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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.

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Barbu Heroes

Monthly winners, 2026

January: Mark Tynkov

February: Steven De Donder

Annual winners, 2003-25

2025 ladder: Ben Kristensen

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: Jérome Rombaut

2004 ladder: Joel Wooldridge

2003 ladder: JoAnna Stansby

Ladder, 2026

Minimum games to qualify: 100.

Last updated: Sun 15 Mar 2026 08:18 (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
-	Marco Prestini	1109.6	68.9	17	47%	99.5	379	-233	65%	42.7	142.2
1	Steven De Donder	1108.6	104.6	149	42%	75.8	424	-445	70%	32.8	108.6
-	Mark Tynkov	1108.3	92.6	91	37%	83.2	450	-249	75%	25.1	108.3
-	Zachary Grossack	1104.5	89.5	23	48%	72.1	302	-311	74%	44.5	116.6
-	Ben Kristensen	1093.0	114.0	29	28%	67.8	325	-142	72%	29.1	96.9
2	Jaron Marcus	1088.5	80.3	105	40%	49.4	465	-395	62%	39.1	88.5
-	Dan Hoffenberg	1081.5	66.3	44	34%	44.6	362	-313	57%	37.0	81.6
-	John Diamond	1077.4	80.1	77	31%	41.7	370	-260	66%	35.7	77.4
-	Michael Wilkinson	1073.4	62.0	54	31%	47.2	406	-267	59%	26.2	73.4
-	Alessio Isaia	1073.0	73.5	22	32%	57.8	320	-446	64%	25.2	83.0
-	Fabio Quai	1064.9	68.1	95	35%	23.9	390	-476	60%	40.9	64.9
3	Tracey B	1063.9	63.0	118	25%	27.3	420	-360	61%	36.6	63.9
-	Geoff Hampson	1062.5	94.0	21	38%	29.5	291	-228	57%	42.9	72.4
4	Brad Moss	1060.8	56.9	176	35%	37.6	438	-411	60%	23.1	60.8
-	Marco Novara	1051.4	55.4	22	23%	22.3	267	-281	55%	36.0	58.3
5	Beppe Mistretta	1050.8	49.6	124	25%	13.3	361	-343	63%	37.5	50.8
-	John Parsons	1050.8	51.6	90	21%	9.7	275	-399	54%	41.1	50.8
6	Mira	1050.2	51.5	215	26%	14.3	355	-339	56%	35.9	50.2
-	Federico Bianchi	1048.7	47.9	84	21%	6.4	320	-299	55%	42.3	48.7
7	Gaetano Damiata	1046.4	52.8	128	25%	6.7	337	-426	52%	39.7	46.4
8	Jill Levin	1046.4	37.9	206	24%	2.6	301	-415	53%	43.8	46.4
9	Fabrizio Farnesi	1046.2	41.6	182	33%	14.9	334	-711	62%	31.3	46.2
10	Matt Dobbs	1042.5	52.6	123	24%	10.2	450	-420	54%	32.3	42.5
-	Mike Rice	1033.0	97.8	16	38%	15.3	309	-398	50%	29.1	44.4
-	Migry Zur Campanile	1032.1	65.9	25	24%	-0.7	260	-376	52%	35.5	34.8
-	Nicole Gilmore	1028.2	65.1	7	29%	43.9	168	-66	71%	30.4	74.3
-	Patric Sierzega	1026.1	66.2	19	16%	-8.2	276	-293	58%	40.0	31.8
-	Maree Crawford	1023.5	-8.3	87	21%	-4.2	281	-349	51%	27.7	23.5
-	Gianluca Lodato	1019.9	34.2	14	29%	-8.9	270	-307	50%	38.3	29.4
11	Rosalind Lin	1018.9	30.3	151	19%	-21.8	335	-407	45%	40.7	18.9
-	Giorgio Caccia	1018.5	13.0	29	17%	-14.6	178	-310	52%	33.8	19.2
-	Silvia Saccomanno	1016.6	28.1	2	50%	101.5	236	-33	50%	46.4	147.9
-	Sarina Chaiken	1011.1	-32.7	2	50%	104.0	246	-38	50%	-5.5	98.5
-	Benoit Guiot	1010.2	32.3	15	13%	-32.3	202	-224	47%	46.6	14.3
-	Alessandro Colombo	1009.6	20.4	74	15%	-39.6	362	-362	38%	49.2	9.6
-	Sami Casanova	1005.1	47.5	42	14%	-30.9	248	-388	36%	36.0	5.1
-	Arm Pontecom	1000.8	-29.9	2	0%	-32.0	17	-81	50%	38.9	6.9
-	Corey Robinson	1000.2	-45.7	1	0%	-34.0	-34	-34	0%	37.8	3.8
-	Nicholas Cheung	998.7	29.3	3	0%	-61.0	73	-149	33%	53.5	-7.5
-	Josh Richards	997.3	14.8	2	0%	-1.5	71	-74	50%	-22.1	-23.6
-	Stan Schenker	996.0	8.4	90	19%	-50.5	306	-445	38%	46.5	-4.0
-	Sarit Betzalel	992.4	-89.6	1	0%	-171.0	-171	-171	0%	36.1	-134.9
-	Joan Clark	992.2	12.3	66	15%	-36.8	282	-380	38%	29.0	-7.8
-	Filippo Lagostena	991.4	-16.9	12	17%	-48.4	231	-276	17%	34.2	-14.2
-	Hilto 37	980.3	41.7	2	0%	-233.0	-218	-248	0%	57.5	-175.5
-	Umberto Prestini	979.1	-14.5	91	16%	-63.2	281	-597	35%	42.3	-20.9
-	Tsahi Maimon	975.6	-5.3	98	15%	-69.1	309	-591	35%	44.7	-24.4
12	Polina Binder	968.0	-42.5	135	15%	-75.5	628	-501	35%	43.6	-32.0
-	Barbie W	962.4	-86.0	2	0%	-335.0	-70	-600	0%	1.0	-334.0
-	Raz Betzalel	961.0	-45.0	79	16%	-80.2	375	-752	30%	41.1	-39.0
-	Gabriel Feldstein	944.1	-74.2	7	0%	-169.9	86	-496	14%	22.4	-147.5
-	Cian Moss	937.9	-73.7	13	0%	-115.4	12	-280	15%	18.7	-96.7
-	Jackie Smith	929.9	-61.0	57	11%	-99.1	227	-717	32%	29.1	-70.1
-	Beryel Dorscht	927.7	-100.8	34	9%	-116.0	117	-605	26%	42.5	-73.5
-	Giorgio Peterlongo	921.1	-74.7	39	5%	-114.2	203	-517	23%	34.9	-79.3