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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, September 2026

Minimum games to qualify: 6.

Last updated: Wed 30 Sep 2026 23:16 (UK time)

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	1157.4	107.1	22	59%	152.8	442	-121	91%	26.0	178.8
2	Geoff Hampson	1107.0	95.5	38	42%	65.6	409	-281	63%	42.2	107.8
3	Fabio Quai	1087.8	85.4	107	36%	53.4	414	-399	66%	34.4	87.8
4	Mira	1073.2	64.8	94	32%	32.9	419	-258	60%	40.4	73.2
5	Patric Sierzega	1071.5	69.0	26	35%	47.4	317	-186	54%	29.2	76.6
6	Federico Bianchi	1069.1	63.4	22	23%	33.3	339	-174	55%	45.2	78.5
7	Migry Zur Campanile	1067.0	69.4	22	27%	28.5	226	-327	68%	47.6	76.1
8	Ralph Spader	1066.3	37.4	26	31%	29.7	356	-398	58%	41.3	71.0
9	Joan Clark	1063.0	36.0	23	39%	34.5	208	-192	65%	35.8	70.3
10	Beppe Mistretta	1059.6	59.5	57	19%	17.2	217	-216	58%	42.4	59.6
11	Gianluca Lodato	1057.0	33.9	20	35%	18.9	218	-276	55%	48.8	67.7
12	Marco Novara	1053.0	58.2	16	38%	32.4	255	-285	63%	39.0	71.5
13	Matt Dobbs	1052.4	61.1	48	21%	13.3	287	-213	56%	39.1	52.4
14	Rosalind Lin	1051.7	45.9	21	19%	13.1	212	-351	62%	46.8	60.0
15	Ben Kristensen	1048.0	117.4	9	22%	58.6	364	-121	67%	42.4	101.0
16	John Parsons	1046.3	31.7	34	26%	13.6	374	-273	62%	33.5	47.1
17	Mark Tynkov	1044.9	86.3	26	27%	14.9	316	-219	62%	33.2	48.0
18	Fabrizio Farnesi	1042.0	49.5	58	33%	5.3	317	-384	64%	36.6	42.0
19	Sami Casanova	1037.8	47.6	8	13%	50.6	370	-250	63%	37.6	88.2
20	Jaron Marcus	1036.1	53.5	62	23%	-3.5	334	-358	52%	39.6	36.1
21	Benoit Guiot	1036.0	36.8	6	0%	89.8	173	-53	83%	19.6	109.4
22	Umberto Prestini	1033.8	8.7	43	21%	-8.0	267	-422	51%	41.9	33.8
23	Stan Schenker	1026.1	29.7	14	29%	0.4	332	-294	36%	38.1	38.4
24	Jackie Smith	1025.5	-37.4	18	22%	-2.8	243	-263	56%	34.9	32.0
25	Gaetano Damiata	1023.2	46.9	35	14%	-20.1	253	-376	49%	43.5	23.5
26	Paolo Catoni	1022.7	14.1	67	19%	-20.3	288	-368	45%	43.1	22.7
27	Zachary Grossack	1018.2	85.9	6	33%	21.7	118	-180	67%	33.9	55.5
28	Dan Hoffenberg	1017.9	68.3	9	44%	9.2	292	-374	44%	28.5	37.7
29	Alessandro Colombo	1016.5	21.8	39	21%	-29.4	210	-348	46%	45.9	16.6
30	Jill Levin	1016.3	21.7	86	24%	-31.2	286	-534	45%	47.5	16.3
31	Michael Wilkinson	1016.0	50.7	33	18%	-23.3	320	-426	42%	39.7	16.3
-	David Halasi	1012.0	109.1	2	50%	89.0	189	-11	50%	17.7	106.7
32	JoAnna Stansby	1008.5	55.2	17	12%	-42.8	239	-307	41%	53.8	11.0
33	Hilto 37	1007.1	43.7	9	22%	-33.3	190	-256	33%	48.3	14.9
-	John McAllister	1004.6	17.6	1	0%	45.0	45	45	100%	35.7	80.7
34	Alessio Isaia	1001.2	70.7	7	14%	-31.0	149	-136	43%	34.2	3.2
35	Polina Binder	1000.3	-38.6	13	31%	-37.5	197	-314	38%	38.0	0.5
-	Tamara Hoylaerts	999.4	-4.6	1	0%	-40.0	-40	-40	0%	29.6	-10.4
36	John Diamond	999.0	78.3	10	20%	-41.0	230	-486	50%	39.1	-1.9
-	Sarina Chaiken	996.8	-28.3	1	0%	-95.0	-95	-95	0%	37.5	-57.5
37	Maree Crawford	991.3	-12.3	57	16%	-47.5	240	-392	32%	38.8	-8.7
-	Marco Prestini	987.8	61.5	1	0%	-301.0	-301	-301	0%	84.0	-217.0
38	Giorgio Caccia	948.4	9.6	17	6%	-119.9	105	-350	12%	53.0	-67.0
39	Giorgio Peterlongo	944.5	-67.8	29	0%	-99.3	88	-518	31%	41.5	-57.8
40	Raz Betzalel	940.1	-42.4	26	15%	-109.2	292	-394	23%	45.1	-64.1
41	Beryel Dorscht	866.7	-100.8	22	0%	-198.4	21	-437	5%	46.9	-151.4

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