Kenny Solomon
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| Kenny Solomon | |
|---|---|
 Kenny Solomon, 2019 | |
| Full name | Kenneth Terence Solomon |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Born | 8 October 1979
(aged 46) Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, South Africa[1] |
| Title | Grandmaster (2015) |
| FIDE rating | 2362 (July 2020) |
| Peak rating | 2461 (January 2012) |
| Website | kennysolomon |
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]
References
- ↑ SA man reaches exalted Grandmaster status. Daily Maverick (2012). South Africa. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ↑ Kenny Solomon : South Africa`s first International Grandmaster (2 January 2015)Moves for Life Blog. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ↑ DA honours Kenny Solomon as South Africa’s first International Chess Grandmaster (23 February 2015)DA MPL Network. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ↑ South Africa's first Grandmaster (in en). Chess News (2015-01-04). Retrieved 2022-11-09.
Other websites
- kennysolomon
.co .za - Kenneth T Solomon player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Kenny Solomon chess games at 365Chess.com
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