Main Ladder

Here are the current L.A. Chess Ladder standings. Importantly, they are regularly updated as challenges and tournaments are played, and new members join. To challenge a player, visit the directory to get that player’s contact info.

However, you must be inside the top 20 in order to challenge the top 10 ranked players on the LA Chess Ladder! In addition, you must be inside the top 10 in order to challenge the #1 ranked player. Good luck everyone!

As of 5/7/2024

1. Kyle Barry, Cedarpines Park

2. Arnel Odero, Los Angeles

3. Joshua Woods, North Hollywood

4. Taja Delijani, Los Angeles

5. Joseph Gurrola, Hawthorne

6. Yaroslav Baranov, Sherman Oak

7. Rob Rosenberg, Los Angeles

8. Sergei Mateorov, Hollywood

9. Bryan Rivera, Downtown L.A.

10. Dolev Kravitz, Los Angeles

11. Russell Balcom, Los Angeles

12. Gerald Ruiz, Burbank

13. Darren Himeles, Santa Clarita

14. Dave Matson, Pasadena

15. Tim Estle, West Hills

16. Jonathan Cooper, Los Angeles

17. Jose Estrada, Van Nuys

18. Micah Margolin, Los Angeles

19. Ryan Tanner, Woodland Hills

20. Aman Madhav, Los Angeles

21. Carlos Chavez, Los Angeles

22. Jay Stallings, Santa Clarita

23. Pedram Malek, Los Angeles

24. Tim Abadilla, Tujunga

25. Elliot Murokh, Los Angeles

26. Harold Pierre, Santa Clarita

27. Kia Mirnoori, Woodland Hills

28. Stephen Morelock, Northridge

29. Jovan Radenkovic, Encino

30. Matthew Picinic, Valencia

31. Raphael Mimoun, Korea Town

32. Neil Arnett, West Hills 

33. Alex Gilad, Los Angeles

34. Jim Castro, Santa Clarita

35. Mark Goleski, Los Angeles

36. Richard Ahorro, Santa Clarita

37. Peter Selvin, Los Angeles

38. Peymon Nasseri, Sherman Oaks

39. Jordan Vasseur, Hollywood

40. Alfredo Simbajon, Los Angeles

41. Kira Baranova, Sherman Oaks

42. Rox Osados, Van Nuys

43. Vincent Amaya, Hollywood  

44. Amit Bhagwat, Mar Vista

45. Erik Spencer, Culver City

46. Landon Hu, Santa Clarita

47. Forest Sherwood, Manhattan Beach

48. Sabrina Shenker, Los Angeles

49. Sean Hall, Santa Clarita

50. Rasa Mirnoori, Woodland Hills

51. Onye Egbuta, Playa del Rey

52. Dario Sanai, Los Angeles

53. Quinn Madaus, Korea Town

54. Eric Carlson, Korea Town

55. Phil Warther, Downtown L.A.

56. Marina K., Glendale

57. Sam Kennedy, Los Angeles

58. Anthony Householder, Los Angeles

59. Jay Allen, Hermosa Beach

60. Ulises Garcia, Los Angeles

61. Oscar Sackaroff, Hawthorne

62. Angel Navedo, Redondo Beach

63. David Teplow, Encino

64. Eric Youngquist, Los Angeles

65. Drake Phillips, Venice

66. Waylon Ford, Los Angeles

67. Yamin Rashid, Los Angeles

68. Massimo Risquez, Los Angeles

69. Benjamin Hananel, Chatsworth

70. Cooper Chenn, Los Angeles

71. Roman Lyssov, Los Angeles

72. David Franklin, Los Angeles

73. Nathan Nolan, Los Angeles

74. Diego Monroy, Los Angeles

75. Houtan Delijani, Los Angeles

76. Matthew Arcilla, North Hills

77. Dante Holly, Los Angeles

78. Alex Saletta, Granada Hills

79. Kumar Venkataramani, Pasadena

80. Manny Perez, Los Angeles

81. Mathew F, Korea Town

82. Reyansh Varma, Torrance

83. Glenn Cravens, Los Angeles

84. CJ Dunnick, Hawthorne

85. Nick White, Los Angeles

86. Adam Matthew, Hollywood

87. Aidan Casey, Los Angeles

88. Reed Bernet, South Pasadena

89. Nathan Mosher, Los Angeles

90. Kevin Kim, Santa Clarita

91. Mike Giampa, Valencia

92. Sai Chikati, Santa Clarita

93. Victor Oliveira, El Segundo

94. Timothy Sowers, Aliso Viejo

95. James Carr, Silver Lake

96. Raphie Cantor, Hancock Park

97. Babak Farahvashy, Sherman Oaks

98. Lindsey Newhall, Death Valley

99. Ruby Williams, Los Angeles

100. Francesco Brighenti, Hollywood

101. Jose Suchite, Los Angeles

102. Mike Dubkin, Canyon Country

103. Nick Marks, Long Beach

104. Riccarlo Porter, Los Angeles

105. Hieu Nguyen, Los Angeles

106. Harry Waters, Santa Monica

107. Ivan Thieu, Los Angeles

108. Will Bostwick, Los Feliz

109. Max Levenstein, Manhattan Beach

110. Sai Mahika Chenna, Los Angeles

111. Ahyan Lalani, Santa Clarita 

112. Rafeed Khleif, Los Angeles

113. Bodhi Wong, Los Angeles

114. Aaryan Mahajan, Woodland Hills

115. Charlie Solomon, Mar Vista

116. Jordan Blake, San Fernando Valley

117. Sai Anirudh Chenna, Los Angeles

118. Bibi Kramer, Los Angeles

119. Omkar Kanse, Glendale

120. Jack Maroun, Glassell Park

121. Poojitha Gorumutchu, Los Angeles

122. Viresh Kanse, Glendale

123. Sara Nunez, Los Angeles

124. Blake Joseph, West L.A

125. Matthew Klinkel, Echo Park

126. Jeffrey Liu, Canoga Park

127. Sol Rosenthal, Century City

128. Jackson Glinski, Cheviot Hills

129. Saverio La Cava, Los Angeles

130. Andrew Deutsch, Pasadena

131. Franky Ortega, Los Angeles

132. Mary Lynn, Los Angeles

133. Timothy Pak, Highland Park

134. Leah Taguinin, Northridge

135. Justin Lane, South Pasadena

136. Gabriel Madrid, Los Angeles

137. Andre Torres, Northridge

138. Max Stein-Golenbock, Los Angeles

139. Mauricio Solis, Los Angeles

140. Hesam Fadaifar, Westwood

141. Damian Flores, Los Angeles

142. Mark Ferreira, Los Angeles

143. Elvin Liu, Torrance

144. Andrea Coronado, Los Angeles

145. Sean Doherty, Sherman Oaks

146. William Provinziano, Los Angeles

147. Conor Whalen, Santa Monica

148. Shray Myneni, Los Angeles

149. Sadiki Jordan, Torrance

150. Peter Lopez, South Gate

151. Gareth Evans, Los Angeles

152. Duane Ganther, Santa Clarita

153. Sid Potukuchi, Los Angeles

154. Robert Tapaltsyan, Encino

155. Maya Sahafi, Los Angeles

156. Jonathan Yoon, Sierra Madre

157. Henry Yoon, Sierra Madre 

158. Justice Washington, Los Angeles

159. Alan Tan, Los Angeles

160. Ryan Brakey, Los Angeles

161. David Choi, Los Angeles

162. Hyung Kim, Los Angeles

163. Asher Kim, Los Angeles

164. Aseem Lalani, Santa Clarita

165. Augusto Ochoa, Los Angeles

166. Anthony Guarnieri, Los Angeles

167. Bobby Cerekovic, Tarzana

168. Emmy Taguinin, Northridge

169. Jafedt Martinez, Santa Clarita

170. Damian Ramos, Santa Clarita

171. James Pham, Los Angeles

172. Jordan Alan, Los Angeles

173. Knox Alan, Los Angeles

174. Dylan Weissman, Hollywood

175. Alexnadr Lyssov, Los Angeles

176. Andrew Howard, Los Angeles

177. Richard Woo, Los Angeles

178. Robert Woo, Los Angeles

179. Jimin Choi, Los Angeles

180. Abi Nav, Mid City

181. Alex Frish, Long Beach

182. Tyler Shepherd, Malibu

183. Telma Robles, Los Angeles

184. Cem Atli, Sierra Madre

185. Ryder Curtis-Bregman, Los Angeles

186. Jules Habtamu, Los Angeles

187. Raphael Chestang, Los Angeles

188. Ariel Mazzarelli, Glendale

189. Jack Seibert, Echo Park

190. Laura Lopez-Sandoval, Los Angeles

191. Anthony Saletta, Granada Hills

192. Kale Sanders, Woodland Hills

193. Mike Saletta, Granada Hills

194. Chris Mojica, North Hollywood

195. Francis He, Beverly Hills

196. Nathan Jimenez, Los Angeles

197. Garrett Couto, Calabasas

198. Sophia Perez, Los Angeles

199. Leilani Perez, Los Angeles

200. Ethan Chang, Westlake Village

201. Nathaniel Chang, Westlake Village

202. Devon Chang, Westlake Village

203. Yoanna Nedyalkova, Los Angeles

204. Ken Cornutt, Los Angeles

205. Douglas Wong, Hollywood

206. Miles Washington, Los Angeles

207. Everett Yu, Mar Vista

208. Vadim Plotkin, West Hollywood

209. Eleuterio Pacheco, Gleneale

210. Shehab Heddaya, Downtown LA 

211. Daron Karayan, Los Angeles

212. Lawrence Charles, Long Beach

213. Theodore Sieving, Long Beach

214. Yashveer Jashnani, Santa Clarita

215. Elijah Tipton, Westwood

216. Devin Alvarenga, Los Angeles

217. Sam Bain, Los Feliz

218. Sydney Baloue, Los Angeles

219. Robert Romano, Woodland Hills

220. Chris Domenick, Santa Clarita

221. Jorge Palma, Los Angeles

222. Damilola Eyitayo, Fresno

223. Sam Mattern, Chatsworth

224. Stephen Blake, Los Angeles

225. JJ Foster, Los Angele

226.  Conrad Brittenham, City Terrace

227. D’Angelo Louis, Van Nuys

228. Levi Ortega, Los Angeles

229. Garrett Allen, Los Angeles

230. Elise Hartley, Redondo Beach

231. Joel Hartley, Redondo Beach

232. Luka Kuzmic, Santa Clarita

233. Jade Lyman, Baldwin Park

234. Rajveer Jashnani, Santa Clarita

235. Gurudev Nayak, Los Angeles

236. Kelvin Bynes, Los Angeles

237. Elijah Thornton, Los Angeles

238. Amanda Smith, Santa Monica

239. Xander Maugh, Los Angeles

240. George Flores, Long Beach

241. Benjamin Samuel, Los Angeles

242. Rosemary Ringwald, West Hollywood

243. Randall Baker, Los Angeles

244. Zohrab Ashikyan, North Hollywood

245. Zachary Fernandez, Long Beach

246. Tyler Wenzel, Los Angeles

247. Robin Vyas, Los Angeles

248. Ajith Roshan de Silva, Inglewood

249. Henry Dayan, Los Angeles

250. Eric Getzoff, Westwood

251. Eric Moss, Sylmar

252. Pleas Seals, Los Angeles

253. Honor Manthei, Canyon Country

254. Christopher Abrego, Los Angeles

255. Eric Upton, Westchester

256. Kaven Bal, Los Angeles

257. Vincent Pineda, Santa Clarita

258. Daved Sweis, Los Angeles

259. Norman Abadilla, Santa Clarita

260. Noah Tan, Santa Clarita

261. Colin Gaffney, Culver City

262. Garrett Gilliam, San Marcos

263. Cesar Carrillo, Los Angeles

264. Peter Griffiths, Marina Del Rey

265. Justin Jimenez, Baldwin Park

266. Jonah Sabeti, Westwood

267. Sebastian Hacegaba, Los Angeles

268. Andres-Eloy Padin, Santa Monica

269. Lou Rovner, Woodland Hills

270. Anthony Onuoha, Los Angeles

To see what challenges have been played, visit the results page!

How do you move up the ladder? In short, if you beat a higher ranked player, you move ahead of that player. However, if you lose to a higher ranked player, nothing happens. Finally, if you draw against a higher ranked player, you move up to one position behind that player.

Examples:

• #5 Dave beats #2 Carl -> Dave is now #2 and Carl is #3.
• #3 Jessica beats #7 Debbie -> No change!
• #8 Stevie draws with # 4 Heather -> Stevie is now #5 and Heather is still #4.

Want to see your name on this ranking list? Become a member of The L.A. Chess Ladder! Remember, everyone is welcome to join regardless of age, gender, or playing level. And don’t forget, it’s totally free! Join us today!

LA Chess Spot: The Santa Monica Chess Park is a really fun place to play chess. Lots of friendly people and tons of chess tables. Check it out! It is right next to the Santa Monica Pier.

Questions? Concerns? Want to join the L.A. Chess Ladder?

Contact Darren at lachessladder@yahoo.com