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 10/1/2024

 

  1. Gerald Ruiz, Burbank

  2. Eric Carlson, Korea Town

  3. Eric Youngquist, Los Angeles

  4. Yaroslav Baranov, Sherman Oak

  5. Forest Sherwood, Manhattan Beach

  6. Dave Matson, Pasadena

  7. Darren Himeles, Santa Clarita

  8. Rob Rosenberg, Los Angeles

  9. Alex Hernandez, Los Angeles

  10. Zohrab Ashikyan, North Hollywood

  11. Carlos Chavez, Los A24ngeles

  12. Alex Frish, Long Beach

  13. Jim Castro, Santa Clarita

  14. Richard Ahorro, Santa Clarita

  15. Harold Pierre, Santa Clarita

  16. Tim Estle, West Hills

  17. Russell Balcom, Los Angeles

  18. Norman Abadilla, Santa Clarita

  19. Arnel Odero, Los Angeles

  20. Vadim Plotkin, West Hollywood

  21. Alfredo Simbajon, Los Angeles

  22. Timothy Sowers, Aliso Viejo

  23. Ryan Tanner, Woodland Hills

  24. Sergei Mateorov, Hollywood

  25. Erik Spencer, Culver City

  26. Vincent Pineda, Santa Clarita

  27. Vincent Amaya, Hollywood

  28. Tim Abadilla, Tujunga

  29. Christopher Abrego, Los Angeles

  30. Mark Goleski, Los Angeles

  31. Dolev Kravitz, Los Angeles

  32. Zachary Fernandez, Long Beach

  33. Charlie Solomon, Mar Vista

  34. Riccarlo Porter, Los Angeles

  35. Sam Kennedy, Los Angeles 

  36. Stephen Morelock, Northridge

  37. Drake Phillips, Venice

  38. Anthony Householder, Los Angeles

  39. Ulises Garcia, Los Angeles

  40. Abi Nav, Mid City

  41. Victor Oliveira, El Segundo

  42. Dante Holly, Los Angeles

  43. Aidan Casey, Los Angeles

  44. Jack Maroun, Glassell Park

  45. Landon Hu, Santa Clarita 

  46. Kia Mirnoori, Woodland Hills

  47. Matthew Arcilla, North Hills

  48. Daved Sweis, Los Angeles

  49. Kaven Bal, Los Angeles

  50. Chris Domenick, Santa Clarita

  51. Anthony Saletta, Granada Hills

  52. Rox Osados, Van Nuys

  53. Babak Farahvashy, Sherman Oaks

  54. Jay Stallings, Santa Clarita

  55. Leah Taguinin, Northridge  

  56. Hesam Fadaifar, Westwood

  57. Taja Delijani, Los Angeles

  58. Emmy Taguinin, Northridge

  59. Joshua Woods, Morth Hollywood  

  60. Timothy Pak, Highland Park

  61. Jovan Radenkovic, Encino

  62. Houtan Delijani, Los Angeles

  63. Jonathan Yoon, Sierra Madre

  64. Poojitha Gorumutchu, Los Angeles

  65. Hyung Kim, Los Angeles

  66. Yamin Rashid, Los Angeles 

  67. Dario Sanai, Los Angeles

  68. Sabrina Shenker, Los Angeles

  69. Marina K., Glendale

  70. Peymon Nasseri, Sherman Oaks

  71. Phil Warther, Downtown L.A.

  72. Francesco Brighenti, Hollywood

  73. Reyansh Varma, Torrance

  74. Mike Giampa, Valencia

  75. Matthew Picinic, Valencia   

  76. Kevin Kim, Santa Clarita

  77. Mary Lynn, Los Angeles

  78. Theodore Sieving, Long Beach

  79. Bryan Rivera, Downtown LA

  80. Laurence Hall, Long Beach

  81. Lee-kai Wang, Korea Town

  82. Glenn Cravens, Los Angeles

  83. Jonathan Cooper, Los Angeles

  84. Kira Baranova, Sherman Oaks

  85. Lawrence Charles, Long Beach

  86. Jordan Vasseur, Hollywood

  87. George Flores, Long Beach

  88. Gabriel Madrid, Los Angeles

  89. Jeffrey Liu, Canoga Park

  90. Henry Yoon, Sierra Madre]

  91. David Choi, Los Angeles

  92. Asher Kim, Los Angeles

  93. Nathan Mosher, Los Angeles

  94. Mauricio Solis, Los Angeles 

  95. Gurudev Nayak, Los Angeles

  96. Sai Chikati, Santa Clarita

  97. Lindsey Newhall, Death Valley

  98. Jose Suchite, Los Angeles

  99. Raphael Mimoun, Korea Town 

  100. Jose Estrada, Van Nuys

  101. Joseph Gurrola, Hawthorne 

  102. Nick Marks, Long Beach

  103. Ivan Thieu, Los Angeles

  104. Joseph Simpson, Toluca Lake

  105. Carlos Huertas, Hollywood

  106. Mike Dubkin, Canyon Country

  107. Bodhi Wong, Los Angeles

  108. Luka Kuzmic, Santa Clarita

  109. Hieu Nguyen, Los Angeles

  110. Will Bostwick, Los Feliz

  111. CJ Dunnick, Hawthorne

  112. Oscar Sackaroff, Hawthorne

  113. Harry Waters, Santa Monica

  114. Raphie Cantor, Hancock Park

  115. Jackson Glinski, Cheviot Hills

  116. Blake Joseph, West LA

  117. Omkar Kanse, Glendale

  118. Viresh Kanse, Glendale 

  119. Ruby Williams, Los Angeles

  120. Nick White, Los Angeles 

  121. Angel Navedo, Redondo Beach

  122. Mathew F, Korea Town

  123. James Carr, Silver Lake

  124. Tyler Shepherd, Malibu

  125. Telma Robles, Los Angeles

  126. Robert Woo, Los Angeles

  127. Alex Saletta, Granada Hills

  128. Augusto Ochoa, Los Angeles

  129. Mike Saletta, Granada Hills

  130. Elvin Liu, Torrance

  131. Jack Maroun, Glassell Park

  132. Kyle Barry, Los Angeles

  133. Peter Lopez, South Gate

  134. Gareth Evans, Los Angeles

  135. Quinn Madaus, Korea Town

  136. Robert Tapaltsyan, Encino

  137. Ahyan Lalani, Santa Clarita

  138. Roman Lyssov, Los Angeles

  139. Aseem Lalani, Santa Clarita

  140. Damian Ramos, Santa Clarita

  141. Dylan Weissman, Hollywood

  142. Richard Woo, Los Angeles

  143. Kumar Venkataramani, Pasadena

  144. Ethan Chang, Westlake Village

  145. Nathaniel Chang, Westlake Village

  146. Devon Chang, Westlake Village

  147. Douglas Wong, Hollywood

  148. Andrew Deutsch, Pasadena

  149. Jorge Palma, Los Angeles

  150. Amit Bhagwat, Mar Vista

  151. Conrad Brittenham, City Terrace

  152. Neil Arnett, West Hills

  153. Jordan Blake, San Fernando Valley

  154. Yashveer Jashnani, Santa Clarita

  155. Garrett Allen, Los Angeles

  156. Rajveer Jashnani, Santa Clarita

  157. Eric Getzoff, Westwood

  158. Eric Moss, Sylmar

  159. Honor Manthei, Canyon Country

  160. Noah Tan, Santa Clarita

  161. Garrett Gilliam, San Marcos

  162. Fernando Garnica, Redondo Beach

  163. Peter Selvin, Los Angeles

  164. Anthony Allonardo, Sherman Oaks

  165. Nicholas Xu, Bel Air

  166. Edwin Guillen, Pacoima

  167. Adrian Ulloa, Camarillo

  168. Victoria Torres, Hollywood

  169. Jackson Lin, Monterey Park

  170. Austin Machuca, Hawthorne

  171. Donzell Taylor, Carson

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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