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GM Kenny Solomon

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 (2257) Francesco Bettalli (2368)	1-0	30	2024
Kenny Solomon (2538) Jose Antonio Nery Junior (2324)	1-0	26	2024
Kenny Solomon (2514) Eduardo Barbosa Mesquita (2311)	1-0	24	2024
Kenny Solomon (2499) Harmen Jonkman (2411)	1-0	48	2024
Kenny Solomon (2479) John Curtis (2202)	1-0	37	2024
Kenny Solomon (2473) Guldona Karimova (2338)	1-0	31	2024
Kenny Solomon (2462) Ivan Paquico Rodriguez (2341)	1-0	39	2024
Kenny Solomon (2492) Gerardo Alfonso Ramirez Madrid (2262)	1-0	44	2024
Kenny Solomon (2498) Cristhian Montero Martinez (2143)	1-0	27	2024
Kenny Solomon (2482) Anatole Vlachos (2651)	1-0	54	2024

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