Donald Heron's chess openings
🏴 ScotlandFIDE 180047 games
Donald Heron, from Scotland, has 47 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Donald Heron most often opens with 1.c4 (85% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White21 games · +7 =4 −10 · 43%
As Black26 games · +6 =9 −11 · 40%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening85%17 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 b6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 Bb7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening15%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense100%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
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