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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.

This month

Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

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This year

Ladder

Zester and Apple Core Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

Previous ladders

January 2026

February 2026

2004-2025

Previous game data

January 2026

February 2026

2003-2025

Barbu Heroes

Monthly winners, 2026

January: Mark Tynkov

February: Steven De Donder

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, February 2026

This competition finished on the last day of February 2026. Congratulations to Steven De Donder.

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	Steven De Donder	1127.4	103.7	59	44%	94.1	424	-339	75%	33.3	127.4
2	Jaron Marcus	1123.6	75.1	40	38%	84.4	465	-295	65%	39.8	124.2
3	Mark Tynkov	1100.7	92.2	41	37%	71.6	450	-249	68%	29.5	101.0
4	Tracey B	1088.2	63.5	26	27%	56.3	230	-360	73%	38.1	94.4
5	Beppe Mistretta	1087.7	51.9	44	43%	51.1	361	-295	75%	36.8	87.9
6	John Diamond	1086.8	86.9	41	39%	53.7	293	-208	61%	33.5	87.2
7	Ben Kristensen	1086.3	114.0	16	31%	84.4	325	-142	75%	31.9	116.2
8	Michael Wilkinson	1066.1	62.3	22	27%	45.9	406	-267	59%	29.2	75.1
9	Brad Moss	1064.1	59.1	120	33%	37.7	438	-392	58%	26.4	64.1
-	Marco Prestini	1051.7	67.7	5	40%	136.8	304	-75	80%	50.4	187.2
10	Zachary Grossack	1050.2	89.4	9	56%	57.9	211	-156	78%	47.6	105.5
11	Mira	1050.0	50.7	72	25%	16.2	270	-339	57%	33.8	50.0
12	Fabrizio Farnesi	1048.8	46.2	76	32%	21.1	334	-375	62%	27.7	48.8
13	Gaetano Damiata	1042.8	47.1	46	26%	1.8	337	-426	50%	41.1	42.9
14	Federico Bianchi	1042.2	46.8	49	22%	0.0	320	-299	51%	42.3	42.2
15	Matt Dobbs	1038.3	52.2	94	22%	5.0	450	-420	53%	33.3	38.3
16	Jill Levin	1036.4	42.9	83	23%	-8.5	252	-415	51%	44.8	36.4
17	Rosalind Lin	1036.1	27.3	54	30%	-2.0	220	-407	56%	38.1	36.1
18	Dan Hoffenberg	1032.5	64.5	22	32%	7.7	268	-313	41%	29.2	36.9
19	Maree Crawford	1031.2	-13.4	43	21%	1.7	214	-345	58%	29.6	31.3
20	John Parsons	1022.5	49.6	45	16%	-19.4	227	-399	44%	41.9	22.6
21	Fabio Quai	1020.6	60.2	23	26%	-10.6	235	-249	52%	33.5	23.0
22	Alessandro Colombo	1019.1	23.6	6	33%	7.8	220	-282	50%	50.2	58.1
23	Benoit Guiot	1018.4	32.9	9	11%	-10.3	202	-175	56%	49.1	38.7
-	Geoff Hampson	1018.0	97.0	2	50%	101.5	291	-88	50%	58.3	159.8
24	Marco Novara	1017.4	54.5	9	11%	-6.6	221	-281	56%	43.2	36.6
25	Joan Clark	1015.2	18.3	27	19%	-17.1	183	-323	44%	33.2	16.1
-	Nicole Gilmore	1013.4	65.1	2	50%	115.0	168	62	100%	4.0	119.0
26	Giorgio Caccia	1007.3	14.0	14	14%	-24.1	150	-310	50%	35.0	10.8
-	Gianluca Lodato	1005.6	33.5	5	40%	-19.0	270	-307	40%	39.4	20.4
-	Arm Pontecom	1003.7	-29.9	1	0%	17.0	17	17	100%	49.1	66.1
27	Sami Casanova	1000.2	47.8	21	10%	-38.5	246	-250	33%	38.8	0.2
28	Alessio Isaia	999.0	65.8	10	20%	-22.4	184	-446	40%	20.5	-1.9
29	Tsahi Maimon	998.4	1.5	49	20%	-42.9	309	-591	39%	41.3	-1.6
-	Nicholas Cheung	997.6	29.3	1	0%	-107.0	-107	-107	0%	63.7	-43.3
-	Sarit Betzalel	992.4	-89.6	1	0%	-171.0	-171	-171	0%	36.1	-134.9
-	Patric Sierzega	991.2	65.9	3	33%	-87.3	276	-293	33%	35.1	-52.3
30	Filippo Lagostena	987.6	-17.8	8	13%	-73.9	149	-276	13%	44.9	-28.9
31	Migry Zur Campanile	987.0	65.9	8	13%	-65.3	174	-376	38%	34.9	-30.3
32	Stan Schenker	986.0	9.2	34	18%	-63.3	214	-445	32%	49.1	-14.2
33	Beryel Dorscht	985.5	-97.2	14	0%	-68.6	23	-302	29%	47.1	-21.5
-	Mike Rice	980.3	97.8	4	0%	-98.8	56	-169	25%	10.2	-88.5
34	Umberto Prestini	977.1	-4.1	44	14%	-64.5	277	-597	32%	41.5	-23.0
-	Barbie W	965.6	-86.0	1	0%	-600.0	-600	-600	0%	-10.7	-610.7
35	Giorgio Peterlongo	961.2	-73.2	14	0%	-87.3	196	-344	29%	30.1	-57.2
36	Polina Binder	954.8	-46.7	58	12%	-85.4	141	-501	34%	40.2	-45.2
37	Cian Moss	937.9	-73.7	13	0%	-115.4	12	-280	15%	18.7	-96.7
38	Raz Betzalel	932.6	-51.3	39	13%	-105.8	375	-752	23%	38.1	-67.8
39	Jackie Smith	902.2	-63.6	25	4%	-136.8	171	-544	28%	30.8	-106.0

Hall of Fame, February 2026

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Jaron Marcus	465
	Matt Dobbs	450
	Mark Tynkov	450
	Brad Moss	438
	Steven De Donder	424

Hall of Shame, February 2026

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Raz Betzalel	-752
	Raz Betzalel	-673
	Raz Betzalel	-635
	Barbie W	-600
	Umberto Prestini	-597