CChessStats
Format
PS

Pimentel, Sheldon

🇨🇦

FIDEFIDE 2600714· Male· Canada· Born in 1981

Follow Sheldon PimentelTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.

Sheldon Pimentel, a 45-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1727. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 29-month break between Apr 2023 and Oct 2025. Recent appearance: 2025 Toronto Open U2200. His peak of 2240 was reached at age 20 (Jan 2001).

Previously known as Lionel Joyner (until Oct 2022).

Current rating

1727

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2240

−513 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 20

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#100,434

#100,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+166 Elo)
1577 → 1743
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1571 → returned at 1726
Apr 2023
26th Canadian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1577
Jan 2023
2022
Renamed to Pimentel, Sheldon
at age 41
Oct 2022
Return after 237-month break
back at 1577
Oct 2022
2001
Crossed 2200
at age 20
Jan 2001

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michael Blair 1,880
2025 Toronto Open U2200 · Aug 2025 · +8.3 Elo
Evolution
-16
1743 → 1727
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
1W2D3L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsLarry Zhou Chen1,743·2025 Toronto Open U2200·R2·+21.0
2.[D]vsMichael Blair1,880·2025 Toronto Open U2200·R4·+8.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSlava Lukinykh1,842·2025 Toronto Open U2200·R3·-13.6
2.[L]vsDavid Filipovich1,884·2025 Toronto Open U2200·R5·-11.5
3.[L]vsSerghii Ivanchuk1,900·2025 Toronto Open U2200·R1·-10.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Toronto Open U2200
Swiss
Aug 20252/6#421696-16.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 Toronto Open U2200 (-16.4 Elo, finished #42).

Rankings

/
Canada
#867
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#11,952
in continent
World
#100,432
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
🇨🇦Rodrigue-Lemieux, ShawnFollow Shawn Rodrigue-LemieuxTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,533
2
🇨🇦Charbonneau, PascalFollow Pascal CharbonneauTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,513
3
🇨🇦Preotu, RazvanFollow Razvan PreotuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,485
4
🇨🇦Atanasov, AnthonyFollow Anthony AtanasovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,470
5
🇨🇦Noritsyn, NikolayFollow Nikolay NoritsynTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,459
6
🇨🇦Lesiege, AlexandreFollow Alexandre LesiegeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,454
6
🇨🇦Sai Krishna G VFollow Sai Krishna G VTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,454
8
🇨🇦Krnan, TomasFollow Tomas KrnanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,427
9
🇨🇦Sambuev, BatorFollow Bator SambuevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,419
10
🇨🇦Spraggett, KevinFollow Kevin SpraggettTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,414
...
867🇨🇦Pimentel, Sheldon1,727
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
11952🇨🇦Pimentel, Sheldon1,727
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
100432🇨🇦Pimentel, Sheldon1,727