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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

March 2026

2004-2025

Previous game data

January 2026

February 2026

March 2026

2003-2025

Barbu Heroes

Monthly winners, 2026

January: Mark Tynkov

February: Steven De Donder

March: Matt Dobbs

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, March 2026

This competition finished on the last day of March 2026. Congratulations to Matt Dobbs.

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	Matt Dobbs	1112.4	63.0	23	30%	84.7	267	-194	78%	40.8	125.5
2	Steven De Donder	1097.7	100.8	77	38%	65.7	322	-263	65%	32.0	97.7
3	Alessio Isaia	1093.5	73.5	10	50%	149.8	320	-103	90%	29.9	179.7
4	Mark Tynkov	1089.7	91.5	40	38%	65.3	348	-205	70%	24.9	90.2
5	Fabio Quai	1086.4	70.2	83	34%	42.9	363	-303	66%	43.4	86.4
6	Brad Moss	1079.7	64.5	38	37%	61.1	382	-174	63%	19.2	80.3
7	Jaron Marcus	1074.5	74.0	73	33%	30.8	405	-395	62%	43.7	74.5
8	Gaetano Damiata	1072.5	54.6	52	27%	31.7	333	-255	58%	40.9	72.5
9	Geoff Hampson	1065.6	92.3	29	24%	23.6	458	-202	48%	44.8	68.4
10	Tracey B	1063.6	63.4	96	30%	24.4	420	-444	60%	39.1	63.6
11	Federico Bianchi	1060.5	50.4	41	24%	15.4	243	-195	61%	45.2	60.7
12	Mira	1058.6	54.5	112	26%	19.5	355	-322	56%	39.1	58.6
13	Michael Wilkinson	1058.4	60.9	49	31%	23.7	293	-249	47%	34.7	58.4
14	John Parsons	1057.7	51.5	36	28%	17.1	167	-310	56%	41.2	58.4
15	Rosalind Lin	1055.4	33.9	36	33%	4.4	308	-365	50%	51.5	56.0
16	Fabrizio Farnesi	1046.2	46.9	81	28%	4.6	323	-711	60%	41.6	46.2
17	Beppe Mistretta	1045.3	49.9	54	19%	-1.1	282	-334	57%	46.4	45.4
18	Marco Prestini	1043.6	68.4	11	36%	31.5	379	-283	55%	45.8	77.4
19	Marco Novara	1041.6	55.0	14	29%	18.1	267	-304	50%	43.2	61.3
20	Migry Zur Campanile	1037.0	67.8	6	0%	70.0	158	11	100%	42.6	112.6
21	Stan Schenker	1034.0	16.2	42	21%	-12.1	306	-371	52%	46.2	34.1
22	John Diamond	1030.9	72.1	45	13%	-11.8	285	-325	51%	42.7	30.9
23	Alessandro Colombo	1029.6	26.0	41	17%	-22.4	362	-294	46%	52.1	29.7
24	Jill Levin	1026.0	34.9	92	23%	-22.6	301	-417	49%	48.6	26.0
25	Giorgio Caccia	1023.0	16.0	10	30%	19.9	246	-267	50%	24.2	44.1
-	Dan Hoffenberg	1022.2	66.3	2	0%	145.0	362	-72	50%	52.4	197.4
-	Benoit Guiot	1021.0	34.4	5	40%	21.6	189	-126	60%	54.3	75.9
-	Patric Sierzega	1019.3	66.0	5	20%	15.2	132	-57	60%	54.5	69.7
26	Sami Casanova	1017.8	44.9	17	18%	-13.5	248	-226	47%	36.6	23.1
27	Maree Crawford	1012.8	-7.2	42	19%	-19.3	281	-428	50%	32.2	12.8
-	Mike Rice	1010.3	98.4	1	100%	130.0	130	130	100%	52.9	182.9
-	Zachary Grossack	1004.5	88.7	2	0%	19.0	96	-58	50%	20.9	39.9
-	Nicholas Cheung	1004.0	29.6	1	0%	22.0	22	22	100%	48.1	70.1
-	Gianluca Lodato	997.7	32.0	5	40%	-58.0	243	-433	40%	49.7	-8.3
28	Filippo Lagostena	996.4	-17.2	9	22%	-35.9	231	-206	22%	28.3	-7.6
-	Hilto 37	993.8	40.6	1	0%	-103.0	-103	-103	0%	-7.5	-110.5
-	Tamara Hoylaerts	992.5	-4.6	4	0%	-75.8	75	-257	50%	42.1	-33.7
-	John McAllister	986.4	16.5	2	0%	-179.5	-122	-237	0%	59.0	-120.5
29	Polina Binder	986.2	-42.8	20	15%	-58.3	628	-327	40%	41.9	-16.3
30	Tsahi Maimon	983.0	-5.3	70	17%	-65.3	305	-570	39%	48.3	-17.0
31	Raz Betzalel	972.7	-47.3	29	14%	-76.3	149	-401	31%	47.9	-28.4
32	Joan Clark	971.9	10.8	26	8%	-54.8	282	-380	27%	24.7	-30.1
33	Jackie Smith	940.0	-64.5	22	14%	-95.4	203	-717	32%	27.3	-68.2
34	Cian Moss	926.5	-79.8	10	0%	-182.8	72	-401	20%	41.6	-141.2
35	Umberto Prestini	919.0	-16.3	21	0%	-140.3	69	-473	19%	46.4	-94.0
36	Giorgio Peterlongo	912.8	-76.6	24	8%	-134.3	203	-417	17%	38.5	-95.8
37	Beryel Dorscht	845.5	-108.6	23	13%	-215.1	117	-605	13%	42.7	-172.4

Hall of Fame, March 2026

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Polina Binder	628
	Geoff Hampson	458
	Tracey B	420
	Jaron Marcus	405
	Tracey B	400

Hall of Shame, March 2026

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Jackie Smith	-717
	Fabrizio Farnesi	-711
	Beryel Dorscht	-605
	Tsahi Maimon	-570
	Beryel Dorscht	-507