Main Ladder

Here are the current L.A. Chess Ladder standings. Importantly, they are regularly updated as challenges and tournaments are played, and new members join. To challenge a player, visit the directory to get that player’s contact info.

However, you must be inside the top 20 in order to challenge the top 10 ranked players on the LA Chess Ladder! In addition, you must be inside the top 10 in order to challenge the #1 ranked player. Good luck everyone!

As of 1/14/2024

1. Darren Himeles, Santa Clarita

2. Micah Margolin, Los Angeles

3. Rob Rosenberg, Los Angeles

4. Taja Delijani, Los Angeles

5. Angel Navedo, Redondo Beach

6. Carlos Chavez, Los Angeles

7. Forest Sherwood, Manhattan Beach

8. Laurence Hall, Long Beach

9. Sid Potukuchi, Los Angeles

10. Bryce McIntyre, Torrance

11. Dave Matson, Pasadena

12. Russell Balcom, Los Angeles

13. Jackson Colbert, Los Angeles

14. Raphael Mimoun, Korea Town

15. Glenn Cravens, Los Angeles

16. Tim Estle, West Hills

17. Richard Ahorro, Santa Clarita

18. Yashveer Jashnani, Santa Clarita

19. Arnel Odero, Los Angeles

20. Joseph Gurrola, Hawthorne

21. Yaroslav Baranov, Sherman Oak

22. Sergei Mateorov, Hollywood

23. Bryan Rivera, Downtown L.A.

24. Gerald Ruiz, Burbank

25. Ryan Tanner, Woodland Hills

26. Jonathan Cooper, Los Angeles

27. Jose Estrada, Van Nuys

28. Aman Madhav, Los Angeles

29. Stephen Morelock, Northridge

30. Jay Stallings, Santa Clarita

31. Tim Abadilla, Tujunga

32. Harold Pierre, Santa Clarita

33. Peymon Nasseri, Sherman Oaks

34. Shu Wang, Los Angeles

35. Poojitha Gorumutchu, Los Angeles

36. Anthony Allonardo, Sherman Oaks

37. Rajveer Jashnani, Santa Clarita

38. Houton Delijani, Los Angeles

39. Drake Valles, Los Angeles

40. Jovan Radenkovic, Encino

41. Matthew Picinic, Valencia

42. Alex Gilad, Los Angeles

43. Jim Castro, Santa Clarita

44. Mark Goleski, Los Angeles

45. Peter Selvin, Los Angeles

46. Jordan Vasseur, Hollywood

47. Kira Baranova, Sherman Oaks

48. Rox Osados, Van Nuys

49. Vincent Amaya, Hollywood  

50. Erik Spencer, Culver City

51. Sabrina Shenker, Los Angeles

52. Sean Hall, Santa Clarita

53. Onye Egbuta, Playa del Rey

54. Dario Sanai, Los Angeles

55. Marina K., Glendale

56. Sam Kennedy, Santa Clarita

57. Jay Allen, Hermosa Beach

58. Oscar Sackaroff, Hawthorne

59. Alex Hernandez, Los Angeles

60. David Teplow, Encino

61. Eric Youngquist, Los Angeles

62. Roman Lyssov, Los Angeles

63. David Franklin, Los Angeles

64. Nathan Nolan, Los Angeles

65. Dante Holly, Los Angeles

66. Alex Saletta, Granada Hills

67. Mathew F, Korea Town

68. Reyansh Varma, Torrance

69. CJ Dunnick, Hawthorne

70. Adam Matthew, Hollywood

71. Reed Bernet, South Pasadena

72. Kevin Kim, Santa Clarita

73. Mike Giampa, Valencia

74. Timothy Sowers, Aliso Viejo

75. Babak Farahvashy, Sherman Oaks

76. Lindsey Newhall, Death Valley

77. Jose Suchite, Los Angeles

78. Mike Dubkin, Canyon Country

79. Nick Marks, Long Beach

80. Riccarlo Porter, Los Angeles

81. Hieu Nguyen, Los Angeles

82. Harry Waters, Santa Monica

83. Ivan Thieu, Los Angeles

84. Sai Mahika Chenna, Los Angeles

85. Ahyan Lalani, Santa Clarita 

86. Aaryan Mahajan, Woodland Hills

87. Charlie Solomon, Mar Vista

88. Jordan Blake, San Fernando Valley

89. Sai Anirudh Chenna, Los Angeles

90. Matthew Klinkel, Echo Park

91. Sol Rosenthal, Century City

92. Andrew Deutsch, Pasadena

93. Franky Ortega, Los Angeles

94. Mary Lynn, Los Angeles

95. Leah Taguinin, Northridge

96. Gabriel Madrid, Los Angeles

97. Mauricio Solis, Los Angeles

98. Erik Gober, Compton

99. Yash Chawla, Torrance

100. Elvin Liu, Torrance

101. Peter Lopez, South Gate

102. Gareth Evans, Los Angeles

103. Duane Ganther, Santa Clarita

104. Robert Tapaltsyan, Encino

105. Aseem Lalani, Santa Clarita

106. Emmy Taguinin, Northridge

107. Alexnadr Lyssov, Los Angeles

108. Alex Frish, Long Beach

109. Jules Habtamu, Los Angeles

110. Raphael Chestang, Los Angeles

111. Ariel Mazzarelli, Glendale

112. Anthony Saletta, Granada Hills

113. Mike Saletta, Granada Hills

114. Vadim Plotkin, West Hollywood

115. Robert Romano, Woodland Hills

116. Chris Domenick, Santa Clarita

117. Stephen Blake, Los Angeles

118. Levi Ortega, Los Angeles

119. Elise Hartley, Redondo Beach

120. Joel Hartley, Redondo Beach

121. George Flores, Long Beach

122. Rosemary Ringwald, West Hollywood

123. Randall Baker, Los Angeles

124. Zohrab Ashikyan, North Hollywood

125. Zachary Fernandez, Long Beach

126. Tyler Wenzel, Los Angeles

127. Robin Vyas, Los Angeles

128. Ajith Roshan de Silva, Inglewood

129. Henry Dayan, Los Angeles

130. Eric Getzoff, Westwood

131. Eric Moss, Sylmar

132. Pleas Seals, Los Angeles

133. Honor Manthei, Canyon Country

134. Christopher Abrego, Los Angeles

135. Eric Upton, Westchester

136. Kaven Bal, Los Angeles

137. Vincent Pineda, Santa Clarita

138. Daved Sweis, Los Angeles

139. Norman Abadilla, Santa Clarita

140. Noah Tan, Santa Clarita

141. Colin Gaffney, Culver City

142. Garrett Gilliam, San Marcos

143. Cesar Carrillo, Los Angeles

144. Peter Griffiths, Marina Del Rey

145. Justin Jimenez, Baldwin Park

146. Jonah Sabeti, Westwood

147. Sebastian Hacegaba, Los Angeles

148. Andres-Eloy Padin, Santa Monica

149. Lou Rovner, Woodland Hills

150. Anthony Onuoha, Los Angeles

151. Samik Patnaikuni, Torrance

152. Fernando Garnica, Redondo Beach

153. Markeese Jones, Los Angeles

154. Eduardo Gutierrez, Los Angeles

155. William Perez, Los Angeles

156. Todd Cronan, Sherman Oaks

157. Nicholas Cronan, Sherman Oaks

158. Jack Samuels, Los Angeles

159. Ishay Haykeen, Los Angeles

160. Abraham Moreno, Los Angeles

161. Edwin Guillen, Pacoima

162. Lee-kai Wang, Korea Town

163. Adrian Ulloa, Camarillo

164. Peter Augros, Coast Mesa

165. Luciano Sanchez, Torrance

166. Rachana Kshirsagar, Los Angeles

167. Victoria Torres, Hollywood

168. Jackson Lin, Monterey Park

169. Leor Kaminski, Los Angeles

170. Jessie Munoz, Winnetka 

171. Miles Aaronson, Los Angeles

172. Joshua Chang, Los Angeles

173. Andrew Roth, Los Angeles

174. Rudy Benjamin, Los Angeles

175. Elishaua Symington, Los Angeles

176. Ariella Morik, Los Angeles

177. Owen Petherbridge, Altadena

178. Cristian Jaime, Los Angeles

179. Natalie Gonzalez, Los Angeles

180. Jason Colbert, Los Angeles

181. Jarro Thomas, Los Angeles

182. Bill Wood, Los Angeles

183. Pranessh Ganesan, Torrance

184. William Hu, Los Angeles

185. Gaurik Patnaikuni, Torrance

186. Austin Machuca, Hawthorne

187. Srinivas Chenna, Los Angeles

188. Kavitha Sama, Los Angeles

189. Donzell Taylor, Carson

190. Sashreek Vemula, Los Angeles

191. Nathan Burke, Redondo Beach

192. Sonya Garibova, Sherman Oaks

193. Jamila Bensalem, Sawtelle

194. Ether Biswas, Los Angeles

195. Marcel Lee, Long Beach

196. Daniel Peterson, Santa Clarita

197. Robinson Rutherford, Los Angeles

198. Salil Surendran, Los Angeles

199. Mendy Rafi, Palms

To see what challenges have been played, visit the results page!

How do you move up the ladder? In short, if you beat a higher ranked player, you move ahead of that player. However, if you lose to a higher ranked player, nothing happens. Finally, if you draw against a higher ranked player, you move up to one position behind that player.

Examples:

• #5 Dave beats #2 Carl -> Dave is now #2 and Carl is #3.
• #3 Jessica beats #7 Debbie -> No change!
• #8 Stevie draws with # 4 Heather -> Stevie is now #5 and Heather is still #4.

Want to see your name on this ranking list? Become a member of The L.A. Chess Ladder! Remember, everyone is welcome to join regardless of age, gender, or playing level. And don’t forget, it’s totally free! Join us today!

LA Chess Spot: The Santa Monica Chess Park is a really fun place to play chess. Lots of friendly people and tons of chess tables. Check it out! It is right next to the Santa Monica Pier.

Questions? Concerns? Want to join the L.A. Chess Ladder?

Contact Darren at lachessladder@yahoo.com