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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

May 2026

June 2026

2004-2025

Previous game data

January 2026

February 2026

March 2026

April 2026

May 2026

June 2026

2003-2025

Barbu Heroes

Monthly winners, 2026

January: Mark Tynkov

February: Steven De Donder

March: Matt Dobbs

April: Federico Bianchi

May: Mark Tynkov

June: Alessandro Colombo

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, June 2026

This competition finished on the last day of June 2026. Congratulations to Alessandro Colombo.

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	Alessandro Colombo	1100.8	23.2	20	50%	73.5	452	-430	75%	46.2	119.6
2	Steven De Donder	1099.8	103.1	37	62%	79.6	378	-284	78%	21.1	100.7
3	John Diamond	1090.9	75.2	26	31%	61.8	256	-105	69%	35.6	97.4
4	Mark Tynkov	1090.4	94.9	25	32%	62.2	438	-171	68%	35.8	98.0
5	Nicole Gilmore	1071.5	64.9	16	50%	61.5	347	-125	69%	34.9	96.4
6	Fabio Quai	1066.8	67.9	77	30%	33.4	376	-369	58%	33.4	66.8
7	Matt Dobbs	1065.9	74.6	49	35%	35.2	301	-151	65%	30.8	65.9
8	Geoff Hampson	1061.8	91.0	19	32%	37.2	180	-332	68%	38.2	75.3
9	Marco Novara	1061.6	59.4	17	35%	48.2	238	-208	53%	31.6	79.9
10	Patric Sierzega	1058.9	70.2	17	41%	42.8	353	-309	53%	33.6	76.4
11	JoAnna Stansby	1058.5	60.8	14	43%	45.5	231	-240	71%	40.7	86.2
12	Jaron Marcus	1058.0	76.1	48	25%	18.9	290	-310	52%	39.1	58.0
13	Gaetano Damiata	1057.8	52.4	50	22%	21.7	332	-402	62%	36.0	57.8
14	Fabrizio Farnesi	1056.5	49.9	114	27%	20.9	307	-400	59%	35.6	56.5
15	Ralph Spader	1053.5	34.3	28	21%	24.4	337	-208	64%	31.8	56.2
16	Migry Zur Campanile	1052.9	67.6	9	22%	78.6	282	-92	78%	32.7	111.2
17	Federico Bianchi	1043.3	62.7	33	30%	5.0	285	-415	58%	39.2	44.2
18	Tsahi Maimon	1038.9	22.0	42	24%	4.4	328	-450	67%	34.6	39.0
19	Mira	1038.7	42.6	106	25%	6.7	355	-479	53%	32.1	38.7
20	Joan Clark	1037.4	16.2	38	26%	1.4	234	-485	45%	36.3	37.7
21	Beppe Mistretta	1036.2	56.3	79	25%	0.6	438	-463	57%	35.6	36.2
22	Umberto Prestini	1033.4	9.6	45	36%	-2.7	421	-416	56%	36.2	33.5
23	Tracey B	1032.4	60.3	45	24%	-8.5	243	-427	53%	40.9	32.4
24	Michael Wilkinson	1027.2	60.7	18	39%	-4.0	280	-246	44%	38.1	34.1
25	Sami Casanova	1026.8	48.6	15	20%	9.6	282	-187	53%	28.0	37.6
26	Giorgio Caccia	1026.7	19.6	13	31%	-6.1	231	-298	54%	47.7	41.7
27	Gianluca Lodato	1026.6	27.9	44	11%	-9.6	395	-335	45%	36.3	26.7
-	David Halasi	1020.6	108.4	2	50%	144.0	173	115	100%	39.4	183.4
28	Zachary Grossack	1019.6	92.6	6	33%	29.2	279	-209	50%	30.6	59.7
29	Stan Schenker	1018.4	26.3	22	23%	-15.4	238	-321	55%	36.2	20.9
-	Mike Rice	1016.7	103.9	1	100%	238.0	238	238	100%	58.4	296.4
30	Rosalind Lin	1013.4	30.3	38	13%	-28.7	344	-323	29%	42.2	13.5
31	John Parsons	1013.1	33.2	23	13%	-29.7	269	-410	43%	44.2	14.6
-	Clovis Dehaye	1011.4	55.0	4	25%	9.0	110	-111	75%	42.3	51.3
32	Jill Levin	1009.7	22.2	81	16%	-32.5	350	-473	47%	42.2	9.7
-	Hilto 37	1009.6	41.5	1	100%	95.0	95	95	100%	75.8	170.8
-	Marco Prestini	1008.5	69.4	4	50%	6.3	283	-438	75%	31.9	38.1
-	Filippo Lagostena	1007.8	-17.2	2	50%	64.5	133	-4	50%	5.1	69.6
33	Luc Bellicaud	1003.9	59.4	6	17%	-29.2	204	-275	33%	41.2	12.0
-	Dan Hoffenberg	1001.7	66.8	2	0%	-16.0	-16	-16	0%	31.2	15.2
-	Stav Dan	997.5	4.0	1	0%	-98.0	-98	-98	0%	53.5	-44.5
-	Sarina Chaiken	991.8	-28.1	2	0%	-121.0	22	-264	50%	47.9	-73.1
34	Maree Crawford	986.0	-15.3	75	11%	-48.4	375	-316	32%	34.4	-14.0
35	Polina Binder	980.2	-25.3	43	21%	-60.1	249	-549	47%	40.2	-19.8
-	Benoit Guiot	978.6	33.2	4	0%	-124.8	-42	-215	0%	28.6	-96.2
36	Jackie Smith	973.9	-46.8	27	11%	-62.7	202	-470	33%	35.0	-27.7
37	Beryel Dorscht	949.4	-95.3	8	0%	-149.6	3	-255	13%	31.6	-118.0
38	Raz Betzalel	940.4	-32.0	15	7%	-119.7	117	-455	20%	35.8	-83.8
39	Giorgio Peterlongo	921.5	-69.0	49	6%	-123.0	364	-546	16%	44.4	-78.5

Hall of Fame, June 2026

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Alessandro Colombo	452
	Beppe Mistretta	438
	Mark Tynkov	438
	Umberto Prestini	421
	Gianluca Lodato	395

Hall of Shame, June 2026

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Polina Binder	-549
	Giorgio Peterlongo	-546
	Polina Binder	-504
	Joan Clark	-485
	Mira	-479