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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, 2025

January: Geoff Hampson

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, January 2025

This competition finished on the last day of January 2025. Congratulations to Geoff Hampson.

Minimum games to qualify: 6.

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
1Geoff Hampson1115.6101.12638%90.0283-42981%33.8123.8
2Steven De Donder1105.1110.33644%80.0384-29775%26.3106.3
3Fabio Quai1077.877.114036%43.6399-44666%34.177.8
4John Diamond1076.673.24628%39.7297-23765%37.076.7
5Ben Kristensen1072.1101.91533%76.7365-15367%24.8101.4
6Jaron Marcus1070.262.56237%32.6371-35463%37.570.2
7Mark Tynkov1065.179.46134%33.0292-40864%32.165.1
8Patric Sierzega1064.756.35139%27.8355-38557%37.064.8
9Federico Bianchi1064.452.55328%26.5267-22351%37.964.4
10Rosalind Lin1061.753.34730%25.4326-25160%36.361.8
11Marco Prestini1061.450.52348%30.3337-22857%38.268.5
12Goran Cekol1060.180.1667%140.7397-20483%42.1182.8
13John Parsons1057.455.43429%25.5272-39662%32.958.4
14Dan Hoffenberg1056.745.52119%17.4302-34648%48.365.7
15Gaetano Damiata1053.548.75826%16.7380-34557%36.853.5
16Fabrizio Farnesi1052.437.18730%18.5303-41960%33.952.4
17Gianluca Lodato1038.823.05315%-2.1227-39851%40.938.8
18Zachary Grossack1038.681.8922%45.3317-25856%35.981.2
19Migry Zur Campanile1038.361.91625%3.3272-21363%48.451.7
20Michael Wilkinson1036.346.53336%3.3286-40355%33.737.0
21Giorgio Caccia1035.523.23614%-8.6333-27044%44.435.9
22Giles Woodruff1030.472.81225%9.0175-17750%41.350.3
23Jill Levin1030.328.46517%-19.3260-37648%49.630.3
24Matt Dobbs1030.249.92124%-8.1189-30552%43.135.0
25Mira1029.126.610127%-4.5396-40150%33.529.1
-Nicole Gilmore1027.269.9367%131.3344-14267%30.7162.0
26Sami Casanova1025.444.35718%-13.7342-33551%39.125.4
27Stan Schenker1020.519.04715%-20.5258-26940%41.020.5
28Alessandro Colombo1019.225.45219%-19.2325-49138%38.419.2
-Mike Rice1016.5103.3250%107.0236-2250%40.0147.0
29Tracey B1014.951.63625%-34.7208-53944%49.815.1
30Hilto 371013.919.5714%-8.9150-39286%45.536.6
-Benoit Guiot1012.928.2520%13.2156-7020%33.646.8
31Maree Crawford1012.0-16.14314%-19.2244-56049%31.212.1
-Adam Grossack1009.951.950%-4.2147-22360%40.035.8
32Tsahi Maimon1006.518.71921%-43.6274-59032%51.58.0
-Sarina Chaiken1002.0-42.210%-28.0-28-280%63.035.0
33Jennifer Mourgues1001.85.510016%-33.8310-48249%35.61.8
-Alessio Isaia1001.876.910%-22.0-22-220%54.232.2
-Marco Novara1000.845.710%-51.0-51-510%66.015.0
-Clovis Dehaye995.950.320%-70.5-27-1140%34.0-36.5
34Joan Clark991.916.32520%-37.9170-37040%29.1-8.8
35Umberto Prestini991.2-13.33113%-58.9172-46735%49.9-9.1
36Filippo Lagostena988.8-4.82010%-60.1138-49035%46.8-13.2
-Stephen Frechette987.511.430%-87.7105-19433%13.4-74.3
-Mauro Camerota986.5-147.210%-280.0-280-2800%41.0-239.0
-Tamara Hoylaerts983.3-5.250%-105.488-40540%44.9-60.5
-Beryel Dorscht970.4-116.530%-209.0-205-2150%32.9-176.1
-Steven Dupree962.4-136.0520%-178.4119-49520%42.5-135.9
37Beppe Mistretta961.939.8147%-108.089-44129%51.7-56.3
38Jackie Smith925.5-44.94513%-113.2487-57520%38.6-74.6
39Giorgio Peterlongo906.4-70.9316%-136.8198-48416%40.5-96.4


Hall of Fame, January 2025

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Jackie Smith487
 Fabio Quai399
 Goran Cekol397
 Mira396
 Steven De Donder384


Hall of Shame, January 2025

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Tsahi Maimon-590
 Jackie Smith-575
 Maree Crawford-560
 Tracey B-539
 Steven Dupree-495