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. Darren Himeles, Santa Clarita

6. Taja Delijani, Los Angeles

7. Tim Estle, West Hills

8. Aleks Gevorgyan, Los Angeles

9. Harinandh Nair, Thousand Oaks

10. Jose Estrada, Ontario

11. Paul Longstaffe, Glendale

12. Sanam Sabooni, Simi Valley

13. Jackson Colbert, Los Angeles

14. Carlos Chavez, Los Angeles

15. Victor Alarcon, Los Angeles

16. Anthony Bell, Los Angeles

17. Erik Gober, Compton

18. Kirsten Taylor, Santa Monica

19. Gerald Ruiz, Burbank

20. Yaroslav Baranov, Sherman Oak

21. Forest Sherwood, Manhattan Beach

22. Richard Ahorro, Santa Clarita

23. Ryan Tanner, Woodland Hills

24. Cristian Jaime, Los Angeles

25. Dave Matson, Pasadena

26. Alex Hernandez, Los Angeles

27. Alex Frish, Long Beach

28. Riccarlo Porter, Los Angeles

29. Stephen Morelock, Northridge

30. Aaryan Mahajan, Woodland Hills

31. Vadim Plotkin, West Hollywood

32. Erik Spencer, Culver City

33. Vincent Amaya, Hollywood

34. Laurence Hall, Long Beach

35. Zhumaaly Bakbolotov, Los Angeles

36. Donzell Taylor, Carson

37. Jesse Van Patten, Malibu

38. Mark Goleski, Los Angeles

39. Charlie Solomon, Mar Vista

40. Kaven Bal, Los Angeles

41. Rox Osados, Van Nuys

42. Babak Farahvashy, Sherman Oaks

43. Elishaua Symington, Los Angeles

44. Jovan Radenkovic, Encino

45. Houtan Delijani, Los Angeles

46. Anthony Allonardo, Sherman Oaks

47. Poojitha Gorumutchu, Los Angeles

48. Peymon Nasseri, Sherman Oaks

49. Kevin Kim, Santa Clarita

50. Mary Lynn, Los Angeles

51. Bryan Rivera, Norwalk

52. Lee-kai Wang, Korea Town

53. Glenn Cravens, Los Angeles

54. Jonathan Cooper, Los Angeles

55. Ragesh Nair, Thousand Oaks

56. Kalki Narmada, Santa Clarita

57. Rajveer Jashnani, Santa Clarita

58. Ansh Kumar, Glendale

59. Braden Javier, Burbank

60. Eli Symington, Los Angeles

61. Alexander Winnett, Culver City

62. Shann Wright, Los Angeles

63. Donald Jackson, Los Angeles

64. Al Majidi, Los Angeles

65. Milan Vashistha, Santa Clarita

66. Stephen Bishop, Simi Valley

67. Alex Ambrose, Woodland Hills

68. Jason Colbert, Los Angeles

69. Kira Baranova, Sherman Oaks

70. Gabriel Madrid, Los Angeles

71. Mauricio Solis, Los Angeles 

72. Elise Hartley, Redondo Beach

73. Telma Robles, South Los Angeles

74. Gibson Buffa, Los Angeles

75. Saverio La Cava, Los Angeles

76. Jose Suchite, Los Angeles

77. Nick Marks, Long Beach

78. Ivan Thieu, Los Angeles

79. Joseph Simpson, Toluca Lake

80. Carlos Huertas, Hollywood

81. Mike Dubkin, Canyon Country

82. Hieu Nguyen, Los Angeles

83. Will Bostwick, Los Feliz

84. Oscar Sackaroff, Hawthorne

85. Harry Waters, Santa Monica

86. Ruby Williams, Los Angeles

87. Angel Navedo, Redondo Beach

88. Elvin Liu, Torrance

89. Peter Lopez, South Gate

90. Ahyan Lalani, Santa Clarita

91. Aseem Lalani, Santa Clarita

92. Fernando Garnica, Redondo Beach

93. Adrian Ulloa, Camarillo

94. Jackson Lin, Monterey Park

95. Austin Machuca, Hawthorne

96. Omar Cabrales, Panorama City

97. Connor Hundertmark, Los Angeles

98. Jess Rodriguez, Los Angeles

99. Diego Monroy, Lakewood

100. Evan Green, Studio City

101. Tory Blake, Sherman Oaks

102. Jacob Cooper, Valley Village

103. Joshua Ulloa, Los Angeles

104. Joel Hartley, Redondo Beach

105. Teo Kashper, La Crescenta

106. Douglas Hughey, Pasadena

107. Frank Gerolmo, Marina del Rey

108. Arjun Roshan, Los Angeles

109. Tyler Mallory, Redondo Beach

110. Oak Soe Khant, Culver City

111. Ishaan Reddy, Santa Clarita

112. Philip Gatt, West LA

113. Bill Wilkin, Glendora

114. Luyen Tran, Los Angeles

115. Richard Pugh, Rancho Cucamonga

116. Chiara Biribicchi, Los Angeles

117. Willy Clark, Redondo Beach

118. Nailah Watts-Harper, Hollywood

119. Edward Lai, Santa Monica

120. Andre Bland, West Hollywood

121. Al Lee, Los Angeles

122. Anthony Cooper, Los Angeles

123. Ashot Voskanyan, Los Angeles

124. Kyle Roundtree, Cypress Park

125. Andrew Bower, Westwood

126. Craig April, Sherman Oaks

127. Andreas Pappas, Los Angeles

128. Arturo Legorreta, Los Angeles

129. Sam Linson, North Hollywood

      

      

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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