Player profile

Heron, Donald

Standard: 1800 Rapid: 0 Blitz: 0 (last updated 2026-10-02)
FIDE ID: 416282 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: SCO Sex: M Birth Year: 1950 Age: 76
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 27 Wins: 7 (26%) Draws: 9 (33%) Losses: 11 (41%)
Dossier

24 of 27 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 85.2%
Opened d4: 5/9Opened c4: 4/9
Castled kingside: 17Same-side castling: 17Did not castle: 3Castled queenside: 1
Played in the center: 10Fianchettoed kingside: 6Fianchettoed queenside: 4Played on the kingside: 4Played on the queenside: 2
Active pieces: 14Initiated exchanges: 13Missed tactics: 12Sacrificed material: 10Space advantage: 9Backward pawn: 8Kept the bishop pair: 8Isolated pawn: 6Avoided exchanges: 5Played gambits: 2
Openings

Click "+" to add that group to the games list below. Multiple groups can be added at once.

As White 10 games 2W 2D 6L
English Opening 4 games 1W 0D 3L
King's English Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Anglo-Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Torre Attack 3 games 0W 1D 2L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Trompowsky Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Horwitz Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pirc Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 14 games 4W 6D 4L
French Defense 7 games 2W 4D 1L
Rubinstein Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Blackburne Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
King's Indian Attack 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Dutch Defense 4 games 1W 1D 2L
Classical Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Stonewall Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Rapport-Jobava System, with e6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Keres Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 113

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2024.07.09 · 39. Bh6 (−73.9% win chance) 0-1
Nield, Christopher
Heron, Donald
View game
2025.07.13 · 44... Bc6 (−62.1% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Heron, Donald
Clark, Eve
View game
2024.07.08 · 43... Ke7 (−38% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Heron, Donald
Cook, Sam
View game
2026.05.25 · 50... g6 (−34.5% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Heron, Donald
Montgomery, David C
View game
Games Showing all 27 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves