Donald Heron
SCO · FIDE ID 416282 · 27 tournament games since 2023
Standard
1800
#205 in SCO (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
43%
7 W · 9 D · 11 L
Opp. avg
1821
Last 27 games
Last game
2026-05-25
Perth Congress 2026 | Major
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 50% of games (scores 33%), otherwise 1.c4 (50%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 8 of 8 games (French Defense), scoring 63%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...e6 in 4 of 4 games (Horwitz Defense), scoring 63%.
- Weak spot: Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack as White, only 17% in 3 games.
- Comfort zone: French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense as Black, 67% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 13% against higher-rated players, 56% against lower-rated.
Based on 27 over-the-board games (13 classical). 12 with White (29%), 15 with Black (53%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 6 | 33% |
| 1.c4 | 6 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack | 3 | 17% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Trompowsky Attack | 1 | 100% |
| Horwitz Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (8 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 8 | 63% |
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 4 | 63% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense | 3 | 67% |
| Dutch Defense: Classical Variation | 2 | 75% |
| French Defense: King's Indian Attack | 2 | 100% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-25 | David C Montgomery (1724) Perth Congress 2026 | Major · classical | ½ |
| 2026-05-25 | Donald McGregor (1753) Perth Congress 2026 | Major · classical | L |
| 2026-05-24 | A Keith Aitchison (1739) Perth Congress 2026 | Major · classical | W |
| 2026-05-23 | George R McRobert (1615) Perth Congress 2026 | Major · classical | W |
| 2026-05-23 | Raymond Flood (1611) Perth Congress 2026 | Major · classical | ½ |
| 2026-05-22 | Haruo Uegaki (1801) Perth Congress 2026 | Major · classical | L |
| 2025-07-13 | Eve Clark (1734) Scottish Championship Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-07-12 | Aditya Srivastava (1773) Scottish Championship Open · classical | L |
| 2025-07-11 | Srinivas Rath (1625) Scottish Championship Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-07-10 | Roderick M McKay (2181) Scottish Championship Open · classical | L |
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.