The LA Chess Ladder!

“Welcome to our LA Chess Community”

Join the LA Chess Ladder, meet new players, play competitive matches, improve your chess, and move up the rankings. In addition, we have free tournaments all over Los Angeles. The LA Chess Ladder is open to players of all ages and playing levels.

In short, it’s fun and it’s totally free!

It’s really easy to get started on the LA Chess Ladder:

1) Firstly, join the organization by sending an email to lachessladder@yahoo.com. To clarify, please provide your phone number and a picture of yourself. Membership is completely free!

2) After that, contact other ladder members using the player directory and schedule challenge matches. To clarify, challenge matches consist of 2 out of 3 games of chess.

3) Then, meet in person and play challenge matches anytime and anywhere! Check out the Ladder Rules page for a more detailed discussion of how to play challenges.

4) Finally, e-mail the results of each challenge to lachessladder@yahoo.com. Subsequently, the results will be posted, and the ladder standings will be adjusted accordingly.

5) Move up the ladder by beating higher ranked players! In addition, drawing against higher ranked opponents may move you up as well.

6) In addition, we have recurring LA Chess Ladder tournaments with trophies/prizes/prize money. Check our tournament page for all the details.

7) Meanwhile, enjoy the other features of the our website including the Photo Gallery, Game Viewer, Grandmaster Page, and more…

8) Moreover, we have a Blitz ladder for those of you who like fast chess

9) Follow us on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.

10) Additional features will be added over time, so check back often.