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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

September: Matt Dobbs

October: Mark Tynkov

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, October 2025

This competition finished on the last day of October 2025. Congratulations to Mark Tynkov.

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	Mark Tynkov	1127.9	80.9	18	61%	149.1	392	-81	83%	11.4	160.5
2	Patric Sierzega	1118.0	69.1	42	38%	87.0	317	-206	83%	31.3	118.3
3	Geoff Hampson	1101.5	95.7	37	30%	57.5	394	-233	65%	45.0	102.4
4	Steven De Donder	1089.8	98.0	77	38%	63.1	425	-395	68%	26.7	89.8
5	Fabio Quai	1077.4	72.7	133	28%	42.5	359	-474	66%	34.9	77.4
6	Gaetano Damiata	1076.1	62.3	22	32%	43.4	309	-174	68%	43.1	86.5
7	Migry Zur Campanile	1072.5	74.2	16	25%	63.1	308	-176	75%	34.6	97.8
8	Dan Hoffenberg	1071.7	62.8	13	54%	67.2	571	-380	69%	44.4	111.6
9	Ben Kristensen	1070.7	119.5	7	57%	167.0	393	2	100%	19.5	186.5
10	Mira	1066.5	44.7	51	35%	32.2	361	-413	59%	34.3	66.5
11	John Diamond	1058.0	78.6	28	21%	32.5	255	-157	57%	28.5	60.9
12	Marco Prestini	1050.6	50.8	58	29%	14.3	339	-441	59%	36.2	50.6
13	Beppe Mistretta	1050.4	40.8	82	27%	16.6	293	-387	56%	33.9	50.4
14	Joan Clark	1042.2	16.4	21	24%	5.1	241	-254	48%	43.8	48.9
15	Sami Casanova	1041.6	57.5	6	33%	88.2	347	-74	50%	38.5	126.7
16	Jaron Marcus	1038.9	43.8	54	24%	-0.8	381	-286	52%	39.8	38.9
17	Rosalind Lin	1038.5	49.4	37	24%	-1.2	386	-320	46%	40.1	38.9
18	Matt Dobbs	1038.0	63.8	34	24%	6.2	305	-290	53%	32.4	38.6
19	Tracey B	1036.1	52.2	39	28%	1.5	254	-285	46%	34.8	36.3
20	Marco Novara	1035.3	57.0	8	38%	71.0	252	-259	75%	11.5	82.5
21	Zachary Grossack	1029.8	78.9	11	45%	0.5	189	-308	55%	52.4	52.9
22	Maree Crawford	1027.4	-30.8	19	21%	-10.7	311	-292	53%	44.0	33.3
23	Fabrizio Farnesi	1025.5	41.5	66	26%	-7.4	342	-431	52%	33.0	25.5
24	Silvia Saccomanno	1024.0	25.2	12	33%	-2.5	244	-251	42%	42.3	39.8
-	Mike Rice	1019.3	102.9	3	33%	69.0	149	8	100%	45.8	114.8
25	Gianluca Lodato	1019.0	35.6	32	16%	-19.5	190	-312	53%	39.0	19.5
26	Jill Levin	1018.5	28.8	84	19%	-27.7	340	-423	42%	46.2	18.5
27	Federico Bianchi	1014.4	43.4	55	22%	-19.0	477	-424	45%	33.5	14.4
-	Michael Wilkinson	1013.5	54.6	4	50%	11.0	172	-190	50%	49.5	60.5
-	David Halasi	1010.3	106.9	1	100%	185.0	185	185	100%	-1.7	183.3
-	Aaron Jones	1008.5	20.2	1	0%	91.0	91	91	100%	59.9	150.9
28	Brad Moss	1008.5	36.9	28	21%	-29.4	185	-236	46%	38.4	8.9
29	Nicole Gilmore	1005.7	63.3	6	17%	-28.3	112	-153	33%	45.8	17.4
-	John Parsons	1003.9	52.0	2	50%	5.0	127	-117	50%	29.5	34.5
30	Giorgio Caccia	1003.7	16.6	27	26%	-33.3	358	-359	52%	37.2	3.9
-	Cian Moss	1003.2	-64.5	2	0%	-5.5	56	-67	50%	33.6	28.1
31	Alessandro Colombo	1002.8	17.4	38	5%	-46.8	193	-387	39%	49.6	2.8
-	Adam Grossack	1002.3	50.4	1	0%	-14.0	-14	-14	0%	55.4	41.4
-	Hilto 37	1000.2	43.6	2	0%	-23.0	-20	-26	0%	24.8	1.8
32	Alessio Isaia	997.9	68.9	6	17%	-36.2	201	-297	50%	29.7	-6.5
-	Jackie Smith	992.9	-58.0	1	0%	-150.0	-150	-150	0%	24.4	-125.6
-	Sarina Chaiken	987.2	-41.5	4	0%	-99.0	-14	-188	0%	41.4	-57.6
-	Tamara Hoylaerts	986.7	-6.3	2	0%	-118.5	-64	-173	0%	0.0	-118.5
33	Filippo Lagostena	986.5	-10.2	31	16%	-49.8	210	-473	42%	36.0	-13.9
34	Umberto Prestini	978.5	-1.1	17	6%	-67.8	148	-329	47%	39.9	-27.9
35	Polina Binder	952.8	-60.8	46	20%	-87.5	393	-622	37%	40.2	-47.3
36	Stan Schenker	950.3	20.0	20	5%	-91.6	159	-289	20%	32.6	-59.0
37	Raz Betzalel	940.8	-50.0	29	3%	-95.0	161	-437	31%	33.3	-61.7
38	Giorgio Peterlongo	935.5	-79.3	47	13%	-114.5	200	-590	23%	49.9	-64.6
39	Beryel Dorscht	904.3	-110.9	24	17%	-145.9	205	-547	33%	40.8	-105.1

Hall of Fame, October 2025

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Dan Hoffenberg	571
	Federico Bianchi	477
	Steven De Donder	425
	Steven De Donder	399
	Geoff Hampson	394

Hall of Shame, October 2025

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Polina Binder	-622
	Giorgio Peterlongo	-590
	Polina Binder	-585
	Beryel Dorscht	-547
	Fabio Quai	-474

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