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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

August: 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, August 2025

This competition finished on the last day of August 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
1	Geoff Hampson	1108.2	97.4	33	39%	74.3	329	-224	67%	36.1	110.4
2	Gianluca Lodato	1090.0	44.6	29	38%	53.2	493	-504	59%	40.6	93.8
3	Gaetano Damiata	1082.2	61.9	37	43%	51.5	278	-292	78%	31.5	83.0
4	Mark Tynkov	1079.1	75.4	61	43%	58.6	360	-233	67%	20.5	79.1
5	John Diamond	1076.4	83.5	19	42%	64.7	432	-150	63%	28.3	93.0
6	Dan Hoffenberg	1069.7	65.7	45	36%	37.3	264	-343	67%	32.5	69.8
7	Steven De Donder	1069.6	106.4	22	32%	57.7	500	-187	73%	21.4	79.1
8	Matt Dobbs	1066.2	62.1	39	31%	43.6	275	-217	62%	23.0	66.6
9	Fabrizio Farnesi	1059.7	51.2	58	45%	32.6	315	-489	60%	27.2	59.7
10	Jill Levin	1058.5	40.1	62	21%	16.7	327	-319	63%	41.8	58.5
11	Fabio Quai	1057.3	59.8	79	33%	32.8	393	-307	56%	24.5	57.3
12	Giorgio Caccia	1054.2	22.0	11	27%	77.7	260	-251	64%	18.5	96.2
13	Marco Novara	1053.7	52.2	36	31%	22.2	348	-292	53%	32.1	54.2
14	Beppe Mistretta	1051.5	45.3	82	26%	25.6	302	-341	59%	25.9	51.5
15	Jaron Marcus	1047.5	49.4	86	29%	11.2	354	-396	53%	36.3	47.5
16	Rosalind Lin	1042.8	54.8	32	22%	12.8	285	-285	56%	31.0	43.8
17	Federico Bianchi	1037.0	54.4	54	26%	7.3	381	-466	52%	29.7	37.0
18	Michael Wilkinson	1036.4	51.6	29	24%	7.4	328	-345	55%	30.5	38.0
19	Sami Casanova	1036.2	54.5	29	21%	4.6	309	-196	45%	33.1	37.7
20	Brad Moss	1035.8	37.5	131	27%	13.3	314	-358	55%	22.5	35.8
21	Patric Sierzega	1035.8	49.5	48	21%	11.7	370	-295	56%	24.2	35.8
22	Tracey B	1035.1	54.1	11	18%	15.4	197	-149	64%	47.0	62.3
23	Silvia Saccomanno	1031.1	19.6	9	33%	62.6	188	-72	67%	2.9	65.5
-	Zachary Grossack	1030.4	85.3	4	50%	104.3	503	-173	50%	32.0	136.3
24	John Parsons	1028.5	52.2	11	36%	23.0	351	-272	55%	27.5	50.5
25	Hilto 37	1023.1	44.1	8	13%	19.5	228	-309	75%	34.5	54.0
26	Joan Clark	1021.7	15.5	31	19%	-4.7	199	-294	58%	27.1	22.4
27	Umberto Prestini	1018.4	5.0	21	24%	-2.3	239	-395	57%	23.6	21.3
-	Francisco Castro	1017.9	-175.8	1	100%	271.0	271	271	100%	47.2	318.2
-	Mike Rice	1016.5	102.7	3	0%	50.7	88	26	100%	47.7	98.4
28	Stan Schenker	1016.3	27.9	31	16%	-11.9	240	-184	42%	28.7	16.8
-	Benoit Guiot	1014.5	31.9	4	25%	21.0	122	-112	75%	44.1	65.1
29	Mira	1014.2	27.3	106	15%	-8.2	297	-350	50%	22.4	14.2
-	David Halasi	1011.9	106.4	1	0%	205.0	205	205	100%	5.6	210.6
-	Migry Zur Campanile	1011.3	69.7	5	40%	-16.4	140	-246	60%	57.1	40.7
-	Alessandro Colombo	1004.0	24.9	1	100%	36.0	36	36	100%	34.8	70.8
30	Barbie W	997.9	-84.1	6	17%	-21.2	158	-154	33%	14.8	-6.4
-	Goran Cekol	997.3	72.5	1	0%	-66.0	-66	-66	0%	17.9	-48.1
-	Vedran Zoric	995.0	29.7	1	0%	-131.0	-131	-131	0%	42.7	-88.3
-	Aaron Jones	993.8	20.2	1	0%	-166.0	-166	-166	0%	55.8	-110.2
-	Adam Grossack	992.5	50.5	1	0%	-177.0	-177	-177	0%	43.8	-133.2
31	Raz Betzalel	989.9	-48.4	8	13%	-53.9	100	-297	50%	30.4	-23.5
-	Corey Robinson	986.4	-44.7	1	0%	-285.0	-285	-285	0%	44.2	-240.8
32	Tsahi Maimon	983.5	10.8	9	11%	-61.9	299	-270	33%	27.1	-34.8
33	Cian Moss	945.1	-74.6	13	0%	-118.8	91	-290	23%	33.3	-85.5
34	Maree Crawford	944.7	-47.1	36	6%	-89.9	145	-646	31%	34.1	-55.9
-	Katie Sullivan	931.9	-404.8	3	0%	-426.0	-340	-471	0%	20.8	-405.2
35	Polina Binder	930.1	-82.9	68	10%	-115.5	499	-779	24%	45.6	-69.9
36	Giorgio Peterlongo	905.6	-76.5	47	4%	-128.5	141	-688	17%	34.0	-94.5
37	Beryel Dorscht	897.1	-112.0	41	12%	-137.0	233	-496	20%	33.7	-103.3
38	Jackie Smith	892.3	-57.0	11	0%	-212.0	180	-487	9%	20.8	-191.2

Hall of Fame, August 2025

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Zachary Grossack	503
	Steven De Donder	500
	Polina Binder	499
	Gianluca Lodato	493
	John Diamond	432

Hall of Shame, August 2025

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Polina Binder	-779
	Giorgio Peterlongo	-688
	Maree Crawford	-646
	Polina Binder	-612
	Giorgio Peterlongo	-600

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