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 10/20/2025

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. Darren Himeles, Santa Clarita

8. Jackson Colbert, Los Angeles

9. Carlos Chavez, Los Angeles

10. Victor Alarcon, Los Angeles

11. Anthony Bell, Los Angeles

12. Erik Gober, Compton

13. Kirsten Taylor, Santa Monica

14. Gerald Ruiz, Burbank

15. Yaroslav Baranov, Sherman Oak

16. Forest Sherwood, Manhattan Beach

17. Matthew Picinic, Valencia   

18. Richard Ahorro, Santa Clarita

19. Russell Balcom, Los Angeles

20. Ryan Tanner, Woodland Hills

21. Cristian Jaime, Los Angeles

22. Eric Youngquist, Los Angeles

23. Dave Matson, Pasadena

24. Alex Hernandez, Los Angeles

25. Zohrab Ashikyan, North Hollywood

26. Alex Frish, Long Beach

27. Jim Castro, Santa Clarita

28. Harold Pierre, Santa Clarita

29. Riccarlo Porter, Los Angeles

30. Stephen Morelock, Northridge

31. Harinandh Nair, Thousand Oaks

32. Aaryan Mahajan, Woodland Hills

33. Norman Abadilla, Santa Clarita

34. Vadim Plotkin, West Hollywood

35. Sergei Mateorov, Hollywood

36. Erik Spencer, Culver City

37. Vincent Pineda, Santa Clarita

38. Vincent Amaya, Hollywood

39. Tim Abadilla, Tujunga

40. Christopher Abrego, Los Angeles

41. Laurence Hall, Long Beach

42. Zhumaaly Bakbolotov, Los Angeles

43. Donzell Taylor, Carson

44. Jesse Van Patten, Malibu

45. Mark Goleski, Los Angeles

46. Zachary Fernandez, Long Beach

47. Charlie Solomon, Mar Vista

48. Sam Kennedy, Los Angeles 

49. Dante Holly, Los Angeles

50. Daved Sweis, Los Angeles

51. Kaven Bal, Los Angeles

52. Chris Domenick, Santa Clarita

53. Anthony Saletta, Granada Hills

54. Rox Osados, Van Nuys

55. Babak Farahvashy, Sherman Oaks

56. Jay Stallings, Santa Clarita

57. Leah Taguinin, Northridge  

58. Taja Delijani, Los Angeles

59. Emmy Taguinin, Northridge

60. Elishaua Symington, Los Angeles

61. Jovan Radenkovic, Encino

62. Houtan Delijani, Los Angeles

63. Anthony Allonardo, Sherman Oaks

64. Poojitha Gorumutchu, Los Angeles

65. Dario Sanai, Los Angeles

66. Sabrina Shenker, Los Angeles

67. Marina K., Glendale

68. Peymon Nasseri, Sherman Oaks

69. Reyansh Varma, Torrance

70. Mike Giampa, Valencia

71. Kevin Kim, Santa Clarita

72. Mary Lynn, Los Angeles

73. Bryan Rivera, Downtown LA

74. Lee-kai Wang, Korea Town

75. Glenn Cravens, Los Angeles

76. Jonathan Cooper, Los Angeles

77. Jose Estrada, Van Nuys

78. Ragesh Nair, Thousand Oaks

79. Kalki Narmada, Santa Clarita

80. Rajveer Jashnani, Santa Clarita

81. Ansh Kumar, Glendale

82. Braden Javier, Burbank

83. Eli Symington, Los Angeles

84. Alexander Winnett, Culver City

85. Shann Wright, Los Angeles

86. Donald Jackson, Los Angeles

87. Jason Colbert, Los Angeles

88. Kira Baranova, Sherman Oaks

89. Jordan Vasseur, Hollywood

90. George Flores, Long Beach

91. Gabriel Madrid, Los Angeles

92. Mauricio Solis, Los Angeles 

93. Lindsey Newhall, Death Valley

94. Elise Hartley, Redondo Beach

95. Telma Robles, South Los Angeles

96. Gibson Buffa, Los Angeles

97. Saverio La Cava, Los Angeles

98. Jose Suchite, Los Angeles

99. Raphael Mimoun, Korea Town 

100. Joseph Gurrola, Hawthorne 

101. Nick Marks, Long Beach

102. Ivan Thieu, Los Angeles

103. Joseph Simpson, Toluca Lake

104. Carlos Huertas, Hollywood

105. Mike Dubkin, Canyon Country

106. Hieu Nguyen, Los Angeles

107. Will Bostwick, Los Feliz

108. CJ Dunnick, Hawthorne

109. Oscar Sackaroff, Hawthorne

110. Harry Waters, Santa Monica

111. Ruby Williams, Los Angeles

112. Angel Navedo, Redondo Beach

113. Mathew F, Korea Town

114. Alex Saletta, Granada Hills

115. Mike Saletta, Granada Hills

116. Elvin Liu, Torrance

117. Peter Lopez, South Gate

118. Gareth Evans, Los Angeles

119. Ahyan Lalani, Santa Clarita

120. Roman Lyssov, Los Angeles

121. Aseem Lalani, Santa Clarita

122. Jordan Blake, San Fernando Valley

123. Eric Getzoff, Westwood

124. Eric Moss, Sylmar

125. Honor Manthei, Canyon Country

126. Noah Tan, Santa Clarita

127. Garrett Gilliam, San Marcos

128. Fernando Garnica, Redondo Beach

129. Peter Selvin, Los Angeles

130. Edwin Guillen, Pacoima

131. Adrian Ulloa, Camarillo

132. Victoria Torres, Hollywood

133. Jackson Lin, Monterey Park

134. Austin Machuca, Hawthorne

135. Omar Cabrales, Panorama City

136. Connor Hundertmark, Los Angeles

137. Jess Rodriguez, Los Angeles

138. Diego Monroy, Lakewood

139. Evan Green, Studio City

140. Tory Blake, Sherman Oaks

141. Jacob Cooper, Valley Village

142. Joshua Ulloa, Los Angeles

143. Joel Hartley, Redondo Beach

144. Teo Kashper, La Crescenta

145. Douglas Hughey, Pasadena

146. Frank Gerolmo, Marina del Rey

147. Arjun Roshan, Los Angeles

148. Tyler Mallory, Redondo Beach

149. Oak Soe Khant, Culver City

150. Ishaan Reddy, Santa Clarita

151. Philip Gatt, West LA

152. Bill Wilkin, Glendora

153. Luyen Tran, Los Angeles

154. Richard Pugh, Rancho Cucamonga

155. Chiara Biribicchi, Los Angeles

156. Willy Clark, Redondo Beach

157. Nailah Watts-Harper, Hollywood

158. Edward Lai, Santa Monica

      

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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