The chess games of Kenneth T Solomon

Kenneth T Solomon
Number of games in database: 156
Years covered: 2001 to 2013
Last FIDE rating: 2423
Highest rating achieved in database: 2461
Overall record: +53 -48 =38 (51.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      17 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS

With the White pieces:

Slav (11)
    D15 D11 D19 D17 D12
Queen's Indian (9)
    E15 E17 E18 E16
King's Indian (7)
    E92 E62 E63 E67 E65
Modern Benoni (5)
    A58 A57 A79
Queen's Pawn Game (5)
    D02 A40 A50 E00
Semi-Slav (4)
    D47 D43 D45

With the Black pieces:

Sicilian (19)
    B33 B30 B31 B43 B21
Queen's Indian (7)
    E15 E16
English (7)
    A15 A17 A16
Queen's Pawn Game (7)
    A45 A46 A41 E10 E00
Nimzo Indian (5)
    E32 E47 E30 E46
Slav (5)
    D19 D18 D12 D17

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KENNETH T SOLOMON
(born Oct-08-1979) South Africa

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Currently based in Italy, Solomon is an IM with 2 GM norms (including a double norm) and is South Africa's top player, and Africa's number 15 player (March 2013). He will be a full GM once his live rating reaches 2500.

He won the South African U16 championship in 1994 and the South African U18 championship in 1995. Kenny - as he is popularly known - shared the 2003 South African Chess Championship title with IM Watu Kobese. He has represented South Africa at six Olympiads since 1998. He played in the 2007 Gibtelecom Masters, scoring 5/9 and made the same score (out of 10) in 2009. He earned his first GM norm in the Padova International Open held in Italy in December 2011, scoring 6.5/9. In 2012, he played in the 28th Cappelle-la-Grande (2012), scoring 5/9. He played top board for South Africa at the Chess Olympiad (2012), scoring 5.5/10 and his 2nd GM norm, a double norm, that fulfils his GM norm requirements; he must now reach a rating of 2500 to achieve his GM title.

Photo: http://www.bidmonfa.com/solomon_ken... Kenny Solomon's blog: http://kennysolomon.co.za/blog/ 2003 article in Chess Drum featuring Kenny Solomon: http://www.thechessdrum.net/talking...

Wikipedia article: Kenny Solomon

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. V Gaprindashvili vs K Solomon	1-0	45	2001	29th World Open	E47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3
2. K Solomon vs W Morrison	½-½	69	2001	Wilbert Paige Mem	E20 Nimzo-Indian
3. A Simutowe vs K Solomon	0-1	40	2001	Wilbert Paige Mem	E46 Nimzo-Indian
4. K Solomon vs N Solon	1-0	29	2001	29th World Open	D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
5. K Solomon vs V Delgado	1-0	64	2001	29th World Open	E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
6. K Solomon vs S Muhammad	1-0	66	2001	Wilbert Paige Mem	B06 Robatsch
7. K Solomon vs M Schleifer	0-1	47	2001	Wilbert Paige Mem	E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5
8. B Privman vs K Solomon	½-½	52	2001	29th World Open	E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
9. W Hajenius vs K Solomon	0-1	34	2001	29th World Open	E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad
10. K Solomon vs E Colding	½-½	50	2001	Wilbert Paige Mem	E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
11. N Rogers vs K Solomon	0-1	76	2001	Wilbert Paige Mem	B33 Sicilian
12. K Solomon vs J M Hodgson	0-1	75	2001	29th World Open	D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
13. W Kobese vs K Solomon	½-½	91	2001	Wilbert Paige Mem	B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
14. G Nsubuga vs K Solomon	½-½	81	2001	Wilbert Paige Mem	B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
15. K Solomon vs A Cherniack	1-0	54	2001	29th World Open	E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
16. K Solomon vs R Simpson	0-1	37	2001	Wilbert Paige Mem	A57 Benko Gambit
17. P Gilruth vs K Solomon	0-1	65	2001	29th World Open	A30 English, Symmetrical
18. R J Dive vs K Solomon	0-1	35	2002	35th olm final	A46 Queen's Pawn Game
19. K Solomon vs L Dominguez	0-1	27	2002	Bled Olympiad	D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
20. K Solomon vs R Mateo	0-1	37	2002	Bled Olympiad	E15 Queen's Indian
21. K Solomon vs A Simutowe	0-1	31	2003	TCh-Africa	E65 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav, 7.O-O
22. K Solomon vs Grischuk	0-1	52	2004	FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament	D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
23. K Solomon vs C D'Amore	½-½	25	2004	36th Olympiad	A15 English
24. A Gunnarsson vs K Solomon	1-0	35	2004	36th Olympiad	A30 English, Symmetrical
25. Grischuk vs K Solomon	½-½	32	2004	FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament	E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line


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Jul-24-06		BIDMONFA: Kenneth T Solomon SOLOMON, Kenny http://www.bidmonfa.com/solomon_ken... _

Aug-04-08		myschkin: . . . aka IM <Kenny Solomon> .. "Chess has become a passion. It helps build logic and creativity, and I enjoy the psychological aspect of it as well." .. http://tinyurl.com/6qwypx off topic: "Unfortunately, I have not been able to find any of the games. That�s one of the main problems of most African tournaments � the game scores are rarely made available. I suppose inputting the games is a very tedious process indeed!" (Daaim Shabazz) Agree on that one! It is even a hard task just to spot the great African chess players. All these characters sharing the chess passion. So many wonderful games must have been "lost" - what a pity!

Jul-31-09		myschkin: . . . Homepage: http://kennysolomon.co.za/

May-19-12		wordfunph: IM Timothy Taylor on IM Kenneth Solomon.. <Kenny Solomon, IM from South Africa, had a hard time getting into Hungary for the famous First Saturday tournament due to some bureaucratic visa problems- then when he finally made it to Budapest, he found out that his Euros were no good, as Hungarians prefer their own currency, the Forint! He reminded me of myself when I played in my first First Saturday back in 2003 - lost and a long way from home! I loaned him some money for subway fare - a little nervously, as I didn't know him, but he seemed like a good guy. I shouldn't have worried. Kenny is a stand-up guy; I got my money right back; and he became a good friend to my wife and myself, and especially to our little boy, Nikolay.> Source: True Combat Chess by Timothy Taylor

Mar-29-13		Einstein13: i should say kenny is quite impressive.... He is making history in our country and that takes alot of effort.... Chess is difficult for us south africans but our standard of chess looks like child's play for the world. Lets hope that when kenny makes his breakthrough, a new, stronger understandinng of chess will emerge in our country

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