Kenny Solomon

Kenny Solomon
Kenny Solomon, 2019
Full nameKenneth Terence Solomon
Country South Africa
Born (1979-10-08) 8 October 1979 (age 45)
Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, South Africa[1]
TitleGrandmaster (2015)
FIDE rating2362 (July 2020)
Peak rating2461 (January 2012)
Websitekennysolomon.co.za

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

  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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