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How the rating system works

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

Annual winners, 2003-23

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

2016 “Zester”: Dan Hoffenberg

2015 ladder: Alessio Isaia

2015 “Zester”: Dan Hoffenberg

2014 ladder: Doron Limor

2014 “Zester”: Dean Pokorny

2013 ladder: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2013 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2012 ladder: Ben Handley   -Pritchard

2012 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2011 ladder: Fabio Lo Presti

2011 “Zester”: Willie Whitaker

2011 “Apple core”: Steve Altus

2010 ladder: Steve Altus

2010 “Zester”: Andrew Garnett

2010 “Apple core”: Steve Altus

2009 ladder: Mike Rice

2009 “Zester”: Doron Limor

2009 “Apple core”: Michael Wilkinson

2008 ladder: John Therkelsen

2008 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2008 “Apple core”: Fabio Lo Presti

2007 ladder: Mike Rice

2007 “Zester”: Martin Garvey

2007 “Apple core”: Tony Nunn

2006 ladder: Francesco Mazzadi

2006 “Zester”: Martin Garvey

2006 “Apple core”: David Grainger

2005 ladder: Jérome Rombaut

2005 “Zester”: Martin Garvey

2005 “Apple core”: Jérome Rombaut

2004 ladder: Joel Wooldridge

2004 “Zester”: Neil Trentham

2004 “Apple core”: Joel Wooldridge

2003 ladder: JoAnna Stansby


Ladder, November 2024

Minimum games to qualify: 6.

Last updated: Sat 07 Dec 2024 07:32 (UK time)

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 Donder1115.9100.63040%102.4367-16470%17.6120.0
2Ben Kristensen1075.7101.01644%89.4261-6994%12.7102.1
3John Diamond1073.861.82832%55.7345-17861%21.877.5
4Michael Wilkinson1073.446.21753%63.8272-25076%31.495.2
5Federico Bianchi1067.147.55629%38.8392-25059%28.467.2
6Mark Tynkov1062.979.51735%56.8376-21765%24.781.6
7Tsahi Maimon1059.214.32540%39.3255-30364%24.864.1
8Fabio Quai1056.558.99431%36.1392-39457%20.456.5
9Jaron Marcus1050.240.05334%23.7296-23253%26.550.2
10Gaetano Damiata1044.336.55625%18.7273-50754%25.644.3
11Matt Dobbs1043.850.4933%78.7388-19067%13.492.0
12Beppe Mistretta1043.338.43228%15.3158-44069%29.144.4
13Geoff Hampson1041.388.41331%42.4351-29654%21.964.3
14Tracey B1038.654.6617%91.732712100%25.7117.4
15Patric Sierzega1037.441.43033%15.1263-29460%23.738.7
16Zachary Grossack1032.274.8633%69.5365-22467%28.698.1
17Gianluca Lodato1028.615.01921%0.8260-34958%34.034.8
18Stan Schenker1025.017.24226%8.6321-25460%16.525.1
19Giorgio Caccia1024.710.82615%-7.3205-29562%33.726.4
20Tamara Hoylaerts1024.2-10.9825%26.8128-19763%29.856.6
21John Parsons1022.240.72119%-3.6185-26552%29.325.7
-Hilto 371020.312.840%56.0175-1175%35.391.3
-Nicole Gilmore1016.864.1250%115.521318100%33.5149.0
22Mira1015.76.96423%-4.6255-28947%20.315.7
23Sami Casanova1015.743.81429%-3.4255-35850%26.523.1
-Chris Dixon1015.552.3540%40.2331-19540%16.056.2
-Mike Rice1014.295.91100%231.0231231100%21.0252.0
24Rosalind Lin1011.744.83426%-8.2342-31650%20.011.9
25Marco Prestini1011.335.32821%-12.7508-44939%24.611.9
26Fabrizio Farnesi1009.827.01421%-4.5183-34364%19.014.5
27Migry Zur Campanile1007.658.0633%-3.2253-19633%26.323.2
-Aaron Jones1005.414.8250%12.572-4750%35.347.8
28Maree Crawford1003.9-26.63315%-18.5209-30148%22.53.9
29Jill Levin1003.814.07721%-30.1335-52344%33.83.8
-Adam Grossack1003.449.6250%-5.5124-13550%35.930.4
-Enrico Bongiorno992.123.110%-164.0-164-1640%23.2-140.8
30Joan Clark988.011.72110%-40.0190-31833%26.1-13.9
31Alessandro Colombo985.610.46618%-45.8350-42438%31.4-14.4
-Stephen Frechette984.89.620%-98.0-45-1510%-37.3-135.3
-Trent Moore981.4-329.410%-382.0-382-3820%52.6-329.4
32Filippo Lagostena981.0-14.71712%-55.6206-28124%31.0-24.6
33Dan Hoffenberg977.737.32516%-48.9318-37140%24.8-24.1
34Jackie Smith977.1-48.72516%-55.5199-58152%30.7-24.8
35Raz Betzalel969.8-57.160%-124.0125-44933%32.1-91.9
-Topher Robinson969.7-270.420%-301.5-120-4830%31.8-269.7
36Umberto Prestini951.6-23.1138%-107.2172-40938%31.7-75.4
37Beryel Dorscht932.4-122.860%-212.21-39517%6.4-205.8
38Giorgio Peterlongo923.1-67.14914%-106.1269-54833%29.2-76.9