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Credits

Many people have been contributed to the creation of the ranking system. However, special thanks are due to:

Gerben Dirksen, for having the idea, devising the original formula, writing the first program to calculate ratings, administering it for most of the first year, and providing useful advice and mathematical assistance ever since.

Graham Hazel, without whose software none of it would have been possible.

Chris Dixon, for sorting out the problem with serving that had been causing anguish for five years.

Stephen Frechette and Aashish Welling, for giving us a brand-new web-based version of the software in 2020.

Steve Altus, David Beer, Lew Stansby, Neil Trentham and Giles Woodruff, for providing advice and comments on the ranking system.

Barbu Heroes

Monthly winners, 2024

January: Geoff Hampson

February: Mark Tynkov

March: Dana Berkowitz

April: Geoff Hampson

May: Steven De Donder

June: Geoff Hampson

July: Steven De Donder

August: Steven De Donder

September: Geoff Hampson

October: Steven De Donder

November: Steven De Donder

December: Steven De Donder

Annual winners, 2003-24

2024 ladder: Steven De Donder

2023 ladder: Ben Kristensen

2022 ladder: Mike Rice

2021 ladder: Steven De Donder

2020 ladder: Steven De Donder

2019 ladder: Steven De Donder

2018 ladder: Mark Tynkov

2017 ladder: Doron Limor

2016 ladder: Neil Trentham

2015 ladder: Alessio Isaia

2014 ladder: Doron Limor

2013 ladder: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2012 ladder: Ben Handley�� -Pritchard

2011 ladder: Fabio Lo Presti

2010 ladder: Steve Altus

2009 ladder: Mike Rice

2008 ladder: John Therkelsen

2007 ladder: Mike Rice

2006 ladder: Francesco Mazzadi

2005 ladder: J�rome Rombaut

2004 ladder: Joel Wooldridge

2003 ladder: JoAnna Stansby


Ladder, 2024

This competition finished on the last day of 2024. Congratulations to Steven De Donder.

Minimum games to qualify: 100.

Pos Name Ladder
score
Current playing strength Games Wins Avg.
score
High
score
Low
score
Positive
scores
Avg. playing strengh of oppo Avg. score adj. for oppo's strength
1Steven De Donder1092.4104.648041%77.0478-43371%15.492.4
2Ben Kristensen1089.294.512437%74.0493-28172%15.289.2
3Geoff Hampson1085.489.141437%55.8381-48770%29.685.4
4Mark Tynkov1080.279.123333%55.1449-52869%25.180.2
5Zachary Grossack1071.674.210837%41.9418-47856%29.771.6
-Nicole Gilmore1067.860.58733%38.6414-44562%29.267.8
-Giles Woodruff1067.669.91242%82.7328-14375%29.4112.0
-Mike Rice1065.895.13732%33.6399-35151%32.866.4
-Alessio Isaia1064.369.76933%53.3379-31265%11.064.3
6Dana Berkowitz1062.552.816633%31.8435-40860%30.762.5
7Fabio Quai1061.866.9113529%34.6450-43561%27.261.8
-Ben Handley-Pritchard1059.982.41942%37.9300-33074%35.173.0
-Tracey B1057.456.94229%25.6327-46662%31.957.6
8John Diamond1056.865.021631%27.1428-38658%29.656.8
9Matt Dobbs1049.744.625828%22.1436-49761%27.649.7
10John Parsons1048.347.218927%25.2355-36059%23.148.3
11Federico Bianchi1046.041.351228%15.7454-49658%30.246.0
12Marco Novara1045.141.126629%22.3365-60560%22.845.1
13Patric Sierzega1045.045.876027%18.9417-55358%26.145.0
14Beppe Mistretta1044.342.367126%18.5413-53460%25.844.3
15Rosalind Lin1042.242.242523%11.3497-63356%30.942.2
16Marco Prestini1041.839.742731%22.9539-52656%18.941.8
-Migry Zur Campanile1041.755.58531%13.5304-40856%28.341.7
17JoAnna Stansby1040.646.619727%16.7414-51956%23.940.6
-Goran Cekol1039.971.31429%39.1410-20364%19.758.9
18Sami Casanova1038.746.712127%1.9367-35846%36.838.7
19Chris Dixon1036.447.613131%17.5331-41357%18.936.4
20Jaron Marcus1036.251.873428%6.3388-49854%29.936.2
21Michael Wilkinson1035.541.930827%10.8419-52051%24.735.5
22Fabrizio Guttadauro1034.434.811725%11.5450-38454%23.034.4
23Gaetano Damiata1034.339.063625%8.2415-50754%26.034.3
24Silvia Saccomanno1030.213.012520%13.3367-32055%16.930.2
25Fabrizio Farnesi1027.215.766126%4.3389-50155%22.927.2
26Stan Schenker1025.09.856428%5.9404-50754%19.125.0
27Dan Hoffenberg1022.735.210023%0.9378-37153%21.822.7
28Gianluca Lodato1021.58.363623%-6.5320-54350%28.021.5
29Jill Levin1020.120.867022%-16.0368-52348%36.020.1
-Hilto 371018.313.52214%-10.4175-25464%31.120.7
-Bradley Johnston1016.041.61127%2.9233-32445%25.428.3
-Luc Bellicaud1015.759.310%237.0237237100%40.8277.8
-Clovis Dehaye1014.647.93622%-10.9318-32953%25.714.7
30Giorgio Caccia1013.812.326219%-17.6404-43848%31.413.8
-Stav Dan1013.311.48934%53.2498-31263%-40.013.3
31Joan Clark1013.013.626920%-14.9355-41246%27.813.0
-Federico Iavicoli1012.359.9250%113.5259-3250%-4.1109.4
-John McAllister1012.15.53017%-7.2267-25643%19.712.6
32Alessandro Colombo1009.820.352920%-16.9356-52546%26.79.8
-Pete Whipple1009.764.9540%4.0143-27760%31.235.2
-Caleb Pipes1007.4-113.210%228.0228228100%-96.1131.9
-Josh Richards1007.013.71100%130.0130130100%-6.6123.4
33Tsahi Maimon1006.513.035926%-6.7467-58152%13.26.5
-Benoit Guiot1005.322.65934%-12.5361-37749%17.85.3
34Mira1001.715.068420%-16.8444-47647%18.51.7
-Francesco Mazzadi1000.428.430%-11.049-5333%13.22.2
-Yvntn Hlmysh1000.26.61100%124.0124124100%-121.12.9
-Adam Grossack996.549.6838%-31.1232-26250%23.0-8.1
-Giancarlo Rosselli994.36.44219%-24.4277-50252%18.7-5.7
-Aaron Jones994.311.83418%-35.9213-40541%30.1-5.8
-Corey Robinson993.7-46.640%-46.3150-17925%17.9-28.3
-David Halasi993.6109.210%-154.0-154-1540%41.2-112.8
-Rayna Mall991.0-137.510%12.01212100%-171.0-159.0
-Tamara Hoylaerts990.3-10.95020%-35.1176-31750%25.4-9.7
-Hugo Caillol988.9-98.720%-136.5-111-1620%37.7-98.8
35Filippo Lagostena988.4-9.613018%-36.2297-33535%24.6-11.6
-Sarit Betzalel986.7-78.6333%-87.0157-24633%7.6-79.4
-Finn Kolesnik985.2-32.220%-180.5-111-2500%49.1-131.4
-Myrh Tmr982.3-157.820%-71.0-9-1330%-86.6-157.6
-Trent Moore981.4-329.410%-382.0-382-3820%52.6-329.4
-Anastasia Di Lorenzo979.5-80.820%-223.5-170-2770%41.6-181.9
-Stephen Frechette978.49.7119%-62.2242-37027%23.9-38.3
-Enrico Bongiorno978.021.320%-231.0-164-2980%35.6-195.4
-Kevin Zhou976.89.380%-77.4231-49938%23.1-54.2
-Arm Pontecom976.7-23.41625%-61.6231-31525%30.2-31.5
36Umberto Prestini974.6-21.833922%-57.4440-85443%31.9-25.4
-Jennifer Mourgues971.64.44319%-49.1283-54249%20.6-28.5
-Keiran Crowe-Mai970.9-50.540%-147.0-32-2820%16.2-130.8
-Topher Robinson969.7-270.420%-301.5-120-4830%31.8-269.7
37Maree Crawford967.2-33.060814%-52.2341-50238%19.4-32.8
-Karis Mall965.2-282.210%-472.0-472-4720%-144.8-616.8
-Barbie W964.2-95.7128%-63.0280-28533%3.8-59.2
-Sarina Chaiken958.1-47.8210%-81.5104-24729%32.9-48.6
-Aymeric Lebatteaux957.8-34.120%-417.5-311-5240%42.3-375.2
-Gabriel Feldstein951.3-70.690%-120.254-40822%17.9-102.3
38Jackie Smith950.7-42.337515%-68.6352-58537%19.3-49.3
-Yaron Yaron942.4-103.61118%-59.4220-32736%-42.9-102.3
-Jonathan Halamish940.1-356.430%-296.7-228-3550%-59.7-356.4
39Giorgio Peterlongo936.9-72.340912%-86.8291-54832%23.7-63.1
40Raz Betzalel934.6-58.525112%-77.1354-55338%11.7-65.4
-Orly Weil930.1-314.440%-285.013-48325%-28.8-313.8
-Ofir Rosenfeld875.8-122.64312%-89.3287-63733%-35.1-124.5
41Beryel Dorscht870.0-122.71885%-148.8252-67122%18.8-130.0
-Michael Yo857.5-134.97915%-126.8295-69629%-15.7-142.5
-Aharon Shaked845.0-182.52015%-167.2201-50225%-16.8-183.9


Hall of Fame, 2024

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Marco Prestini539
 Marco Prestini508
 Stav Dan498
 Rosalind Lin497
 Ben Kristensen493


Hall of Shame, 2024

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Umberto Prestini-854
 Michael Yo-696
 Beryel Dorscht-671
 Umberto Prestini-659
 Ofir Rosenfeld-637