .za - Kenneth T Solomon player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Kenny Solomon chess games at 365Chess.com
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