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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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2004-2025

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2003-2025

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

November: John Diamond

December: Geoff Hampson

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: Wed 21 Jan 2026 12:36 (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
-	Steven De Donder	1115.2	100.2	34	44%	82.1	296	-165	74%	35.1	117.1
-	Mark Tynkov	1108.3	87.3	21	38%	95.4	228	-135	81%	30.1	125.5
-	John Parsons	1084.1	59.9	20	35%	63.0	275	-172	65%	36.8	99.8
-	Matt Dobbs	1077.3	67.9	19	37%	65.7	383	-147	68%	28.4	94.2
-	Zachary Grossack	1069.4	87.8	11	45%	81.0	302	-311	73%	42.2	123.2
-	Dan Hoffenberg	1067.0	66.2	11	45%	73.9	311	-244	73%	45.1	119.0
-	Jill Levin	1063.1	39.9	59	24%	17.2	295	-287	59%	46.0	63.1
-	Geoff Hampson	1052.6	96.1	13	46%	44.5	224	-228	77%	37.5	81.9
-	Marco Prestini	1052.3	63.8	6	67%	110.0	357	-68	83%	49.3	159.3
-	Fabio Quai	1050.1	64.3	38	29%	7.7	390	-476	58%	42.8	50.5
-	Tracey B	1049.7	60.3	25	24%	16.0	191	-307	64%	37.9	53.9
-	Fabrizio Farnesi	1049.6	43.1	44	32%	17.5	266	-297	61%	32.2	49.7
-	Mira	1048.3	50.7	65	26%	9.7	242	-334	54%	38.6	48.3
-	Migry Zur Campanile	1045.5	72.3	12	25%	37.4	216	-240	58%	37.9	75.3
-	Brad Moss	1043.4	47.4	27	44%	23.0	424	-411	59%	22.9	46.0
-	Patric Sierzega	1041.0	71.7	10	10%	44.0	204	-126	70%	34.8	78.8
-	John Diamond	1039.7	84.9	10	30%	40.3	143	-126	80%	35.9	76.2
-	Federico Bianchi	1038.9	48.3	12	17%	24.1	227	-168	67%	40.4	64.5
-	Gaetano Damiata	1034.7	51.7	35	20%	-9.1	253	-276	49%	44.3	35.2
-	Ben Kristensen	1030.4	112.7	11	27%	25.9	190	-135	64%	28.1	54.0
-	Mike Rice	1030.0	103.1	7	57%	44.9	285	-398	71%	34.1	79.0
-	Giorgio Caccia	1025.8	14.7	7	29%	35.7	178	-106	57%	32.3	68.0
-	Jaron Marcus	1020.5	59.0	23	30%	-22.9	197	-384	52%	45.8	22.9
-	Beppe Mistretta	1020.1	37.8	39	18%	-19.5	218	-343	56%	39.7	20.2
-	Michael Wilkinson	1019.4	58.3	4	25%	64.5	181	-20	75%	22.5	87.0
-	Silvia Saccomanno	1016.6	28.1	2	50%	101.5	236	-33	50%	46.4	147.9
-	Gianluca Lodato	1014.0	35.8	3	33%	56.3	83	33	100%	27.3	83.6
-	Maree Crawford	1013.5	-32.2	14	29%	-15.4	211	-319	36%	35.2	19.9
-	Sarina Chaiken	1011.1	-32.7	2	50%	104.0	246	-38	50%	-5.5	98.5
-	Nicole Gilmore	1009.1	65.3	1	0%	86.0	86	86	100%	74.9	160.9
-	Joan Clark	1008.6	23.4	18	22%	-29.4	202	-321	44%	40.2	10.8
-	Raz Betzalel	1004.2	-45.5	9	33%	-32.1	224	-538	56%	41.0	8.9
-	Nicholas Cheung	1001.2	29.8	2	0%	-38.0	73	-149	50%	48.5	10.5
-	Corey Robinson	1000.2	-45.7	1	0%	-34.0	-34	-34	0%	37.8	3.8
-	Stan Schenker	999.7	17.0	27	22%	-46.4	224	-359	37%	46.1	-0.3
-	Rosalind Lin	998.0	27.1	46	4%	-44.5	279	-298	33%	42.6	-2.0
-	Josh Richards	997.3	14.8	2	0%	-1.5	71	-74	50%	-22.1	-23.6
-	Arm Pontecom	997.1	-35.3	1	0%	-81.0	-81	-81	0%	28.7	-52.3
-	Polina Binder	992.3	-49.0	38	13%	-60.2	268	-435	37%	52.4	-7.8
-	Beryel Dorscht	991.4	-106.3	3	0%	-75.3	54	-142	33%	24.2	-51.1
-	Alessandro Colombo	990.9	17.7	42	10%	-57.6	252	-362	36%	48.4	-9.2
-	Sami Casanova	989.5	55.7	10	10%	-57.5	191	-388	30%	37.3	-20.2
-	Umberto Prestini	981.9	-3.7	15	40%	-63.4	281	-477	40%	37.9	-25.5
-	Benoit Guiot	981.8	31.5	2	0%	-201.5	-179	-224	0%	39.7	-161.8
-	Hilto 37	980.3	41.7	2	0%	-233.0	-218	-248	0%	57.5	-175.5
-	Tsahi Maimon	976.1	8.7	2	0%	-257.0	-64	-450	0%	44.8	-212.2
-	Jackie Smith	967.0	-58.2	10	10%	-87.8	139	-188	10%	24.4	-63.4
-	Giorgio Peterlongo	963.3	-73.1	10	10%	-127.9	164	-517	30%	57.5	-70.4
-	Gabriel Feldstein	944.1	-74.2	7	0%	-169.9	86	-496	14%	22.4	-147.5