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GM Kenny Solomon

Kenny Solomon
Photo: courtesy of Kenny Solomon.
Full name
Kenny Solomon
Born
1979 (age 47)‎
Place of birth
Federation
South Africa
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2272
Classical
2332
Rapid
2423
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (9 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (9 games)
King's Indian Defense: Gligorić System (9 games)
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Debrecen, Classical Main Line (8 games)
Benko Gambit Fully-Accepted: Fianchetto, Fianchetto Attack (7 games)
Black Pieces
Pirc Defense (21 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov Variations (11 games)
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (10 games)
Philidor Defense: Hanham, Lion Variation (10 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense (9 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Kenny Solomon (2489)
Milosz Rudnicki (2203)
1-0 37 2025
Kenny Solomon (2492)
Krystian Jedryczka (2210)
1-0 35 2025
Kenny Solomon (2494)
Nadia Fawaz (2207)
1-0 46 2025
Kenny Solomon (2484)
Neathan Peter (2115)
1-0 6 2025
Kenny Solomon (2494)
Alexei Gubajdullin (2661)
1-0 53 2025
Kenny Solomon (2492)
Hamed Khlaf Baqer (2143)
1-0 47 2025
Kenny Solomon (2486)
Nebojsa Djordjevic (2675)
1-0 33 2025
Kenny Solomon (2501)
Guadalupe Montano Vicente (2333)
1-0 27 2025
Kenny Solomon (2514)
Reinerio Gomez Arnau (2272)
1-0 33 2025
Kenny Solomon (2191)
Ferdinand Tersee Nyuima (2214)
1-0 31 2025
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