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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

April: Marco Novara

May: Sami Casanova

June: Matt Dobbs

July: 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, July 2025

This competition finished on the last day of July 2025. Congratulations to Steven De Donder.

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
1Steven De Donder1144.8110.91953%152.3440-23389%24.1176.4
2Migry Zur Campanile1100.470.71663%93.1287-17175%42.1135.3
3Geoff Hampson1089.593.44231%50.4408-34962%39.489.8
4Dan Hoffenberg1081.066.04335%34.4380-57560%46.881.2
5Federico Bianchi1077.762.85028%35.5395-22964%42.277.7
6Rosalind Lin1070.456.81346%80.8333-11069%28.8109.6
7Jill Levin1066.630.24018%22.0385-31843%44.967.0
8Matt Dobbs1065.459.73531%28.6472-27057%37.666.3
9Mira1064.545.77431%31.9362-37853%32.764.5
10Gianluca Lodato1064.234.02733%38.3269-40967%29.768.0
11Michael Wilkinson1059.954.55030%12.8260-61558%47.159.9
12Beppe Mistretta1057.044.41070%87.7224-25980%21.9109.6
13Fabrizio Farnesi1056.647.76128%20.6337-28557%36.056.6
14Gaetano Damiata1054.656.74536%13.7337-33751%41.054.7
15Tracey B1052.453.53636%11.7327-30856%41.352.9
16Marco Prestini1051.352.91735%30.9292-23965%35.666.6
17Stan Schenker1050.530.62719%26.0286-17463%27.653.5
18Fabio Quai1044.760.77024%9.4398-36254%35.344.7
19Jaron Marcus1044.152.87826%3.0326-36753%41.044.1
20Mark Tynkov1040.274.11817%24.3349-31661%26.150.4
21Brad Moss1040.142.72910%-2.4206-17355%44.141.8
22Joan Clark1038.713.62722%8.7212-21756%32.341.0
23John Diamond1031.481.91233%17.1233-17950%35.052.0
24Nicole Gilmore1029.265.3157%-5.787-14753%46.841.0
25Patric Sierzega1029.155.42627%-12.0314-53850%43.231.2
26Alessio Isaia1027.669.61020%33.7405-22040%19.453.1
27Marco Novara1022.951.84120%-14.3351-44851%37.323.0
-David Halasi1022.2105.6450%68.8243-4475%31.199.9
28Sami Casanova1021.758.11724%-20.0296-31635%48.228.2
29Zachary Grossack1017.183.8650%4.7200-28950%47.452.1
-Hilto 371014.343.6425%50.5189-6475%13.864.3
30Tsahi Maimon1010.613.9157%-29.6142-18447%44.514.9
-Thomas Jones1008.5150.310%83.08383100%67.3150.3
-Ben Kristensen1008.4113.41100%144.0144144100%4.7148.7
-Mike Rice1004.3102.7333%-14.7149-16833%40.425.7
-Vedran Zoric996.530.650%-61.6152-20620%48.9-12.7
-Benoit Guiot991.731.020%-132.517-28250%58.3-74.2
-Jackie Smith991.4-46.430%-101.7-78-1340%50.6-51.1
-John Parsons990.352.620%-128.0-7-2490%41.5-86.5
-Raz Betzalel989.0-50.140%-92.880-31450%43.5-49.3
31Umberto Prestini982.32.53511%-56.7302-41037%38.8-17.9
-Pete Whipple982.356.810%-391.0-391-3910%77.3-313.7
32Filippo Lagostena971.5-8.41010%-96.0268-32730%41.3-54.7
33Giorgio Caccia961.216.2110%-101.3223-41327%32.4-68.9
34Barbie W948.8-87.660%-175.519-36217%19.7-155.8
35Maree Crawford938.6-44.9297%-95.9240-34221%32.0-63.9
36Beryel Dorscht917.9-115.4274%-126.5109-53326%39.6-87.0
37Giorgio Peterlongo912.6-70.03216%-126.2161-51638%36.7-89.5
38Polina Binder852.2-129.2230%-210.4120-53613%45.5-164.9


Hall of Fame, July 2025

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Matt Dobbs472
 Steven De Donder440
 Geoff Hampson408
 Alessio Isaia405
 Fabio Quai398


Hall of Shame, July 2025

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Michael Wilkinson-615
 Dan Hoffenberg-575
 Patric Sierzega-538
 Polina Binder-536
 Michael Wilkinson-535