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Heron, Donald

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FIDEFIDE 416282· Male· Scotland· Born in 1950

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Donald Heron, a 76-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1817. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9, Scottish Championship International Open 2025, and Perth Open 2025. He took a 36-month break between Apr 2020 and May 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1905 was reached at age 74 (Mar 2024); he also reached Scottish #85 in Mar 2022.

Current rating

1817

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1905

−88 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 74

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#71,013

#71,013 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
7th Scottish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1829
Apr 2026
2024
All-time peak 1905
at age 74 · −88 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Peak Scottish rank: #85
at age 72 · rated 1862
Mar 2022
7th Scottish 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1862
Mar 2022
2020
12th Scottish 65-70 player
at age 70 · rated 1862
Oct 2020
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1862 → returned at 1837
Apr 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Calum McGillivray 1,783
Perth Open 2025 · May 2025 · +8.0 Elo
Evolution
-43
1860 → 1817
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
4W4D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlex Keenan1,767·Scottish Championship International Open 2025·R4·+8.2
2.[W]vsCalum McGillivray1,783·Perth Open 2025·R7·+8.0
3.[W]vsThomas McAleer1,537·Perth Open 2025·R4·+2.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260/1#36969-11.6
Scottish Championship International Open 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20252.5/7#481751-23.0
Perth Open 2025
Open Swiss
May 20253.5/4#432145-8.0
Worst Elo result: Scottish Championship International Open 2025 (-23.0 Elo, finished #48).

Rankings

/
Scotland
#191
out of 460 players
Europe
#51,582
in continent
World
#71,013
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Europe
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8
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