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Solomon, Kenneth Terence
GM🇿🇦FIDE 14300192· Male· South Africa· Born in 1979
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Kenneth Terence Solomon, a 47-year-old South African Grandmaster, is rated 2270 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
2270
Standard
Rpd2334·Blz2421
All-time high
2461
−191 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 33
Jan 2012 · age 33
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · South African players · of 1,773
18 months in #1 nationally (2010–2013)
18 months in #1 nationally (2010–2013)
Career timeline
19 entries2026
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
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
2264 → 2270
Tournaments
7
39 games
Score
26.5/ 3967.9%
18W17D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #192 | 2243 | -2.3 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #30 | 3045 | +4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 2284 | +0.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2431 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #25 | 2167 | -11.1 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2209 | -1.9 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #27 | 2311 | +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·2239
+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·2258
+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 1,842 players
Africa
#61
in continent
World
#5,070
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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