KENNETH T SOLOMON (born Oct-08-1979, 45 years old) South Africa [what is this?] International Master (2004); Grandmaster (2014) Currently based in Venice in Italy. Kenny Solomon 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 fulfilled his GM norm requirements. Normally he would have been required to first reach a rating of 2500 to achieve his GM title, but instead went on to win the African Championship of 2014 in December of that year (with a score of 7/9 and a TPR of (2550)), thereby winning the title directly. (1), (2) 4th at the South African Open (2015). Solomon is married to Veronika Goi, and the couple have a daughter born in 2011. His elder brother is CM Maxwell Solomon. He qualified(3) for the World Cup in 2017 and is a FIDE Trainer (2005). 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...; Chessbase articles written in January 2015 about Solomon's background and his path to the GM title: http://en.chessbase.com/post/south-... and http://en.chessbase.com/post/fighti... (1) http://chess-results.com/tnr154093....; (2) http://www.fide.com/component/handb...; (3) http://www.fide.com/images/stories/... Wikipedia article: Kenny Solomon Last updated: 2017-07-11 13:34:55

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page 1 of 14; games 1-25 of 344  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. K Solomon vs A Pihlajasalo   0-1 38 1995 World Championship U16 (boys) C42 Petrov Defense 2. K Roser vs K Solomon   1-0 77 1995 World Championship U16 (boys) B33 Sicilian 3. G Bakhtadze vs K Solomon   1-0 55 1995 World Championship U16 (boys) B30 Sicilian 4. P Simacek vs K Solomon   0-1 57 1995 World Championship U16 (boys) B33 Sicilian 5. K Solomon vs E Hoossen   1-0 36 1995 World Championship U16 (boys) C07 French, Tarrasch 6. D Prasenjit vs K Solomon   1-0 29 1995 World Championship U16 (boys) B30 Sicilian 7. H Erturan vs K Solomon   0-1 73 1995 World Championship U16 (boys) B22 Sicilian, Alapin 8. K Solomon vs M Parligras   0-1 52 1995 World Championship U16 (boys) B40 Sicilian 9. K Solomon vs H Pilaj   1-0 40 1995 World Championship U16 (boys) B32 Sicilian 10. L Andrade vs K Solomon   0-1 75 1995 World Championship U16 (boys) A22 English 11. K Solomon vs R Benares   0-1 45 1995 World Championship U16 (boys) C42 Petrov Defense 12. H Stevic vs K Solomon   1-0 40 1996 Wch U18 B33 Sicilian 13. K Solomon vs B Kelly   0-1 40 1996 Wch U18 B44 Sicilian 14. W Hajenius vs K Solomon   0-1 34 2001 29th World Open E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad 15. K Solomon vs V Delgado   1-0 64 2001 29th World Open E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto 16. V Gaprindashvili vs K Solomon   1-0 45 2001 29th World Open E47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 17. K Solomon vs A Cherniack   1-0 54 2001 29th World Open E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 18. B Privman vs K Solomon   ½-½ 52 2001 29th World Open E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 19. K Solomon vs Hodgson   0-1 75 2001 29th World Open D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 20. K Solomon vs N Solon   1-0 29 2001 29th World Open D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 21. P Gilruth vs K Solomon   0-1 65 2001 29th World Open A30 English, Symmetrical 22. G Nsubuga vs K Solomon   ½-½ 81 2001 Wilbert Paige Mem B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 23. N Rogers vs K Solomon   0-1 76 2001 Wilbert Paige Mem B33 Sicilian 24. K Solomon vs M Schleifer   0-1 47 2001 Wilbert Paige Mem E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 25. A Simutowe vs K Solomon   0-1 40 2001 Wilbert Paige Mem E46 Nimzo-Indian  page 1 of 14; games 1-25 of 344

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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 Jan-08-15    tbentley: He earned the GM title by winning the 2014 African Individual Chess Championship. http://en.chessbase.com/post/south-... Jan-10-15    zanzibar: Recently profiled in <The Guardian>: <South African escapes township violence to become chess grandmaster> (2015-01-08) http://www.theguardian.com/world/20... Jan-14-15    twinlark: Congratulations to Kenny Solomon for landing the GM title. Jan-14-15    Mr. V: Congratulations! May you blaze a new trail for chess in Africa! Sep-04-16    FICSwoodpusher: Grandmaster Kenny Solomon plays game number 100 for South Africa at Olympiads against Myanmar. That is a great achievement! Sep-04-16    FICSwoodpusher: This is the game: Wynn Zaw Htun vs K Solomon, 2016

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