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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

February: Steven De Donder

March: Matt Dobbs

April: Federico Bianchi

May: Mark Tynkov

June: Alessandro Colombo

July: John Diamond

August: Fabio Quai

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, August 2026

This competition finished on the last day of August 2026. Congratulations to Fabio Quai.

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	Fabio Quai	1095.5	85.5	100	37%	59.6	320	-293	64%	35.9	95.5
2	Mark Tynkov	1094.2	93.7	40	38%	59.8	372	-137	68%	34.8	94.6
3	Steven De Donder	1082.7	95.4	35	31%	52.5	460	-360	66%	31.3	83.9
4	John Diamond	1079.4	84.3	53	26%	39.1	360	-364	57%	40.3	79.4
5	Michael Wilkinson	1075.9	59.4	24	33%	42.7	248	-186	63%	40.8	83.4
6	Matt Dobbs	1069.5	64.4	69	30%	32.1	371	-316	64%	37.4	69.5
7	Geoff Hampson	1064.0	92.2	20	35%	33.6	355	-423	70%	42.3	75.9
8	Fabrizio Farnesi	1062.6	54.1	57	32%	28.2	337	-268	58%	34.4	62.6
9	Sami Casanova	1060.5	45.2	42	29%	16.9	199	-274	55%	43.8	60.7
10	Mira	1060.2	57.3	109	31%	22.1	408	-384	57%	38.1	60.2
11	Joan Clark	1058.4	29.9	29	24%	11.8	319	-358	52%	49.1	60.8
12	Gaetano Damiata	1057.9	54.4	37	30%	14.6	380	-251	49%	43.8	58.5
13	Federico Bianchi	1054.9	60.9	58	21%	10.3	316	-363	52%	44.6	54.9
14	Beppe Mistretta	1052.3	58.1	81	22%	9.8	352	-293	54%	42.5	52.3
15	Marco Novara	1047.1	56.5	81	23%	7.9	360	-415	51%	39.2	47.1
16	Rosalind Lin	1046.8	43.8	20	20%	3.1	381	-447	55%	52.5	55.6
17	Hilto 37	1045.6	45.8	8	50%	64.0	386	-210	63%	42.4	106.4
18	Migry Zur Campanile	1044.9	68.1	21	38%	8.3	285	-416	57%	43.8	52.1
19	Jaron Marcus	1044.1	63.0	65	29%	-0.1	347	-421	49%	44.3	44.1
-	Dan Hoffenberg	1040.8	70.3	4	50%	120.3	305	-112	75%	63.1	183.4
20	Alessandro Colombo	1038.4	23.3	44	23%	-6.0	354	-410	48%	44.5	38.5
21	Jill Levin	1037.3	25.2	71	20%	-13.5	252	-452	52%	50.7	37.3
22	Gianluca Lodato	1034.6	29.2	21	19%	-2.7	218	-284	57%	42.9	40.1
23	JoAnna Stansby	1031.6	60.6	15	27%	-7.3	281	-236	40%	51.6	44.4
24	Ralph Spader	1030.1	23.9	23	22%	-9.6	243	-351	52%	43.2	33.6
25	Benoit Guiot	1027.8	33.7	10	20%	9.5	257	-140	40%	44.0	53.5
26	Jackie Smith	1025.3	-47.0	6	33%	53.8	225	-176	83%	23.2	77.0
-	David Halasi	1023.7	109.1	3	0%	88.0	142	45	100%	53.0	141.0
27	Stan Schenker	1019.8	28.7	15	13%	-13.3	210	-242	53%	41.2	27.9
28	Giorgio Caccia	1019.4	19.3	12	17%	-16.1	253	-488	50%	48.1	32.0
29	Zachary Grossack	1009.6	87.1	7	29%	-13.1	194	-367	57%	38.3	25.2
-	Aaron Jones	1006.6	25.2	1	0%	51.0	51	51	100%	66.5	117.5
30	Paolo Catoni	1001.6	10.6	79	16%	-41.3	384	-309	35%	42.9	1.6
-	Corey Robinson	1001.3	-43.4	3	33%	-39.7	89	-192	33%	47.2	7.5
31	John Parsons	999.6	28.2	34	21%	-37.6	181	-367	53%	37.2	-0.4
-	Patric Sierzega	995.9	67.8	4	50%	-55.0	132	-306	50%	36.4	-18.6
32	Maree Crawford	979.7	-15.0	59	12%	-63.2	412	-357	29%	42.9	-20.3
33	Raz Betzalel	966.8	-38.0	28	18%	-84.5	278	-633	36%	49.6	-34.9
34	Umberto Prestini	966.7	-0.2	38	16%	-79.2	251	-386	29%	45.7	-33.5
35	Giorgio Peterlongo	950.9	-70.3	31	10%	-97.7	258	-585	29%	47.2	-50.5
36	Polina Binder	931.4	-42.4	35	11%	-119.8	205	-568	34%	50.2	-69.6
37	Beryel Dorscht	922.8	-92.5	16	13%	-153.4	111	-504	19%	49.5	-104.0

Hall of Fame, August 2026

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Steven De Donder	460
	Maree Crawford	412
	Mira	408
	Hilto 37	386
	Paolo Catoni	384

Hall of Shame, August 2026

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Raz Betzalel	-633
	Giorgio Peterlongo	-585
	Polina Binder	-568
	Giorgio Peterlongo	-509
	Beryel Dorscht	-504

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