Blitz Ladder

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 4/4/2026

1. Micah Margolin, Los Angeles

2. Rob Rosenberg, Los Angeles

3. Yashveer Jashnani, Santa Clarita

4. Arnel Odero, Los Angeles

5. Tim Estle, West Hills

6. Aleks Gevorgyan, Los Angeles

7. Harinandh Nair, Thousand Oaks

8. Darren Himeles, Santa Clarita

9. Jackson Colbert, Los Angeles

10. Carlos Chavez, Los Angeles

11. Victor Alarcon, Los Angeles

12. Anthony Bell, Los Angeles

13. Erik Gober, Compton

14. Kirsten Taylor, Santa Monica

15. Gerald Ruiz, Burbank

16. Yaroslav Baranov, Sherman Oak

17. Forest Sherwood, Manhattan Beach

18. Richard Ahorro, Santa Clarita

19. Ryan Tanner, Woodland Hills

20. Cristian Jaime, Los Angeles

21. Dave Matson, Pasadena

22. Alex Hernandez, Los Angeles

23. Alex Frish, Long Beach

24. Riccarlo Porter, Los Angeles

25. Stephen Morelock, Northridge

26. Aaryan Mahajan, Woodland Hills

27. Vadim Plotkin, West Hollywood

28. Erik Spencer, Culver City

29. Vincent Amaya, Hollywood

30. Laurence Hall, Long Beach

31. Zhumaaly Bakbolotov, Los Angeles

32. Donzell Taylor, Carson

33. Jesse Van Patten, Malibu

34. Mark Goleski, Los Angeles

35. Charlie Solomon, Mar Vista

36. Kaven Bal, Los Angeles

37. Rox Osados, Van Nuys

38. Babak Farahvashy, Sherman Oaks

39. Taja Delijani, Los Angeles

40. Elishaua Symington, Los Angeles

41. Jovan Radenkovic, Encino

42. Houtan Delijani, Los Angeles

43. Anthony Allonardo, Sherman Oaks

44. Poojitha Gorumutchu, Los Angeles

45. Peymon Nasseri, Sherman Oaks

46. Kevin Kim, Santa Clarita

47. Mary Lynn, Los Angeles

48. Bryan Rivera, Downtown LA

49. Lee-kai Wang, Korea Town

50. Glenn Cravens, Los Angeles

51. Jonathan Cooper, Los Angeles

52. Jose Estrada, Ontario

53. Ragesh Nair, Thousand Oaks

54. Kalki Narmada, Santa Clarita

55. Rajveer Jashnani, Santa Clarita

56. Ansh Kumar, Glendale

57. Braden Javier, Burbank

58. Eli Symington, Los Angeles

59. Alexander Winnett, Culver City

60. Shann Wright, Los Angeles

61. Donald Jackson, Los Angeles

62. Jason Colbert, Los Angeles

63. Kira Baranova, Sherman Oaks

64. Gabriel Madrid, Los Angeles

65. Mauricio Solis, Los Angeles 

66. Elise Hartley, Redondo Beach

67. Telma Robles, South Los Angeles

68. Gibson Buffa, Los Angeles

69. Saverio La Cava, Los Angeles

70. Jose Suchite, Los Angeles

71. Nick Marks, Long Beach

72. Ivan Thieu, Los Angeles

73. Joseph Simpson, Toluca Lake

74. Carlos Huertas, Hollywood

75. Mike Dubkin, Canyon Country

76. Hieu Nguyen, Los Angeles

77. Will Bostwick, Los Feliz

78. Oscar Sackaroff, Hawthorne

79. Harry Waters, Santa Monica

80. Ruby Williams, Los Angeles

81. Angel Navedo, Redondo Beach

82. Elvin Liu, Torrance

83. Peter Lopez, South Gate

84. Ahyan Lalani, Santa Clarita

85. Aseem Lalani, Santa Clarita

86. Fernando Garnica, Redondo Beach

87. Adrian Ulloa, Camarillo

88. Jackson Lin, Monterey Park

89. Austin Machuca, Hawthorne

90. Omar Cabrales, Panorama City

91. Connor Hundertmark, Los Angeles

92. Jess Rodriguez, Los Angeles

93. Diego Monroy, Lakewood

94. Evan Green, Studio City

95. Tory Blake, Sherman Oaks

96. Jacob Cooper, Valley Village

97. Joshua Ulloa, Los Angeles

98. Joel Hartley, Redondo Beach

99. Teo Kashper, La Crescenta

100. Douglas Hughey, Pasadena

101. Frank Gerolmo, Marina del Rey

102. Arjun Roshan, Los Angeles

103. Tyler Mallory, Redondo Beach

104. Oak Soe Khant, Culver City

105. Ishaan Reddy, Santa Clarita

106. Philip Gatt, West LA

107. Bill Wilkin, Glendora

108. Luyen Tran, Los Angeles

109. Richard Pugh, Rancho Cucamonga

110. Chiara Biribicchi, Los Angeles

111. Willy Clark, Redondo Beach

112. Nailah Watts-Harper, Hollywood

113. Edward Lai, Santa Monica

114. Andre Bland, West Hollywood

115. Al Lee, Los Angeles

116. Anthony Cooper, Los Angeles

117. Ashot Voskanyan, Los Angeles

118. Kyle Roundtree, Cypress Park

      

      

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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