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Credits

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.

Barbu Heroes

Monthly winners, 2026

January: 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, January 2026

This competition finished on the last day of January 2026. Congratulations to Mark Tynkov.

Minimum games to qualify: 6.

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	Mark Tynkov	1121.9	89.6	27	37%	102.6	293	-135	85%	26.6	129.1
2	Dan Hoffenberg	1100.5	69.2	20	40%	75.2	311	-303	75%	44.0	119.2
3	Steven De Donder	1088.5	92.5	53	36%	52.1	296	-445	68%	36.4	88.5
4	John Parsons	1081.2	59.4	30	27%	46.0	275	-213	63%	38.0	84.0
5	Zachary Grossack	1080.3	88.4	13	46%	80.2	302	-311	69%	44.9	125.0
6	John Diamond	1075.6	87.7	15	40%	66.4	370	-126	80%	40.0	106.4
7	Jill Levin	1068.8	46.3	81	26%	24.0	295	-287	59%	44.7	68.8
8	Fabio Quai	1061.4	66.7	51	33%	17.9	390	-476	57%	43.5	61.4
9	Brad Moss	1059.5	51.0	41	44%	42.4	424	-411	66%	17.3	59.8
10	Mike Rice	1053.6	103.1	12	50%	53.3	309	-398	58%	35.4	88.7
11	Fabrizio Farnesi	1053.5	46.0	65	35%	23.1	266	-309	62%	30.4	53.5
12	Geoff Hampson	1052.6	96.1	13	46%	44.5	224	-228	77%	37.5	81.9
13	Marco Prestini	1052.4	63.5	7	57%	91.9	357	-68	71%	46.3	138.2
14	Matt Dobbs	1050.7	62.1	26	31%	27.2	383	-414	58%	27.1	54.3
15	Migry Zur Campanile	1050.4	71.3	17	29%	29.6	260	-240	59%	35.8	65.5
16	Michael Wilkinson	1049.2	59.9	10	50%	74.5	277	-253	70%	20.0	94.5
17	Mira	1048.9	50.7	94	28%	11.6	334	-334	54%	37.4	48.9
18	Federico Bianchi	1048.7	48.2	21	19%	18.1	227	-168	62%	38.3	56.5
19	Ben Kristensen	1047.0	113.7	13	23%	47.5	212	-135	69%	25.7	73.2
20	Tracey B	1047.0	58.0	39	21%	8.6	235	-334	62%	38.7	47.3
21	Gaetano Damiata	1035.0	49.0	63	21%	-5.4	282	-276	48%	40.4	35.0
22	Jaron Marcus	1032.9	58.8	33	36%	-6.4	212	-384	52%	40.0	33.6
23	Patric Sierzega	1028.6	68.3	14	14%	4.6	204	-223	57%	37.5	42.1
24	Beppe Mistretta	1027.9	38.4	58	17%	-9.5	347	-343	53%	37.4	27.9
25	Marco Novara	1026.1	55.7	7	29%	38.3	179	-144	43%	30.4	68.7
26	Giorgio Caccia	1025.4	14.3	13	23%	6.3	178	-271	54%	33.2	39.5
27	Umberto Prestini	1023.8	4.2	31	29%	-14.5	281	-477	52%	38.9	24.5
-	Silvia Saccomanno	1016.6	28.1	2	50%	101.5	236	-33	50%	46.4	147.9
-	Nicole Gilmore	1015.6	64.4	5	20%	15.4	86	-66	60%	41.0	56.4
-	Sarina Chaiken	1011.1	-32.7	2	50%	104.0	246	-38	50%	-5.5	98.5
28	Alessandro Colombo	1008.7	22.2	51	12%	-40.5	252	-362	39%	49.2	8.7
29	Gianluca Lodato	1007.4	34.0	7	14%	-17.7	83	-117	57%	37.3	19.6
30	Maree Crawford	1004.2	-29.9	29	24%	-30.6	211	-349	38%	35.0	4.4
-	Alessio Isaia	1002.6	70.8	2	0%	-1.5	91	-94	50%	24.8	23.3
31	Stan Schenker	1002.0	16.4	37	24%	-43.6	224	-359	41%	45.7	2.1
32	Rosalind Lin	1001.2	22.0	83	11%	-40.4	335	-368	39%	41.7	1.2
-	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
-	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
-	Barbie W	996.8	-82.2	1	0%	-70.0	-70	-70	0%	12.7	-57.3
-	Benoit Guiot	995.6	32.5	5	20%	-53.2	116	-224	40%	37.4	-15.8
-	Beryel Dorscht	995.0	-105.1	4	0%	-51.5	54	-142	50%	29.2	-22.3
33	Sami Casanova	991.5	55.2	12	8%	-50.3	191	-388	33%	36.1	-14.1
34	Joan Clark	991.4	19.0	27	15%	-38.8	202	-321	41%	29.7	-9.1
35	Raz Betzalel	984.7	-45.1	20	20%	-58.0	224	-538	40%	39.8	-18.2
-	Hilto 37	980.3	41.7	2	0%	-233.0	-218	-248	0%	57.5	-175.5
36	Polina Binder	974.3	-50.5	60	17%	-73.2	268	-435	33%	47.4	-25.7
37	Jackie Smith	970.6	-56.4	14	14%	-68.6	227	-405	29%	25.2	-43.3
38	Gabriel Feldstein	944.1	-74.2	7	0%	-169.9	86	-496	14%	22.4	-147.5
39	Giorgio Peterlongo	937.3	-74.8	15	7%	-136.0	164	-517	27%	47.8	-88.2
40	Tsahi Maimon	932.6	2.9	6	0%	-249.8	-17	-508	0%	44.8	-205.0

Hall of Fame, January 2026

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Brad Moss	424
	Fabio Quai	390
	Fabio Quai	385
	Matt Dobbs	383
	John Diamond	370

Hall of Shame, January 2026

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Raz Betzalel	-538
	Giorgio Peterlongo	-517
	Tsahi Maimon	-508
	Gabriel Feldstein	-496
	Giorgio Peterlongo	-484

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