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 7/12/2026

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. Darren Himeles, Santa Clarita

11. Taja Delijani, Los Angeles

12. Tim Estle, West Hills

13. Aleks Gevorgyan, Los Angeles

14. Jose Estrada, Ontario

15. Paul Longstaffe, Glendale

16. Sanam Sabooni, Simi Valley

17. Jackson Colbert, Los Angeles

18. Victor Alarcon, Los Angeles

19. Anthony Bell, Los Angeles

20. Erik Gober, Compton

21. Kirsten Taylor, Santa Monica

22. Yaroslav Baranov, Sherman Oak

23. Forest Sherwood, Manhattan Beach

24. Richard Ahorro, Santa Clarita

25. Ryan Tanner, Woodland Hills

26. Cristian Jaime, Los Angeles

27. Dave Matson, Pasadena

28. Alex Hernandez, Los Angeles

29. Alex Frish, Long Beach

30. Peymon Nasseri, Sherman Oaks

31. James Robbins, North Hollywood

32. Riccarlo Porter, Los Angeles

33. Stephen Morelock, Northridge

34. Aaryan Mahajan, Woodland Hills

35. Vadim Plotkin, West Hollywood

36. Vincent Amaya, Hollywood

37. Laurence Hall, Long Beach

38. Zhumaaly Bakbolotov, Los Angeles

39. Donzell Taylor, Carson

40. Jesse Van Patten, Malibu

41. Mark Goleski, Los Angeles

42. Charlie Solomon, Mar Vista

43. Kaven Bal, Los Angeles

44. Rox Osados, Van Nuys

45. Babak Farahvashy, Sherman Oaks

46. Elishaua Symington, Los Angeles

47. Jovan Radenkovic, Encino

48. Houtan Delijani, Los Angeles

49. Anthony Allonardo, Sherman Oaks

50. Poojitha Gorumutchu, Los Angeles

51. Kevin Kim, Santa Clarita

52. Mary Lynn, Los Angeles

53. Bryan Rivera, Norwalk

54. Lee-kai Wang, Korea Town

55. Glenn Cravens, Los Angeles

56. Jonathan Cooper, Los Angeles

57. Ragesh Nair, Thousand Oaks

58. Kalki Narmada, Santa Clarita

59. Rajveer Jashnani, Santa Clarita

60. Ansh Kumar, Glendale

61. Braden Javier, Burbank

62. Eli Symington, Los Angeles

63. Alexander Winnett, Culver City

64. Shann Wright, Los Angeles

65. Donald Jackson, Los Angeles

66. Al Majidi, Los Angeles

67. Milan Vashistha, Santa Clarita

68. Stephen Bishop, Simi Valley

69. Alex Ambrose, Woodland Hills

70. Dylan Mich, Santa Monica

71. Abdulsabur Jinadu, Los Angeles

72. Jocelyn Lopez, East Los Angeles

73. Jesse Moya, Los Angeles

74. Julian Lopez, East Los Angeles

75. Hieu Nguyen, Los Angeles

76. Michael Sadio, Los Angeles

77. Jason Colbert, Los Angeles

78. Kira Baranova, Sherman Oaks

79. Gabriel Madrid, Los Angeles

80. Mauricio Solis, Los Angeles 

81. Matthew Klinkel, Echo Park

82. Elise Hartley, Redondo Beach

83. Telma Robles, South Los Angeles

84. Gibson Buffa, Los Angeles

85. Saverio La Cava, Los Angeles

86. Jose Suchite, Los Angeles

87. Nick Marks, Long Beach

88. Ivan Thieu, Los Angeles

89. Joseph Simpson, Toluca Lake

90. Carlos Huertas, Hollywood

91. Mike Dubkin, Canyon Country

92. Will Bostwick, Los Feliz

93. Oscar Sackaroff, Hawthorne

94. Harry Waters, Santa Monica

95. Ruby Williams, Los Angeles

96. Angel Navedo, Redondo Beach

97. Elvin Liu, Torrance

98. Peter Lopez, South Gate

99. Ahyan Lalani, Santa Clarita

100. Aseem Lalani, Santa Clarita

101. Fernando Garnica, Redondo Beach

102. Adrian Ulloa, Camarillo

103. Jackson Lin, Monterey Park

104. Austin Machuca, Hawthorne

105. Omar Cabrales, Panorama City

106. Connor Hundertmark, Los Angeles

107. Jess Rodriguez, Los Angeles

108. Diego Monroy, Lakewood

109. Evan Green, Studio City

110. Tory Blake, Sherman Oaks

111. Jacob Cooper, Valley Village

112. Joshua Ulloa, Los Angeles

113. Joel Hartley, Redondo Beach

114. Teo Kashper, La Crescenta

115. Douglas Hughey, Pasadena

116. Frank Gerolmo, Marina del Rey

117. Arjun Roshan, Los Angeles

118. Tyler Mallory, Redondo Beach

119. Oak Soe Khant, Culver City

120. Ishaan Reddy, Santa Clarita

121. Philip Gatt, West LA

122. Bill Wilkin, Glendora

123. Luyen Tran, Los Angeles

124. Richard Pugh, Rancho Cucamonga

125. Chiara Biribicchi, Los Angeles

126. Willy Clark, Redondo Beach

127. Nailah Watts-Harper, Hollywood

128. Edward Lai, Santa Monica

129. Andre Bland, West Hollywood

130. Anthony Cooper, Los Angeles

131. Ashot Voskanyan, Los Angeles

132. Kyle Roundtree, Cypress Park

133. Andrew Bower, Westwood

134. Craig April, Sherman Oaks

135. Andreas Pappas, Los Angeles

136. Arturo Legorreta, Los Angeles

137. Sam Linson, North Hollywood

138. Naomi Ross, Beverly Hills

      

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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