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 3/16/2026

1. Gerald Ruiz, Burbank

2. Sid Potukuchi, Los Angeles

3. Darren Himeles, Santa Clarita

4. Alex Frish, Long Beach

5. Taja Delijani, Los Angeles

6. Vincent Amaya, Hollywood  

7. Rob Rosenberg, Los Angeles

8. Forest Sherwood, Manhattan Beach

9. Ryan McCloskey, Westwood

10. Riccarlo Porter, Los Angeles

11. Antonio Cantor, Los Angeles

12. Yashveer Jashnani, Santa Clarita

13. Arnel Odero, Los Angeles

14. Bryce McIntyre, Torrance

15. Carlos Chavez, Los Angeles

16. Babak Farahvashy, Sherman Oaks

17. Lukas Selesnick, Los Angeles

18. Jason Javier, Burbank

19. Jackson Colbert, Los Angeles

20. Frank Gerolmo, Marina del Rey

21. Cristian Jaime, Los Angeles

22. Zhumaaly Bakbolotov, Los Angeles

23. Braden Javier, Burbank

24. Gibson Buffa, Los Angeles

25. Jose Suchite, Los Angeles

26. Bill Wood, Los Angeles

27. Poojitha Gorumutchu, Los Angeles

28. Aitegin Muratbekov, Los Angeles

29. Al Lee, Los Angeles

30. Rox Osados, Van Nuys

31. Joaquin Cantor, Los Angeles

32. Yaroslav Baranov, Sherman Oaks

33. Stephen Morelock, Northridge

34. Diego Monroy, Lakewood

35. Micah Margolin, Los Angeles

36. Angel Navedo, Redondo Beach

37. Laurence Hall, Long Beach

38. Dave Matson, Pasadena

39. Russell Balcom, Los Angeles

40. Raphael Mimoun, Korea Town

41. Glenn Cravens, Los Angeles

42. Tim Estle, West Hills

43. Richard Ahorro, Santa Clarita

44. Joseph Gurrola, Hawthorne

45. Sergei Mateorov, Hollywood

46. Bryan Rivera, Downtown L.A.

47. Ryan Tanner, Woodland Hills

48. Jonathan Cooper, Los Angeles

49. Jose Estrada, Van Nuys

50. Aman Madhav, Los Angeles

51. Jay Stallings, Santa Clarita

52. Tim Abadilla, Tujunga

53. Harold Pierre, Santa Clarita

54. Mark Goleski, Los Angeles

55. Nick Marks, Long Beach

56. Vadim Plotkin, West Hollywood

57. Harinandh Nair, Thousand Oaks

58. Jackson Lin, Monterey Park

59. Kyle McBride, Los Angeles

60. Joshua Ulloa, Los Angeles

61. Ivan Thieu, Los Angeles

62. Shann Wright, Los Angeles

63. Peymon Nasseri, Sherman Oaks

64. Aidan Casey, Los Angeles

65. Chiara Biribicchi, Los Angeles

66. Mary Lynn, Los Angeles

67. Ansh Kumar, Glendale

68. Erik Gober, Compton

69. Jovan Radenkovic, Encino

70. Andrew Hostler, Woodland Hills

71. Michael Williams, Los Angeles

72. Daniel Cho, Redondo Beach

73. Donzell Taylor, Carson

74. Artur Gevorgyan, Los Angeles

75. Owen Hawxhurst, Los Angeles

76. Shu Wang, Los Angeles

77. Anthony Allonardo, Sherman Oaks

78. Rajveer Jashnani, Santa Clarita

79. Houton Delijani, Los Angeles

80. Drake Valles, Los Angeles

81. Matthew Picinic, Valencia

82. Alex Gilad, Los Angeles

83. Jim Castro, Santa Clarita

84. Peter Selvin, Los Angeles

85. Jordan Vasseur, Hollywood

86. Kira Baranova, Sherman Oaks

87. Erik Spencer, Culver City

88. Sabrina Shenker, Los Angeles

89. Sean Hall, Santa Clarita

90. Onye Egbuta, Playa del Rey

91. Dario Sanai, Los Angeles

92. Marina K., Glendale

93. Sam Kennedy, Santa Clarita

94. Jay Allen, Hermosa Beach

95. Oscar Sackaroff, Hawthorne

96. Alex Hernandez, Los Angeles

97. David Teplow, Encino

98. Eric Youngquist, Los Angeles

99. Roman Lyssov, Los Angeles

100. David Franklin, Los Angeles

101. Nathan Nolan, Los Angeles

102. Dante Holly, Los Angeles

103. Alex Saletta, Granada Hills

104. Mathew F, Korea Town

105. Reyansh Varma, Torrance

106. CJ Dunnick, Hawthorne

107. Adam Matthew, Hollywood

108. Reed Bernet, South Pasadena

109. Kevin Kim, Santa Clarita

110. Mike Giampa, Valencia

111. Timothy Sowers, Aliso Viejo

112. Lindsey Newhall, Death Valley

113. Mike Dubkin, Canyon Country

114. Hieu Nguyen, Los Angeles

115. Harry Waters, Santa Monica

116. Sai Mahika Chenna, Los Angeles

117. Ahyan Lalani, Santa Clarita 

118. Aaryan Mahajan, Woodland Hills

119. Charlie Solomon, Mar Vista

120. Jordan Blake, San Fernando Valley

121. Sai Anirudh Chenna, Los Angeles

122. Matthew Klinkel, Echo Park

123. Sol Rosenthal, Century City

124. Andrew Deutsch, Pasadena

125. Franky Ortega, Los Angeles

126. Leah Taguinin, Northridge

127. Gabriel Madrid, Los Angeles

128. Kirsten Taylor, Santa Monica

129. Mauricio Solis, Los Angeles

130. Yash Chawla, Torrance

131. Arjun Roshan, Los Angeles

132. Tyler Mallory, Redondo Beach

133. Elise Hartley, Redondo Beach

134. Arturo Legorreta, Los Angeles

135. Elvin Liu, Torrance

136. Peter Lopez, South Gate

137. Gareth Evans, Los Angeles

138. Duane Ganther, Santa Clarita

139. Robert Tapaltsyan, Encino

140. Aseem Lalani, Santa Clarita

141. Emmy Taguinin, Northridge

142. Alexnadr Lyssov, Los Angeles

143. Jules Habtamu, Los Angeles

144. Raphael Chestang, Los Angeles

145. Ariel Mazzarelli, Glendale

146. Anthony Saletta, Granada Hills

147. Mike Saletta, Granada Hills

148. Robert Romano, Woodland Hills

149. Chris Domenick, Santa Clarita

150. Levi Ortega, Los Angeles

151. Rishi Ramesh, Canoga Park

152. Alexander Winnett, Culver City

153. Joel Hartley, Redondo Beach

154. George Flores, Long Beach

155. Rosemary Ringwald, West Hollywood

156. Randall Baker, Los Angeles

157. Zohrab Ashikyan, North Hollywood

158. Zachary Fernandez, Long Beach

159. Tyler Wenzel, Los Angeles

160. Robin Vyas, Los Angeles

161. Ajith Roshan de Silva, Inglewood

162. Henry Dayan, Los Angeles

163. Eric Getzoff, Westwood

164. Eric Moss, Sylmar

165. Pleas Seals, Los Angeles

166. Honor Manthei, Canyon Country

167. Christopher Abrego, Los Angeles

168. Eric Upton, Westchester

169. Kaven Bal, Los Angeles

170. Vincent Pineda, Santa Clarita

171. Daved Sweis, Los Angeles

172. Norman Abadilla, Santa Clarita

173. Noah Tan, Santa Clarita

174. Colin Gaffney, Culver City

175. Garrett Gilliam, San Marcos

176. Cesar Carrillo, Los Angeles

177. Peter Griffiths, Marina Del Rey

178. Justin Jimenez, Baldwin Park

179. Sebastian Hacegaba, Los Angeles

180. Andres-Eloy Padin, Santa Monica

181. Lou Rovner, Woodland Hills

182. Anthony Onuoha, Los Angeles

183. Samik Patnaikuni, Torrance

184. Markeese Jones, Los Angeles

185. Eduardo Gutierrez, Los Angeles

186. William Perez, Los Angeles

187. Todd Cronan, Sherman Oaks

188. Nicholas Cronan, Sherman Oaks

189. Jack Samuels, Los Angeles

190. Ishay Haykeen, Los Angeles

191. Abraham Moreno, Los Angeles

192. Edwin Guillen, Pacoima

193. Lee-kai Wang, Korea Town

194. Adrian Ulloa, Camarillo

195. Peter Augros, Coast Mesa

196. Luciano Sanchez, Torrance

197. Rachana Kshirsagar, Los Angeles

198. Victoria Torres, Hollywood

199. Jessie Munoz, Winnetka 

200. Miles Aaronson, Los Angeles

201. Joshua Chang, Los Angeles

202. Rudy Benjamin, Los Angeles

203. Elishaua Symington, Los Angeles

204. Ariella Morik, Los Angeles

205. Owen Petherbridge, Altadena

206. Natalie Gonzalez, Los Angeles

207. Jason Colbert, Los Angeles

208. Jarro Thomas, Los Angeles

209. Pranessh Ganesan, Torrance

210. William Hu, Los Angeles

211. Gaurik Patnaikuni, Torrance

212. Austin Machuca, Hawthorne

213. Srinivas Chenna, Los Angeles

214. Kavitha Sama, Los Angeles

215. Sashreek Vemula, Los Angeles

216. Nathan Burke, Redondo Beach

217. Sonya Garibova, Sherman Oaks

218. Jamila Bensalem, Sawtelle

219. Ether Biswas, Los Angeles

220. Marcel Lee, Long Beach

221. Robinson Rutherford, Los Angeles

222. Salil Surendran, Los Angeles

223. Mendy Rafi, Palms

224. Omar Cabrales, Panorama City

225. Al Majidi, Los Angeles

226. Prince Kumar, Beverly Hills

227. Ragesh Nair, Thousand Oaks

228. Pryce Postas, Canoga Park

229. Connor Hundertmark, Los Angeles

230. Sam Cea, Los Angeles

231. Jess Rodriguez, Los Angeles

232. Orion Thomas, Pasadena

233. Michael Wasney, Los Angeles

234. Brandon Montes-Nguyen, Los Angeles

235. Devontae Johnson, Compton

236. Michael Cardenas, South Gate

237. Leonardo Lopez, Los Angeles

238. Aaryav Tripathi, Torrance

239. Dalmat Gjoci, Hollywood

240. Evan Green, Studio City

241. Tory Blake, Sherman oaks

242. Kalki Narmada, Santa Clarita

243. Jesse Van Patten, Malibu

244. Anthony Cooper, Los Angeles

245. Jacob Cooper, Valley Village

246. Zachary Hunsinger, Burbank

247. Donald Jackson, Los Angeles

248. Anthony Bell, Los Angeles

249. Trey Curran, Los Angeles

250. Danni Tuch, Los Angeles

251. Antonella Purton, Los Angeles

252. Yuri Killianov, Los Angeles

253. Saverio La Cava, Los Angeles

254. Krish Bhasin, Los Angeles

255. Telma Robles, South Los Angeles

256. Victor Alarcon, Los Angeles

257. Gregory Sifuentes, Los Angeles

258. Joe Quintiliano, Los Angeles

259. Josh Benson-Merron, West Hollywood

260. Teo Kashper, La Crescenta

261. Kevin Wright, Los Angeles

262. Ofer Litman, Woodland Hills

263. Eve Jablonkay, Los Angeles

264. Asher Tovar, Palms

265. Ari Tovar, Palms

266. Kira Leach, Los Angeles

267. Douglas Hughey, Pasadena

268. Carlos Suarez, Los Angeles

269. Brooke Loesby, Los Angeles

270. Kenny Gruber, Los Angeles

271. Marcos Lizarraga, Boyle Heights

272. Anna Ho, Los Angeles

273. Philip Gatt, West LA

274. Leon Courtois, Beverly Hills

275. Michael Lin, Downtown LA

276. Bill Wilkin, Glendora

277. Danny Jorda, Carson

278. Oak Soe Khant, Culver City

279. Danny Duryee, San Fernando

280. James Duryee, San Fernando

281. Ishaan Reddy, Santa Clarita

282. Luyen Tran, Los Angeles

283. Richard Pugh, Rancho Cucamonga

284. Ido Sohn, Silverlake

285. Arsenii Ivanovich, Los Angeles

286. Steve Moyer, Korea Town

287. Alan Brenner, Los Angeles

288. Joshua Wang, Manhattan Beach

289. Abdulsabur Jinadu, Los Angeles

290. Jacquelyn Deloatch, Los Angeles

291. Aleks Gevorgyan, Los Angeles

292. Aedan Danehy, Hollywood

293. Will McCloud, Los Angeles

294. Yashar Glasker, Los Angeles

295. Willy Clark, Redondo Beach

296. Nailah Watts-Harper, Hollywood

297. Edward Lai, Mar Vista

298. James Robbins, North Hollywood

299. Deric Too, Los Angeles

300. Michael Petrosyan, Los Angeles

301. Maziar Ghods, Los Angeles

302. Andre Bland, Los Angeles

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