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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

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 24 May 2026 15:22 (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	1110.6	90.5	34	47%	71.9	352	-311	68%	40.5	112.4
1	Steven De Donder	1102.6	100.1	264	39%	69.7	424	-445	68%	32.9	102.6
-	Marco Prestini	1101.3	69.1	39	44%	59.2	379	-283	64%	42.7	101.9
-	Ben Kristensen	1098.9	115.0	30	30%	72.1	325	-142	73%	30.3	102.4
2	Mark Tynkov	1098.3	92.8	177	36%	72.4	450	-424	72%	25.9	98.3
3	Jaron Marcus	1079.4	76.4	225	37%	40.3	465	-395	60%	39.1	79.4
-	Geoff Hampson	1078.3	90.0	73	34%	41.3	458	-228	63%	37.0	78.3
-	Dan Hoffenberg	1072.8	64.1	54	33%	35.7	362	-313	52%	37.1	72.8
4	Michael Wilkinson	1068.5	63.1	121	31%	38.7	406	-348	58%	29.8	68.5
5	Matt Dobbs	1068.0	74.9	205	31%	36.2	450	-420	62%	31.8	68.0
6	Brad Moss	1065.3	63.1	209	36%	42.9	438	-411	60%	22.4	65.3
7	Tracey B	1065.3	64.1	243	29%	26.7	420	-511	62%	38.6	65.3
8	Fabio Quai	1063.7	66.0	314	30%	25.6	390	-476	59%	38.0	63.7
9	Federico Bianchi	1062.5	60.5	172	26%	20.6	320	-299	59%	41.9	62.5
10	Beppe Mistretta	1060.5	63.8	268	26%	21.6	361	-343	63%	39.0	60.5
11	John Diamond	1060.4	66.5	135	24%	21.5	370	-366	59%	38.9	60.4
-	Alessio Isaia	1060.3	70.2	28	29%	38.4	320	-446	61%	25.0	63.4
-	Mike Rice	1059.3	99.1	22	45%	37.6	309	-398	59%	29.8	67.4
12	Gaetano Damiata	1050.7	53.7	278	26%	14.8	354	-426	53%	35.9	50.7
-	Marco Novara	1050.1	53.6	46	22%	12.1	267	-396	48%	38.1	50.2
-	Patric Sierzega	1047.3	65.0	44	25%	8.6	276	-293	55%	38.8	47.4
13	Mira	1045.5	39.8	460	25%	10.8	402	-433	55%	34.8	45.5
14	Fabrizio Farnesi	1040.6	35.7	346	28%	7.6	334	-711	58%	33.0	40.6
15	John Parsons	1036.2	37.0	167	21%	-3.9	361	-399	50%	40.1	36.2
16	Jill Levin	1036.0	25.5	348	22%	-8.3	301	-417	50%	44.3	36.0
-	Benoit Guiot	1030.0	32.9	47	17%	-12.6	278	-345	57%	42.7	30.1
-	Migry Zur Campanile	1028.3	61.0	40	20%	-7.7	267	-376	53%	36.1	28.4
17	Rosalind Lin	1024.9	33.5	223	21%	-17.7	361	-407	47%	42.6	24.9
-	Sarina Chaiken	1022.8	-30.9	3	67%	133.0	246	-38	67%	2.6	135.6
-	Giorgio Caccia	1022.7	15.2	61	23%	-10.4	246	-310	44%	33.1	22.7
-	Sami Casanova	1021.9	45.9	79	19%	-11.2	254	-388	48%	33.0	21.9
18	Stan Schenker	1020.9	24.0	175	22%	-23.8	306	-445	45%	44.7	20.9
-	Aaron Jones	1019.8	21.0	11	36%	-7.3	179	-372	64%	42.4	35.1
-	Silvia Saccomanno	1010.3	26.9	4	25%	-1.8	236	-109	25%	48.1	46.4
-	Clovis Dehaye	1006.8	51.7	5	20%	-10.6	242	-223	40%	35.2	24.6
-	David Halasi	1005.2	103.8	1	100%	103.0	103	103	100%	-11.1	91.9
19	Maree Crawford	1003.0	-13.8	173	18%	-29.3	281	-437	45%	32.3	3.0
-	Nicholas Cheung	1002.7	29.6	4	0%	-40.3	73	-149	50%	52.2	11.9
-	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
-	Corey Robinson	1000.2	-45.7	1	0%	-34.0	-34	-34	0%	37.8	3.8
20	Alessandro Colombo	999.0	6.5	134	16%	-50.6	362	-510	40%	49.6	-1.0
21	Tsahi Maimon	998.1	11.0	210	21%	-42.5	309	-591	41%	40.5	-1.9
-	Josh Richards	997.3	14.8	2	0%	-1.5	71	-74	50%	-22.1	-23.6
-	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
22	Joan Clark	992.2	5.8	123	12%	-38.4	282	-380	38%	30.6	-7.8
-	Nicole Gilmore	991.9	56.9	15	13%	-46.6	168	-306	47%	35.3	-11.3
23	Umberto Prestini	991.7	-6.0	164	18%	-47.6	287	-597	40%	39.3	-8.3
-	Adam Grossack	989.2	50.0	1	0%	-255.0	-255	-255	0%	63.3	-191.7
-	Gianluca Lodato	981.5	23.8	31	19%	-54.6	270	-433	39%	35.6	-19.0
-	Stav Dan	977.8	8.0	9	11%	-58.0	103	-146	11%	11.2	-46.8
-	Hilto 37	974.2	40.6	3	0%	-189.7	-103	-248	0%	35.8	-153.8
24	Polina Binder	973.2	-33.4	192	15%	-70.7	628	-501	36%	43.8	-26.8
25	Raz Betzalel	972.7	-31.2	142	15%	-68.7	375	-752	35%	41.4	-27.3
-	John McAllister	967.4	13.6	3	0%	-244.0	-122	-373	0%	50.1	-193.9
-	Filippo Lagostena	963.5	-21.8	34	15%	-69.1	231	-615	26%	31.9	-37.1
-	Barbie W	962.4	-86.0	2	0%	-335.0	-70	-600	0%	1.0	-334.0
-	Jackie Smith	949.6	-51.8	86	12%	-80.7	284	-717	36%	30.3	-50.4
-	D O	944.5	-493.1	2	0%	-480.5	-467	-494	0%	-12.9	-493.4
-	Gabriel Feldstein	944.1	-74.2	7	0%	-169.9	86	-496	14%	22.4	-147.5
26	Giorgio Peterlongo	929.0	-71.4	100	6%	-113.2	216	-517	25%	42.2	-71.0
-	Beryel Dorscht	924.6	-95.5	67	13%	-118.1	270	-605	25%	42.7	-75.4
-	Cian Moss	899.9	-78.6	29	3%	-137.7	72	-401	17%	33.4	-104.3
-	Sagi Gabay	842.9	-231.1	14	0%	-259.1	113	-622	14%	27.2	-231.8