Kenny Solomon's chess openings
GM🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 228265 games
Kenny Solomon, Grandmaster from South Africa, has 65 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kenny Solomon most often opens with 1.d4 (48% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White25 games · +9 =6 −10 · 48%
As Black40 games · +16 =14 −10 · 57%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening48%12 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening44%11 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 b6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense89%24 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game7%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense4%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 d6 3.Be3 Bg7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%7 games · scores 86% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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