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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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2003-2025

Barbu Heroes

Monthly winners, 2026

January: Mark Tynkov

February: Steven De Donder

March: Matt Dobbs

April: Federico Bianchi

May: Mark Tynkov

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: Fri 12 Jun 2026 21:46 (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
1	Steven De Donder	1102.2	102.9	295	41%	70.5	424	-445	68%	31.7	102.2
-	Ben Kristensen	1098.9	118.5	30	30%	72.1	325	-142	73%	30.3	102.4
-	Zachary Grossack	1098.1	91.0	37	43%	57.5	352	-311	62%	41.5	99.0
2	Mark Tynkov	1095.7	93.4	195	35%	69.0	450	-424	72%	26.7	95.7
-	Marco Prestini	1084.9	68.6	44	41%	44.7	379	-438	61%	40.3	85.0
-	Geoff Hampson	1082.2	94.7	83	34%	45.2	458	-228	65%	37.0	82.2
3	Jaron Marcus	1077.2	76.4	249	37%	38.4	465	-395	59%	38.7	77.2
-	Dan Hoffenberg	1071.4	67.1	56	32%	33.9	362	-313	50%	37.5	71.4
-	Mike Rice	1069.3	103.9	23	48%	46.3	309	-398	61%	31.0	77.4
4	Matt Dobbs	1066.7	74.9	231	31%	35.4	450	-420	61%	31.2	66.7
5	Fabio Quai	1066.4	73.8	370	30%	29.0	390	-476	59%	37.4	66.4
6	Tracey B	1065.8	68.3	281	30%	27.2	420	-511	62%	38.6	65.8
7	Brad Moss	1065.3	66.6	209	36%	42.9	438	-411	60%	22.4	65.3
8	Federico Bianchi	1065.1	66.9	189	27%	23.4	320	-299	59%	41.7	65.1
-	Marco Novara	1063.2	61.4	53	26%	24.9	267	-396	51%	38.3	63.2
9	Michael Wilkinson	1063.0	62.1	136	31%	32.5	406	-348	57%	30.5	63.0
-	Patric Sierzega	1061.8	71.8	62	31%	23.2	353	-309	55%	38.5	61.8
10	John Diamond	1060.5	69.4	150	23%	21.1	370	-366	58%	39.4	60.5
-	Alessio Isaia	1060.3	73.6	28	29%	38.4	320	-446	61%	25.0	63.4
11	Beppe Mistretta	1056.3	57.4	321	26%	18.2	361	-439	62%	38.2	56.3
12	Gaetano Damiata	1047.9	51.2	324	25%	13.5	354	-426	53%	34.5	47.9
-	JoAnna Stansby	1043.9	60.3	9	44%	49.4	231	-240	78%	43.0	92.4
13	Fabrizio Farnesi	1043.3	45.8	414	29%	10.3	334	-711	59%	33.0	43.3
14	Mira	1040.9	29.7	531	24%	7.3	402	-479	54%	33.6	40.9
15	Jill Levin	1036.1	31.1	388	22%	-7.5	350	-417	51%	43.6	36.1
-	Migry Zur Campanile	1034.1	65.1	45	18%	-2.3	267	-376	56%	36.4	34.2
16	John Parsons	1032.0	35.0	190	21%	-7.2	361	-410	50%	39.3	32.0
-	Benoit Guiot	1031.7	36.9	55	18%	-10.1	278	-345	56%	41.9	31.7
17	Rosalind Lin	1026.5	38.3	247	21%	-15.5	361	-407	47%	42.0	26.5
-	Nicole Gilmore	1024.8	63.5	20	25%	-6.4	225	-306	55%	35.8	29.4
-	Sami Casanova	1023.6	49.5	84	20%	-9.0	254	-388	48%	32.7	23.6
-	Sarina Chaiken	1022.8	-27.4	3	67%	133.0	246	-38	67%	2.6	135.6
-	Giorgio Caccia	1022.2	18.7	71	25%	-12.4	246	-310	46%	34.5	22.2
-	Clovis Dehaye	1022.0	56.6	7	29%	13.0	242	-223	57%	45.1	58.1
18	Stan Schenker	1021.5	27.8	191	21%	-23.0	306	-445	47%	44.5	21.5
-	Aaron Jones	1019.8	24.5	11	36%	-7.3	179	-372	64%	42.4	35.1
-	Silvia Saccomanno	1010.3	30.4	4	25%	-1.8	236	-109	25%	48.1	46.3
19	Tsahi Maimon	1005.7	23.3	245	22%	-32.1	316	-591	44%	37.8	5.7
-	David Halasi	1005.2	107.2	1	100%	103.0	103	103	100%	-11.1	91.9
20	Alessandro Colombo	1004.7	14.7	155	18%	-43.9	452	-510	43%	48.6	4.7
-	Ralph Spader	1003.1	8.2	13	15%	-24.8	162	-388	46%	29.6	4.9
-	Nicholas Cheung	1002.7	29.6	4	0%	-40.3	73	-149	50%	52.2	11.9
-	Gianluca Lodato	1001.6	28.1	51	20%	-34.4	270	-433	41%	35.9	1.6
-	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
21	Joan Clark	997.5	12.5	139	14%	-33.9	282	-380	39%	31.5	-2.5
-	Josh Richards	997.3	14.8	2	0%	-1.5	71	-74	50%	-22.1	-23.6
22	Maree Crawford	994.6	-16.9	218	16%	-36.6	281	-437	43%	31.1	-5.4
-	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
23	Umberto Prestini	989.0	-6.8	191	20%	-47.9	287	-619	42%	36.9	-11.0
-	Hilto 37	983.8	41.5	4	25%	-118.5	95	-248	25%	45.8	-72.7
24	Polina Binder	978.8	-20.9	218	16%	-64.8	628	-504	39%	43.6	-21.2
25	Raz Betzalel	972.3	-27.9	157	15%	-69.2	375	-752	35%	41.5	-27.7
-	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
-	Barbie W	962.4	-86.0	2	0%	-335.0	-70	-600	0%	1.0	-334.0
-	Stav Dan	954.8	4.7	12	8%	-92.3	103	-418	8%	17.5	-74.9
26	Jackie Smith	950.3	-47.7	111	11%	-80.4	284	-717	34%	30.7	-49.7
-	Gabriel Feldstein	944.1	-74.2	7	0%	-169.9	86	-496	14%	22.4	-147.5
-	D O	931.4	-404.1	3	0%	-409.0	-266	-494	0%	0.6	-408.4
27	Giorgio Peterlongo	928.0	-69.6	130	6%	-114.2	364	-546	23%	42.3	-72.0
-	Beryel Dorscht	919.1	-94.2	71	13%	-122.9	270	-605	24%	42.0	-80.9
-	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