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 9/20/2026

1. Micah Margolin, Los Angeles

2. Rob Rosenberg, Los Angeles

3. Yashveer Jashnani, Santa Clarita

4. Arnel Odero, Los Angeles

5. Carlos Chavez, Los Angeles

6. Erik Spencer, Culver City

7. Al Lee, Los Angeles

8. Harinandh Nair, Thousand Oaks

9. Gerald Ruiz, Burbank

10. Brian Havey, Santa Clarita

11. Darren Himeles, Santa Clarita

12. Taja Delijani, Los Angeles

13. Tim Estle, West Hills

14. Aleks Gevorgyan, Los Angeles

15. Jose Estrada, Ontario

16. Paul Longstaffe, Glendale

17. Sanam Sabooni, Simi Valley

18. Jackson Colbert, Los Angeles

19. Victor Alarcon, Los Angeles

20. Anthony Bell, Los Angeles

21. Erik Gober, Compton

22. Kirsten Taylor, Santa Monica

23. Yaroslav Baranov, Sherman Oak

24. Forest Sherwood, Manhattan Beach

25. Richard Ahorro, Santa Clarita

26. Ryan Tanner, Woodland Hills

27. Cristian Jaime, Los Angeles

28. Dave Matson, Pasadena

29. Alex Hernandez, Los Angeles

30. Alex Frish, Long Beach

31. Peymon Nasseri, Sherman Oaks

32. James Robbins, North Hollywood

33. Riccarlo Porter, Los Angeles

34. Stephen Morelock, Northridge

35. Aaryan Mahajan, Woodland Hills

36. Vadim Plotkin, West Hollywood

37. Vincent Amaya, Hollywood

38. Laurence Hall, Long Beach

39. Zhumaaly Bakbolotov, Los Angeles

40. Donzell Taylor, Carson

41. Jesse Van Patten, Malibu

42. Mark Goleski, Los Angeles

43. Charlie Solomon, Mar Vista

44. Kaven Bal, Los Angeles

45. Rox Osados, Van Nuys

46. Babak Farahvashy, Sherman Oaks

47. Elishaua Symington, Los Angeles

48. Jovan Radenkovic, Encino

49. Houtan Delijani, Los Angeles

50. Anthony Allonardo, Sherman Oaks

51. Poojitha Gorumutchu, Los Angeles

52. Kevin Kim, Santa Clarita

53. Mary Lynn, Los Angeles

54. Bryan Rivera, Norwalk

55. Lee-kai Wang, Korea Town

56. Glenn Cravens, Los Angeles

57. Jonathan Cooper, Los Angeles

58. Ragesh Nair, Thousand Oaks

59. Kalki Narmada, Santa Clarita

60. Rajveer Jashnani, Santa Clarita

61. Ansh Kumar, Glendale

62. Braden Javier, Burbank

63. Eli Symington, Los Angeles

64. Alexander Winnett, Culver City

65. Shann Wright, Los Angeles

66. Donald Jackson, Los Angeles

67. Al Majidi, Los Angeles

68. Sharvil Biradar, Chatsworth

69. Milan Vashistha, Santa Clarita

70. Stephen Bishop, Simi Valley

71. Alex Ambrose, Woodland Hills

72. Dylan Mich, Santa Monica

73. Abdulsabur Jinadu, Los Angeles

74. Jocelyn Lopez, East Los Angeles

75. Jesse Moya, Los Angeles

76. Julian Lopez, East Los Angeles

77. Hieu Nguyen, Los Angeles

78. Michael Sadio, Los Angeles

79. Jason Colbert, Los Angeles

80. Kira Baranova, Sherman Oaks

81. Gabriel Madrid, Los Angeles

82. Mauricio Solis, Los Angeles 

83. Matthew Klinkel, Echo Park

84. Elise Hartley, Redondo Beach

85. Telma Robles, South Los Angeles

86. Gibson Buffa, Los Angeles

87. Saverio La Cava, Los Angeles

88. Jose Suchite, Los Angeles

89. Nick Marks, Long Beach

90. Ivan Thieu, Los Angeles

91. Joseph Simpson, Toluca Lake

92. Carlos Huertas, Hollywood

93. Mike Dubkin, Canyon Country

94. Will Bostwick, Los Feliz

95. Oscar Sackaroff, Hawthorne

96. Harry Waters, Santa Monica

97. Ruby Williams, Los Angeles

98. Angel Navedo, Redondo Beach

99. Elvin Liu, Torrance

100. Peter Lopez, South Gate

101. Ahyan Lalani, Santa Clarita

102. Aseem Lalani, Santa Clarita

103. Fernando Garnica, Redondo Beach

104. Adrian Ulloa, Camarillo

105. Jackson Lin, Monterey Park

106. Austin Machuca, Hawthorne

107. Omar Cabrales, Panorama City

108. Connor Hundertmark, Los Angeles

109. Jess Rodriguez, Los Angeles

110. Diego Monroy, Lakewood

111. Evan Green, Studio City

112. Tory Blake, Sherman Oaks

113. Jacob Cooper, Valley Village

114. Joshua Ulloa, Los Angeles

115. Joel Hartley, Redondo Beach

116. Teo Kashper, La Crescenta

117. Douglas Hughey, Pasadena

118. Frank Gerolmo, Marina del Rey

119. Arjun Roshan, Los Angeles

120. Tyler Mallory, Redondo Beach

121. Oak Soe Khant, Culver City

122. Ishaan Reddy, Santa Clarita

123. Philip Gatt, West LA

124. Bill Wilkin, Glendora

125. Luyen Tran, Los Angeles

126. Richard Pugh, Rancho Cucamonga

127. Chiara Biribicchi, Los Angeles

128. Willy Clark, Redondo Beach

129. Nailah Watts-Harper, Hollywood

130. Edward Lai, Santa Monica

131. Andre Bland, West Hollywood

132. Anthony Cooper, Los Angeles

133. Ashot Voskanyan, Los Angeles

134. Kyle Roundtree, Cypress Park

135. Andrew Bower, Westwood

136. Craig April, Sherman Oaks

137. Andreas Pappas, Los Angeles

138. Arturo Legorreta, Los Angeles

139. Sam Linson, North Hollywood

140. Naomi Ross, Beverly Hills

141. Matthew DiGloria, Glendale

142. Pryce Postas, Canoga Park

143. Arya Vashistha, Santa Clarita

      

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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