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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

April 2026

2004-2025

Previous game data

January 2026

February 2026

March 2026

April 2026

2003-2025

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, April 2026

This competition finished on the last day of April 2026. Congratulations to Federico Bianchi.

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	Federico Bianchi	1100.1	60.6	32	38%	55.3	261	-129	59%	47.3	102.6
2	Steven De Donder	1098.3	101.4	41	39%	67.0	331	-261	68%	31.6	98.7
3	Matt Dobbs	1084.8	68.2	17	47%	70.2	202	-127	71%	39.7	110.0
4	Tracey B	1071.8	65.4	43	40%	30.7	383	-511	63%	41.3	72.0
5	Jaron Marcus	1068.2	72.6	35	34%	32.9	350	-250	51%	36.3	69.1
6	John Diamond	1067.6	72.9	22	14%	37.1	246	-308	73%	39.7	76.7
7	Beppe Mistretta	1066.6	55.9	64	25%	24.2	337	-315	59%	42.4	66.6
8	Stan Schenker	1065.7	26.5	34	35%	23.4	273	-234	59%	43.4	66.8
9	Michael Wilkinson	1065.0	63.2	18	28%	58.3	363	-206	67%	23.3	81.6
10	Mark Tynkov	1058.0	81.3	51	25%	28.2	382	-424	63%	29.9	58.0
11	Geoff Hampson	1054.5	92.1	12	33%	48.3	228	-170	67%	42.1	90.3
12	Sami Casanova	1051.0	47.3	17	35%	28.1	254	-302	65%	38.1	66.2
13	Marco Prestini	1049.6	70.6	9	44%	66.0	234	-103	67%	38.3	104.3
14	Gaetano Damiata	1049.5	53.8	43	30%	11.7	296	-312	53%	38.0	49.6
-	Zachary Grossack	1040.5	91.3	4	50%	138.0	352	-78	75%	44.1	182.1
15	Umberto Prestini	1035.2	-4.9	35	29%	-5.5	275	-423	54%	41.2	35.7
16	Jill Levin	1034.0	34.6	42	17%	-8.2	257	-319	48%	42.3	34.1
17	Mira	1033.1	44.8	101	21%	-5.2	301	-433	50%	38.2	33.1
-	Mike Rice	1032.6	99.1	5	60%	90.6	194	-67	80%	27.3	117.9
18	Brad Moss	1031.7	64.9	8	38%	64.9	205	-65	63%	9.1	74.0
19	Fabio Quai	1031.6	54.8	68	22%	-4.3	311	-403	49%	35.9	31.6
-	Aaron Jones	1030.8	23.6	4	75%	104.8	179	-26	75%	33.7	138.4
20	Giorgio Caccia	1025.9	18.2	12	42%	2.8	196	-213	42%	40.2	43.0
21	Marco Novara	1023.0	54.4	10	30%	16.6	243	-396	50%	27.5	44.1
22	Beryel Dorscht	1020.3	-96.5	13	38%	-13.1	150	-219	46%	44.7	31.6
23	Polina Binder	1015.5	-34.9	20	15%	-33.9	319	-345	50%	52.2	18.3
24	Joan Clark	1015.4	11.8	18	22%	-9.2	226	-195	50%	28.5	19.3
25	Patric Sierzega	1014.5	65.1	6	17%	13.0	205	-137	50%	31.1	44.1
26	Benoit Guiot	1012.4	33.5	10	10%	-29.6	148	-345	60%	53.4	23.8
-	Sarina Chaiken	1011.8	-30.9	1	100%	191.0	191	191	100%	18.9	209.9
-	Dan Hoffenberg	1010.4	66.2	3	33%	34.7	221	-69	33%	27.1	61.8
27	Fabrizio Farnesi	1010.1	34.0	64	20%	-24.0	299	-562	44%	34.1	10.1
28	John Parsons	1009.2	41.0	40	18%	-32.6	361	-329	45%	41.8	9.2
29	Alessandro Colombo	1006.2	23.9	16	25%	-41.9	159	-487	50%	50.2	8.3
-	David Halasi	1005.2	103.8	1	100%	103.0	103	103	100%	-11.1	91.9
30	Rosalind Lin	1005.0	28.7	29	17%	-39.2	197	-303	45%	44.4	5.2
31	Jackie Smith	1002.5	-60.8	8	13%	-31.6	211	-283	50%	37.5	5.8
-	Dan Korbel	1001.4	72.0	2	0%	-13.5	-12	-15	0%	25.7	12.2
-	Clovis Dehaye	1000.3	52.4	1	0%	-31.0	-31	-31	0%	36.6	5.6
32	Maree Crawford	996.1	-7.0	22	9%	-41.5	134	-437	36%	37.0	-4.4
-	Alessio Isaia	990.9	70.9	3	0%	-81.7	45	-150	33%	27.6	-54.1
-	Adam Grossack	989.2	50.0	1	0%	-255.0	-255	-255	0%	63.3	-191.7
33	Gianluca Lodato	985.1	28.9	6	0%	-74.0	127	-273	33%	28.8	-45.2
34	Filippo Lagostena	982.7	-18.2	13	15%	-52.5	138	-367	38%	25.4	-27.0
35	Migry Zur Campanile	982.6	62.0	8	25%	-71.4	267	-300	25%	30.9	-40.5
-	John McAllister	980.8	13.6	1	0%	-373.0	-373	-373	0%	32.2	-340.8
36	Cian Moss	980.5	-78.6	6	17%	-111.0	42	-342	17%	51.8	-59.2
37	Tsahi Maimon	979.8	-8.5	32	16%	-57.5	247	-397	38%	36.7	-20.7
38	Raz Betzalel	964.2	-45.1	34	9%	-79.6	103	-435	35%	43.3	-36.4
39	Giorgio Peterlongo	943.1	-76.0	19	11%	-120.2	122	-383	26%	50.8	-69.3

Hall of Fame, April 2026

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Tracey B	383
	Mark Tynkov	382
	Michael Wilkinson	363
	Tracey B	362
	John Parsons	361

Hall of Shame, April 2026

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Fabrizio Farnesi	-562
	Tracey B	-511
	Alessandro Colombo	-487
	Maree Crawford	-437
	Raz Betzalel	-435