Lorcan Heron
IRL · FIDE ID 2529343 · 36 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1913
#163 in IRL (active)
Rapid
1714
#416 in IRL (active)
Blitz
1957
#63 in IRL (active)
Score
49%
16 W · 3 D · 17 L
Opp. avg
1802
Last 36 games
Last game
2026-08-09
The 105th Irish Championship 2026 | Championship
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 89% of games (scores 44%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 6 of 10 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 67%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 5 of 5 games (Indian Defense), scoring 50%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack as Black, only 25% in 4 games.
- By opponent strength: 33% against higher-rated players, 61% against lower-rated.
Based on 36 over-the-board games (14 classical). 18 with White (50%), 18 with Black (47%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 16 | 44% |
| 1.d4 | 2 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Deferred Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Rasa-Studier Gambit | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (10 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 6 | 67% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 4 | 25% |
Against 1.d4 (5 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 5 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack | 4 | 25% |
| Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Trompowsky Attack | 2 | 75% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Martin Fitzgerald (1891) The 105th Irish Championship 2026 | Championship | W |
| 2026-08-08 | Aiden Thomas Boby (1978) The 105th Irish Championship 2026 | Championship | W |
| 2026-08-07 | Anthony Fox (1876) The 105th Irish Championship 2026 | Championship | L |
| 2026-08-06 | Shaurya Dash (1751) The 105th Irish Championship 2026 | Championship | L |
| 2026-08-05 | Colm Daly (2182) The 105th Irish Championship 2026 | Championship | L |
| 2026-08-04 | Saiansh Biswal (1824) The 105th Irish Championship 2026 | Championship | W |
| 2026-08-03 | Gavin Melaugh (2093) The 105th Irish Championship 2026 | Championship | L |
| 2026-08-02 | Angel Mariya Boby (1760) The 105th Irish Championship 2026 | Championship | W |
| 2026-08-01 | Jason Liu (2180) The 105th Irish Championship 2026 | Championship | L |
| 2026-02-01 | Paul Taaffe (1883) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival - Weekender Expert · classical | W |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.