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JL
Jimenez, Lester
🇳🇮FIDE 6101348· Male· Nicaragua
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Lester Jimenez, a player, is rated 1970 — just 16 short of his peak of 1986 (Dec 2018). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012), 23 months (2013–2015), 19 months (2016–2017), 47 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: 9th Annual Gulf Coast New Years Open - U2050 and 2025 Harvey Lerman Florida State Championship - U2050. He reached #19 nationally in Oct 2025.
Current rating
1970
Standard
Rpd1957·Blz1999
All-time high
1986
−16 pts below
Dec 2018
Dec 2018
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#32,687
#32,687 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Peak national rank: #19
rated 1972
Oct 2025
2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1971 → returned at 1972
Mar 2024
2020
Best 12-month gain (+76 Elo)
1876 → 1952
Aug 2020
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1952 → returned at 1971
Mar 2020
2019
100 career games
Aug 2019
2018
All-time peak 1986
−16 from today
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1971 → 1970
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
6.5/ 972.2%
5W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #17 | 1937 | -2.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/4 | #4 | 2579 | +1.4 |
Rankings
Nicaragua
#25
out of 243 players
Americas
#3,486
in continent
World
#32,687
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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