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Heron, Donald



FIDE:	FIDE Card
Years:	1984-2025
Number of games:	87
Number of wins:	26
Number of draws:	21
Number of losses:	40
White score:	20½/44 (46.59% - Average Elo: 1897.33)
Black score:	16/43 (37.21% - Average Elo: 1928.5)

Rating progression

Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses

Top wins

Heron, Donald (1714) - O'Neil, Jim (1967), SCO-ch 122nd, Edinburgh (A36) - 2015

Heron, Donald (1860) - McGillivray, Calum (1783), Perth op-A, Perth (D02) - 2025

Heron, Donald - MacGilchrist, Siegrun (1776), SCO-ch Seniors, Edinburgh (E07) - 2011

Mlynek, Maksymilian (1789) - Heron, Donald (1880), Scottish op, Dunfermline (D00) - 2024

Keenan, Alex (1767) - Heron, Donald (1852), Scottish op, Dunfermline (C00) - 2025

Adam, Michael (1561) - Heron, Donald (1860), Perth op-A, Perth (A95) - 2025

Heron, Donald - ? (43)

MacGilchrist, Siegrun (1½/2)

Bennett, Owen (0/1)

Bielby, Paul R (0/1)

Birkett, Richard (0/1)

Brown, Steven A (0/1)

Doris, Peter (1/1)

Ferry, Edward (0/1)

Grove, Michael (½/1)

Hamilton, Douglas Gibson (½/1)

Harkins, Mike (1/1)

Harrold, Bruce T (1/1)

Henderson, John B (0/1)

Hope, Iain (1/1)

Inbhan, B (½/1)

Kleboe, James PR (1/1)

Kouwenhoven, Marisca (0/1)

MacKenzie, Donald (1/1)

Mannion, Stephen R (0/1)

Mason, Ian C (½/1)

Maxwell, Daniel (0/1)

McAleer, Thomas (1/1)

McDonald, Kevin (0/1)

McGillivray, Calum (1/1)

McKay, Roderick M (0/1)

McLay, John (0/1)

McNab, IA (0/1)

Nield, Christopher (0/1)

Nisbet, Charles (1/1)

O'Neil, Jim (1/1)

Quinn, David (½/1)

Quinn, Deborah (1/1)

Rattray, Gordon (0/1)

Scott, Sarah (0/1)

Siddharth, Berera (1/1)

Smith, Alan A (½/1)

Smith, Mark J (1/1)

Smith, Peter R (½/1)

Smith, Rachel Lorna (1/1)

Sneddon, Iain (0/1)

Srivastava, Aditya (0/1)

Taylor, Robert Keith (½/1)

Volland, Ben (0/1)

Walkowiak, Adam (1/1)

? - Heron, Donald (43)

Abrahams, Daniel (0/1)

Bozinakis, Pavlos (0/1)

Brown, Ken A (½/1)

Brown, Steven A (0/1)

Clark, Eve (½/1)

Cook, Sam (½/1)

D Costa, Leston (0/1)

Davies, AW (½/1)

Dunnington, Angus J (0/1)

Farrell, Neil (0/1)

Flockhart, Hugh (½/1)

Forbes, Alistair (0/1)

Ford, Nikodem (1/1)

Gallagher, A (0/1)

Gilfillan, Andrew (0/1)

Gillies, Alex (1/1)

Hall, David G (0/1)

Harrold, Bruce T (0/1)

Kafka, Graeme (0/1)

Keenan, Alex (1/1)

Konarski, Jannic (1/1)

Kynoch, Richard JP (1/1)

Lennox, C Jonathan (0/1)

Lothian, Robert (0/1)

Mannion, Stephen R (0/1)

McKay, D (0/1)

Mitchell, Martin (0/1)

Mitchell, Robert1 (1/1)

Mittal, Advik (½/1)

Mlynek, Maksymilian (1/1)

Murray, Frankie (½/1)

O'Brien, Robert J (½/1)

Orr, Mark JL (½/1)

Pattinson, T (½/1)

Pritchett, Craig William (0/1)

Rath, Srinivas (½/1)

Shaw, Kevin F (1/1)

Thomas, Philip (½/1)

Thompson, Connor (1/1)

Openings played as White (32)

D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo: 1779.33
Result: 1½/4 = 37.5%

A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 2031.33
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo: 1707
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

A26 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo: 2053
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo: 1557.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 1402
Result: 2/2 = 100%

B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1819
Result: ½/2 = 25%

A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2170
Result: ½/2 = 25%

Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 1688
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D04 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E91 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O c6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D70 Neo-Grunfeld Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 d5)
Average Elo: 2120
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E07 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7)
Average Elo: 1776
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O dxc4 8.Bxc4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo: 2343
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1858
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 2139
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A51 Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1783
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A56 Benoni Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5)
Average Elo: 2020
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A59 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.e4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A20 English (1.c4 e5)
Average Elo: 1768
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A38 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1975
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E73 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E41 Nimzo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5)
Average Elo: 2055
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo: 1969
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A37 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo: 2240
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D31 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2240
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1722
Result: 1/1 = 100%

Openings played as Black (28)

A90 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2)
Average Elo: 2035.5
Result: 2/4 = 50%

C19 French, Winawer, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7)
Average Elo: 2280
Result: 0/3 = 0%

C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo: 1915.67
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1462.5
Result: 2½/3 = 83.33%

C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo: 1625
Result: ½/2 = 25%

C18 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 2/2 = 100%

A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2201
Result: ½/2 = 25%

D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1557
Result: ½/2 = 25%

A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 2348
Result: 0/2 = 0%

C29 Vienna Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D75 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O c5 8.dxc5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C17 French, Winawer, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E08 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Qc2)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D55 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2200
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D05 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6)
Average Elo: 2296
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C06 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4)
Average Elo: 1856
Result: ½/1 = 50%

Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 1564
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo: 2042
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C05 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2317
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo: 1728
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo: 2281
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo: 1789
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo: 1728
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo: 2018
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A95 Dutch, Stonewall (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.Nc3 c6)
Average Elo: 1561
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A94 Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.b3 c6 8.Ba3)
Average Elo: 2273
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.b3)
Average Elo: 1734
Result: ½/1 = 50%