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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

February: Fabio Quai

March: 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, April 2025

Minimum games to qualify: 6.

Last updated: Fri 18 Apr 2025 13:01 (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
1Ben Kristensen1086.6108.61533%81.1400-18353%40.6121.7
2Rosalind Lin1083.140.72635%54.7388-37469%34.389.0
3Geoff Hampson1073.895.43730%38.5468-31954%36.074.5
4Jaron Marcus1065.853.72631%31.3322-21665%39.170.4
5Dan Hoffenberg1064.243.85931%31.4388-25151%32.764.2
6Marco Prestini1062.056.9667%146.0351-7583%42.5188.5
7Patric Sierzega1061.170.52540%34.2240-36060%32.166.2
8Marco Novara1060.551.12839%26.1201-37957%37.463.5
9Sami Casanova1060.151.41729%36.8400-33253%41.177.9
10Jill Levin1054.729.14330%6.9331-27853%48.054.8
11Fabio Quai1054.167.99526%21.9287-40059%32.254.1
12Gaetano Damiata1054.052.23631%8.1304-40661%46.454.6
13Mark Tynkov1050.679.01718%36.6319-22171%29.065.6
14Gianluca Lodato1046.940.53225%7.2277-51853%40.848.0
15Matt Dobbs1045.452.93628%5.6284-44553%40.345.9
16Brad Moss1044.337.011418%10.6400-40952%33.744.3
17Michael Wilkinson1040.144.22124%19.4428-38462%27.146.5
18Mira1036.031.45728%-2.5258-39053%38.436.0
19Hilto 371035.723.62421%4.2270-27350%35.139.2
20Giorgio Peterlongo1035.6-50.82928%-7.6291-27655%44.737.1
21Tracey B1035.257.32524%-4.5301-27740%42.638.1
22Fabrizio Farnesi1032.945.36131%0.4308-56054%32.533.0
23John Parsons1032.353.23529%5.8255-32151%27.032.8
-Zachary Grossack1031.779.6560%87.0292-23580%27.6114.6
24Stan Schenker1026.719.62218%-2.0198-19855%32.430.4
25Filippo Lagostena1021.5-3.090%2.9114-11144%42.345.2
26Alessandro Colombo1017.821.82619%-18.7280-34250%37.719.0
27Mike Rice1015.9101.1911%1.3189-34567%32.133.4
28Giorgio Caccia1014.814.12020%-24.7162-28250%42.317.6
-Nicole Gilmore1014.369.8520%12.0237-14860%39.751.7
-Migry Zur Campanile1013.458.1250%107.516550100%11.6119.1
-Benoit Guiot1008.431.81100%114.0114114100%34.7148.7
29Steven De Donder1008.193.52322%-13.2231-29448%22.39.1
-David Halasi1007.7108.430%2.3103-10367%43.746.0
-Pete Whipple1006.667.710%55.05555100%62.1117.1
30Federico Bianchi1006.644.71436%-30.9267-44143%40.69.7
31Jennifer Mourgues1002.07.76319%-36.4305-47351%38.42.0
-Raz Betzalel1001.7-50.810%11.01111100%18.729.7
-Alessio Isaia1001.170.2250%-31.552-11550%41.09.5
-Finn Kolesnik1000.2-30.920%-61.5143-26650%63.52.0
-Corey Robinson999.9-44.920%-2.558-6350%2.0-0.5
32Umberto Prestini991.4-7.33017%-59.1223-32540%50.2-8.9
-Adam Grossack990.849.010%-201.0-201-2010%37.5-163.5
-Barbie W987.3-95.730%-98.732-20633%22.9-75.8
33Tsahi Maimon980.19.6825%-83.6168-43850%37.2-46.4
34Maree Crawford940.8-29.0359%-88.1281-40034%28.2-60.0
35Jackie Smith940.7-43.71421%-114.7118-56150%27.2-87.5
36Cian Moss937.7-104.61315%-118.3135-46623%21.3-97.0
37Joan Clark931.26.2229%-115.6125-47427%37.5-78.1