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Solomon, Kenneth Terence

Solomon, Kenneth Terence

GM🇿🇦

FIDEFIDE 14300192· Male· South Africa· Born in 1979

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Kenneth Terence Solomon, a 47-year-old South African Grandmaster, is rated 2277 and ranked 7th among South African players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 2 years. 48 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Artzit A 2026 2-3, and Artzit A 2026 1. Also played 5 rapid and 2 blitz events recently. His peak of 2461 was reached at age 33 (Jan 2012); he also reached South African #1 in Jul 2010 and spent 18 months as South African #1.

Awarded GM in 2015 (age 36), IM in 2005 (age 26), and FM in 2001 (age 22).

Current rating

2277

Standard

Rpd2334·Blz2421

All-time high

2461

−184 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 33

Activity

52

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#7

#7 · South African players · of 1,804
18 months in #1 nationally (2010–2013)

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
1st South African 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2272
Apr 2026
2022
1st South African 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2356
May 2022
2019
1,000 career games
at age 40
Nov 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 39
Dec 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 38
Dec 2017
2015
GM title awardedGM
at age 36
Jan 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
WE 8 Savoia - A
perf 2431 (+164) · 4.5/5 · #1
Top opponent
vs Harika DronavalliGM 2,470
FE 3 Sardinia world chess - A · May 2026 · +2.5 Elo
Evolution
+13
2264 → 2277
Tournaments
8
48 games
Score
31/ 4864.6%
20W22D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNoe TutisaniIM2,420·FE 23 Spilimbergo - Master·R8·+7.0
2.[W]vsNeven HercegovacFM2,339·WE 8 Savoia - A·R3·+6.0
3.[W]vsEvgeny Kraizman2,245·Artzit A 2026 2-3·R2·+4.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FE 3 Sardinia world chess - A
Open Swiss
May 20264.5/9#672328+7.4
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/9#1922243-2.3
Artzit A 2026 2-3
Open Swiss
Jan 20261/1#303045+4.8
Artzit A 2026 1
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#332284+0.4
WE 8 Savoia - A
Swiss
Jan 20264.5/5#12431+8.4
FE 6 Roma citta' aperta - A
Open Swiss
Dec 20255.5/9#252167-11.1
WE 8 Citta' di Asti - A
Swiss
Nov 20253.5/5#62209-1.9
FE 23 Spilimbergo - Master
Open Swiss
Aug 20256/9#272311+6.7

Most-Played Opponents

vsPier Luigi BassoGM
🇮🇹ITA·2500
+1 −7 =8
16 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsMarco Gallana
🇮🇹ITA·2242
+10 −0 =1
11 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsJie XiaFM
🇮🇹ITA·2244
+4 −2 =5
11 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsWatu KobeseIM
🇿🇦RSA·2237
+3 −1 =6
10 games·last met May 2022
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vsMilan MrdjaIM
🇭🇷CRO·2186
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Sep 2023
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Rankings

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South Africa
#7
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#63
in continent
World
#4,849
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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