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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

March: Matt Dobbs

April: Federico Bianchi

May: Mark Tynkov

June: Alessandro Colombo

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: Mon 20 Jul 2026 10:54 (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
-	Zachary Grossack	1119.2	97.3	43	49%	80.5	391	-311	67%	39.0	119.5
1	Steven De Donder	1101.2	100.3	327	42%	70.8	424	-445	69%	30.4	101.2
-	Ben Kristensen	1098.9	118.5	30	30%	72.1	325	-142	73%	30.3	102.4
2	Mark Tynkov	1094.8	92.9	224	35%	67.0	450	-424	70%	27.8	94.8
-	Geoff Hampson	1078.8	91.7	93	33%	41.8	458	-332	65%	36.9	78.8
-	JoAnna Stansby	1072.3	62.2	17	41%	51.5	231	-240	76%	42.3	93.8
3	Jaron Marcus	1070.8	65.3	316	34%	32.1	465	-395	57%	38.6	70.8
-	Dan Hoffenberg	1070.5	66.8	57	32%	33.1	362	-313	49%	37.4	70.5
4	John Diamond	1069.4	76.7	197	25%	31.5	370	-366	62%	37.9	69.4
-	Mike Rice	1069.3	103.9	23	48%	46.3	309	-398	61%	31.0	77.4
5	Fabio Quai	1068.2	75.7	464	31%	32.4	445	-476	60%	35.8	68.2
-	Marco Prestini	1065.7	62.7	51	37%	27.2	379	-438	59%	38.5	65.7
6	Brad Moss	1065.3	66.6	209	36%	42.9	438	-411	60%	22.4	65.3
7	Marco Novara	1064.3	63.1	108	28%	27.5	309	-396	57%	36.9	64.3
-	Alessio Isaia	1063.2	74.1	29	28%	40.4	320	-446	62%	25.5	65.9
8	Matt Dobbs	1062.3	62.6	312	32%	30.1	450	-420	60%	32.2	62.3
9	Federico Bianchi	1062.0	62.5	233	27%	21.5	320	-415	59%	40.5	62.0
10	Tracey B	1062.0	60.3	309	29%	23.2	420	-511	61%	38.8	62.0
11	Michael Wilkinson	1059.9	59.1	148	32%	29.4	406	-348	57%	30.5	59.9
-	Patric Sierzega	1059.0	70.2	67	30%	20.4	353	-309	54%	38.7	59.0
12	Beppe Mistretta	1055.2	54.8	401	26%	17.4	438	-463	62%	37.9	55.2
-	Migry Zur Campanile	1055.2	70.2	63	21%	18.4	282	-376	60%	36.8	55.2
13	Gaetano Damiata	1052.0	59.8	385	26%	17.5	354	-426	54%	34.6	52.0
-	Nicole Gilmore	1048.2	64.9	32	34%	15.0	347	-306	59%	34.3	49.4
14	Fabrizio Farnesi	1044.2	44.9	533	28%	10.8	334	-711	58%	33.4	44.2
15	Mira	1043.4	42.8	661	25%	9.1	402	-479	54%	34.3	43.4
16	Jill Levin	1031.6	23.4	471	21%	-12.2	350	-473	49%	43.8	31.6
17	John Parsons	1031.2	33.5	203	20%	-8.6	361	-410	50%	39.7	31.2
18	Rosalind Lin	1029.2	41.2	294	21%	-12.3	361	-407	47%	41.5	29.2
-	David Halasi	1025.7	108.4	3	67%	130.3	173	103	100%	22.6	152.9
-	Benoit Guiot	1023.1	33.2	59	17%	-17.9	278	-345	53%	41.0	23.1
19	Stan Schenker	1022.8	28.8	212	23%	-20.6	306	-445	47%	43.4	22.8
-	Aaron Jones	1019.8	24.5	11	36%	-7.3	179	-372	64%	42.4	35.1
-	Giorgio Caccia	1019.2	17.3	85	24%	-17.7	255	-310	44%	36.8	19.2
20	Sami Casanova	1018.7	39.8	119	18%	-14.8	282	-388	48%	33.5	18.7
-	Ralph Spader	1017.9	16.6	62	19%	-16.3	337	-388	50%	34.2	17.9
-	Clovis Dehaye	1017.3	55.0	9	22%	-1.9	242	-223	56%	38.3	36.4
-	Sarina Chaiken	1014.4	-28.1	5	40%	31.4	246	-264	60%	20.7	52.1
21	Gianluca Lodato	1014.1	28.0	100	17%	-21.3	395	-433	43%	35.4	14.1
22	Tsahi Maimon	1013.1	31.1	301	22%	-24.5	328	-591	48%	37.6	13.1
-	Silvia Saccomanno	1010.3	30.4	4	25%	-1.8	236	-109	25%	48.1	46.3
23	Alessandro Colombo	1010.1	19.0	177	19%	-38.2	452	-510	43%	48.3	10.1
24	Joan Clark	1007.0	18.7	185	17%	-25.3	294	-485	41%	32.3	7.0
-	Corey Robinson	1005.6	-44.5	2	0%	4.5	43	-34	50%	45.7	50.2
25	Umberto Prestini	1005.2	13.7	263	22%	-33.8	421	-619	45%	39.0	5.2
-	Luc Bellicaud	1003.9	59.4	6	17%	-29.2	204	-275	33%	41.2	12.0
-	Dan Korbel	1001.4	72.0	2	0%	-13.5	-12	-15	0%	25.7	12.2
-	Arm Pontecom	1000.8	-29.9	2	0%	-32.0	17	-81	50%	38.9	6.9
-	Josh Richards	997.3	14.8	2	0%	-1.5	71	-74	50%	-22.1	-23.6
26	Maree Crawford	993.9	-13.0	294	16%	-38.3	375	-437	41%	32.1	-6.1
-	Tamara Hoylaerts	992.5	-4.6	4	0%	-75.8	75	-257	50%	42.1	-33.7
-	Sarit Betzalel	992.4	-89.6	1	0%	-171.0	-171	-171	0%	36.1	-134.9
-	Adam Grossack	989.2	53.4	1	0%	-255.0	-255	-255	0%	63.3	-191.7
-	Nicholas Cheung	988.4	27.3	6	0%	-91.0	73	-368	33%	55.7	-35.3
-	Hilto 37	983.8	41.5	4	25%	-118.5	95	-248	25%	45.8	-72.7
27	Polina Binder	977.0	-23.7	278	16%	-66.2	628	-549	39%	43.2	-23.0
-	Filippo Lagostena	969.0	-17.2	37	16%	-62.7	231	-615	27%	31.5	-31.2
-	John McAllister	967.4	17.1	3	0%	-244.0	-122	-373	0%	50.1	-193.9
28	Raz Betzalel	966.5	-34.7	177	14%	-74.5	375	-752	34%	41.0	-33.5
-	Barbie W	962.4	-86.0	2	0%	-335.0	-70	-600	0%	1.0	-334.0
-	Stav Dan	953.4	4.0	13	8%	-92.8	103	-418	8%	20.2	-72.5
29	Jackie Smith	952.9	-45.9	140	11%	-79.1	284	-717	35%	32.0	-47.1
-	Gabriel Feldstein	944.1	-74.2	7	0%	-169.9	86	-496	14%	22.4	-147.5
30	Giorgio Peterlongo	926.9	-71.7	172	5%	-115.6	364	-546	22%	42.5	-73.1
-	D O	919.9	-355.7	4	0%	-374.8	-266	-494	0%	15.3	-359.5
-	Beryel Dorscht	919.0	-93.0	85	13%	-122.6	270	-605	25%	41.5	-81.0
-	Cian Moss	899.9	-75.2	29	3%	-137.7	72	-401	17%	33.4	-104.3
-	Sagi Gabay	838.9	-233.3	14	0%	-264.8	113	-622	14%	27.0	-237.7