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GM Kenny Solomon

Kenny Solomon

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Full name

Kenny Solomon

Born

1/1/1979 (age 46)‎

Place of birth

Federation

South Africa

Rating

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 (2498) Santhosh Parvathareddy Ajay (2662)	0-1	47	2025
Kenny Solomon (2257) Francesco Bettalli (2368)	1-0	30	2024
Kenny Solomon (2538) Jose Antonio Nery Junior (2324)	1-0	26	2024

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