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This made him the first chess grandmaster from South Africa, the second grandmaster from sub-Saharian Africa after Amon Simutowe of Zambia, and the fourth black chess grandmaster in history. He qualified for the 2017 Chess World Cup where he was defeated by Fabiano Caruana in the first round.
Mar 23, 2015 · Kenny Solomon chose a very different path from the boys he grew up with in Cape Town's Mitchells Plain. He changed his fate when he began playing chess at the age of 13; now, 22 years later, he has become a chess grandmaster and an inspiration to youngsters everywhere.
South Africa gets its first Grandmaster! As IM Kenny Solomon of South Africa - starting at board four - made his first move of the 2014 African Individual Chess Championship, which took place in the town of Windhoek, Namibia, from 13. to 22. December, he had only one goal in mind: to become African Champion.
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South Africa produced its first chess grandmaster in 2015 through Kenny Solomon. Kenny Solomon did not attain the required rating of 2500, but he earned the accolade by winning the African Chess Championship in December 2014.
Sep 11, 2012 · Kenny Solomon, a 32-year-old father who started playing the game when he was 13-years-old was in a team of five South Africans at the 2012 World Chess Olympiad in Turkey, the Cape Times reported. Solomon was one of just eight international contestants to receive chess’s highest honour.
Kenny Solomon, 32 was in a team of five South Africans at the 2012 World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul for two weeks. When results were announced at the weekend, he was one of eight international contestants “awarded” grandmaster – a title held for life.
Mar 15, 2024 · A pivotal moment in this journey was the emergence of South Africa's first chess Grandmaster (GM). This achievement is not just a personal triumph but a national milestone, signaling South Africa's potential on the global chess stage.
