Here is the L.A. Chess Ladder’s Blitz Ladder. These rankings are based on challenges and tournaments with a time control no greater than G5 + 5 seconds. To challenge a player, visit the directory to get that player’s contact info.
Remember, you must be inside the top 20 in order to challenge the top 10 ranked players on the blitz ladder! In addition, you must be inside the top 10 in order to challenge the #1 ranked player on the blitz ladder. Good luck everyone!
As of 3/25/2024
| Rank | Player | City |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerald Ruiz | Burbank |
| 2 | Eric Carlson | Korea Town |
| 3 | Eric Youngquist | Los Angeles |
| 4 | Darren Himeles | Santa Clarita |
| 5 | Russell Balcom | Los Angeles |
| 6 | Jim Castro | Santa Clarita |
| 7 | Norman Abadilla | Santa Clarita |
| 8 | Arnel Odero | Los Angeles |
| 9 | Vadim Plotkin | West Hollywood |
| 10 | Alfredo Simbajon | Los Angeles |
| 11 | Timothy Sowers | Aliso Viejo |
| 12 | Yaroslav Baranov | Sherman Oak |
| 13 | Ryan Tanner | Woodland Hills |
| 14 | Carlos Chavez | Los Angeles |
| 15 | Sergei Mateorov | Hollywood |
| 16 | Erik Spencer | Culver City |
| 17 | Richard Ahorro | Santa Clarita |
| 18 | Vincent Pineda | Santa Clarita |
| 19 | Vincent Amaya | Hollywood |
| 20 | Mark Goleski | Los Angeles |
| 21 | Forest Sherwood | Manhattan Beach |
| 22 | Alex Frish | Long Beach |
| 23 | Dolev Kravitz | Los Angeles |
| 24 | Zachary Fernandez | Long Beach |
| 25 | Charlie Solomon | Mar Vista |
| 26 | Riccarlo Porter | Los Angeles |
| 27 | Sam Kennedy | Los Angeles |
| 28 | Stephen Morelock | Northridge |
| 29 | Dave Matson | Pasadena |
| 30 | Rob Rosenberg | Los Angeles |
| 31 | Drake Phillips | Venice |
| 32 | Anthony Householder | Los Angeles |
| 33 | Tim Estle | West Hills |
| 34 | Ulises Garcia | Los Angeles |
| 35 | Harold Pierre | Santa Clarita |
| 36 | Abi Nav | Mid City |
| 37 | Victor Oliveira | El Segundo |
| 38 | Dante Holly | Los Angeles |
| 39 | Aidan Casey | Los Angeles |
| 40 | Waylon Ford | Los Angeles |
| 41 | Jack Maroun | Glassell Park |
| 42 | Landon Hu | Santa Clarita |
| 43 | Rasa Mirnoori | Woodland Hills |
| 44 | Kia Mirnoori | Woodland Hills |
| 45 | Matthew Arcilla | North Hills |
| 46 | Daved Sweis | Los Angeles |
| 47 | Tim Abadilla | Tujunga |
| 48 | Kaven Bal | Los Angeles |
| 49 | Chris Domenick | Santa Clarita |
| 50 | Anthony Saletta | Granada Hills |
| 51 | Rox Osados | Van Nuys |
| 52 | Babak Farahvashy | Sherman Oaks |
| 53 | Jay Stallings | Santa Clarita |
| 54 | Leah Taguinin | Northridge |
| 55 | Hesam Fadaifar | Westwood |
| 56 | Taja Delijani | Los Angeles |
| 57 | Emmy Taguinin | Northridge |
| 58 | Joshua Woods | Morth Hollywood |
| 59 | Timothy Pak | Highland Park |
| 60 | Jovan Radenkovic | Encino |
| 61 | Houtan Delijani | Los Angeles |
| 62 | Jonathan Yoon | Sierra Madre |
| 63 | Poojitha Gorumutchu | Los Angeles |
| 64 | Hyung Kim | Los Angeles |
| 65 | Yamin Rashid | Los Angeles |
| 66 | Dario Sanai | Los Angeles |
| 67 | Sabrina Shenker | Los Angeles |
| 68 | Marina K. | Glendale |
| 69 | Peymon Nasseri | Sherman Oaks |
| 70 | Phil Warther | Downtown L.A. |
| 71 | Francesco Brighenti | Hollywood |
| 72 | Reyansh Varma | Torrance |
| 73 | Mike Giampa | Valencia |
| 74 | Matthew Picinic | Valencia |
| 75 | Kevin Kim | Santa Clarita |
| 76 | Mary Lynn | Los Angeles |
| 77 | Theodore Sieving | Long Beach |
| 78 | Glenn Cravens | Los Angeles |
| 79 | Jonathan Cooper | Los Angeles |
| 80 | Kira Baranova | Sherman Oaks |
| 81 | Lawrence Charles | Long Beach |
| 82 | Jordan Vasseur | Hollywood |
| 83 | George Flores | Long Beach |
| 84 | Gabriel Madrid | Los Angeles |
| 85 | Jeffrey Liu | Canoga Park |
| 86 | Henry Yoon | Sierra Madre |
| 87 | David Choi | Los Angeles |
| 88 | Asher Kim | Los Angeles |
| 89 | Nathan Mosher | Los Angeles |
| 90 | Mauricio Solis | Los Angeles |
| 91 | Gurudev Nayak | Los Angeles |
| 92 | Sai Chikati | Santa Clarita |
| 93 | Lindsey Newhall | Death Valley |
| 94 | Jose Suchite | Los Angeles |
| 95 | Raphael Mimoun | Korea Town |
| 96 | Jose Estrada | Van Nuys |
| 97 | Joseph Gurrola | Hawthorne |
| 98 | Nick Marks | Long Beach |
| 99 | Ivan Thieu | Los Angeles |
| 100 | Joseph Simpson | Toluca Lake |
| 101 | Bryan Rivera | Downtown L.A. |
| 102 | Carlos Huertas | Hollywood |
| 103 | Mike Dubkin | Canyon Country |
| 104 | Bodhi Wong | Los Angeles |
| 105 | Luka Kuzmic | Santa Clarita |
| 106 | Hieu Nguyen | Los Angeles |
| 107 | Will Bostwick | Los Feliz |
| 108 | CJ Dunnick | Hawthorne |
| 109 | Oscar Sackaroff | Hawthorne |
| 110 | Harry Waters | Santa Monica |
| 111 | Raphie Cantor | Hancock Park |
| 112 | Jackson Glinski | Cheviot Hills |
| 113 | Blake Joseph | West L.A |
| 114 | Omkar Kanse | Glendale |
| 115 | Viresh Kanse | Glendale |
| 116 | Ruby Williams | Los Angeles |
| 117 | Nick White | Los Angeles |
| 118 | Andre Torres | Northridge |
| 119 | Angel Navedo | Redondo Beach |
| 120 | Mathew F | Korea Town |
| 121 | James Carr | Silver Lake |
| 122 | Tyler Shepherd | Malibu |
| 123 | Telma Robles | Los Angeles |
| 124 | Robert Woo | Los Angeles |
| 125 | Alex Saletta | Granada Hills |
| 126 | Augusto Ochoa | Los Angeles |
| 127 | Mike Saletta | Granada Hills |
| 128 | Elvin Liu | Torrance |
| 129 | Jack Maroun | Glassell Park |
| 130 | Kyle Barry | Los Angeles |
| 131 | Peter Lopez | South Gate |
| 132 | Gareth Evans | Los Angeles |
| 133 | Quinn Madaus | Korea Town |
| 134 | Robert Tapaltsyan | Encino |
| 135 | Ahyan Lalani | Santa Clarita |
| 136 | Roman Lyssov | Los Angeles |
| 137 | Aseem Lalani | Santa Clarita |
| 138 | Damian Ramos | Santa Clarita |
| 139 | Dylan Weissman | Hollywood |
| 140 | Richard Woo | Los Angeles |
| 141 | Kumar Venkataramani | Pasadena |
| 142 | Ethan Chang | Westlake Village |
| 143 | Nathaniel Chang | Westlake Village |
| 144 | Devon Chang | Westlake Village |
| 145 | Douglas Wong | Hollywood |
| 146 | Andrew Deutsch | Pasadena |
| 147 | Jorge Palma | Los Angeles |
| 148 | Amit Bhagwat | Mar Vista |
| 149 | Conrad Brittenham | City Terrace |
| 150 | Neil Arnett | West Hills |
| 151 | Jordan Blake | San Fernando Valley |
| 152 | Yashveer Jashnani | Santa Clarita |
| 153 | Garrett Allen | Los Angeles |
| 154 | Rajveer Jashnani | Santa Clarita |
| 155 | Eric Getzoff | Westwood |
| 156 | Eric Moss | Sylmar |
| 157 | Honor Manthei | Canyon Country |
| 158 | Noah Tan | Santa Clarita |
| 159 | Garrett Gilliam | San Marcos |
| 160 | David Wilnai | Beverlywood |
Send all challenge match results to lachessladder@yahoo.com and they will be posted right away to the Results Page. To clarify, be sure to mention if it was a regular challenge or a blitz challenge.
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