IM
South AfricaRSA
ID: 14300494

Donovan Van den Heever

FIDE ratings

2,169Classical

Performance

50 games
32% Win
32% Draw
36% Loss

Donovan Van den Heever's playing style

Overall score:48%16W 16D 18L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:46%in 27 games
Struggles in the Sicilian Defense as White:43%in 15 games
Steady recent form:50%8W 4D 8L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:32%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: French Variation has the largest White sample, with 6 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: French Variation
33%
33%
33%
6g
Italian Game: Classical Variation
50%
50%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian
50%
50%
4g
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations
100%
2g
Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation
100%
2g
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

27 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

27 games in this line · White to move

Results for Van den Heever, Donovan as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
30%
33%
37%
Move
27 · 100%
30%
33%
37%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Oct 5, 2018
OTB - TWIC
Abbas Abadi, Amir Mohammad(1912)
W—
Oct 5, 2018
OTB - TWIC
Abbas Ahmed Abbas Mahroos(1912)
W—
Oct 4, 2018
OTB - PGN-Mentor
IMAlmiron, Andres Brandon(2358)
L—
Oct 4, 2018
OTB - KingBase2019
IMAlmiron, Antonio(2358)
L—
Oct 3, 2018
OTB - KingBase2019
IMMunoz Sanchez, Miguel(2257)
L—
Oct 3, 2018
OTB - TWIC
IMMunoz Sanchez, Miguel(2257)
L—
Sep 28, 2018
OTB - TWIC
CMHanoeman, Suradj(1996)
W—
Sep 28, 2018
OTB - TWIC
CMHanoeman, Suradj(1996)
W—
Sep 27, 2018
OTB - PGNMentor
FMSmith, Shreyas(2193)
W—
Sep 27, 2018
OTB - PGN-Mentor
FMSmith, Shreyas(2193)
W—

Research Donovan Van den Heever’s games and opening repertoire

IM Donovan Van den Heever is rated 2169 in standard by FIDE. Donovan Van den Heever plays for South Africa.

Donovan Van den Heever has FIDE ID 14300494.

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