The Barbu Ladder

March 2004 - April 2004

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This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th April 2004. Congratulations to Lew Stansby on a fine performance.
Please note that the "Current playing strength" was calculated using a method which has now been superseded, and the figures are not directly comparable to those on subsequent ladders.
Pos Name Rating Current
playing
strength Games Wins Avg.
score Highest
score Lowest
score Positive
scores

- Josh Donn 1206.5 -4.2 1 0% 173 173 173 100%

- Scott Benson 1140.8 29.0 1 0% 122 122 122 100%

- Susie Harbour 1130.3 1.2 1 0% 129 129 129 100%

- David Grainger 1119.7 50.9 1 0% 114 114 114 100%

- Dan Korbel 1112.9 54.2 2 0% 124 231 16 100%

- Jim Grant 1112.5 33.1 1 0% 80 80 80 100%

1 Lew Stansby 1102.0 45.4 10 40% 84 292 -134 90%

2 Willie Whitaker 1079.8 73.2 84 32% 64 467 -588 63%

- Mike Develin 1069.7 18.1 2 0% 68 79 57 100%

3 Laura Tidone 1065.8 48.5 163 34% 50 382 -404 69%

4 Francesco Mazzadi 1064.2 51.8 88 38% 49 303 -276 66%

5 Charlie Garrod 1057.7 51.2 10 40% 62 367 -154 70%

6 Fabio Lo Presti 1054.2 39.9 113 34% 37 365 -441 62%

7 Graham Hazel 1053.7 29.2 15 33% 38 211 -184 67%

8 JoAnna Stansby 1053.6 34.5 33 27% 34 276 -368 64%

9 Martin Garvey 1051.9 36.8 192 32% 30 419 -424 59%

- Patri Friedman 1045.9 9.5 1 0% 37 37 37 100%

10 Armando Pontecorvo 1045.4 45.8 41 20% 29 317 -364 61%

11 Fabienne Bauchau 1044.9 44.8 21 33% 27 298 -266 57%

12 T.C. Altus 1041.1 38.9 67 33% 29 301 -290 60%

13 Neil Trentham 1040.5 37.8 157 26% 23 421 -404 55%

14 Chris Dixon 1039.1 55.1 78 28% 25 474 -301 56%

15 Steve Altus 1038.3 12.1 61 20% 24 323 -293 62%

16 Aldo Ghilardi 1031.2 48.1 13 54% 22 455 -446 62%

17 Giovanni Bobbio 1028.3 44.0 12 8% -3 157 -296 67%

- Noble Shore 1022.8 10.9 7 29% 23 248 -231 57%

18 Andy Bowles 1017.2 28.5 23 26% -11 193 -386 52%

19 Carlo Fogaroli 1016.9 3.0 61 30% -5 353 -418 52%

20 Guy Campbell 1011.6 -18.5 59 14% -12 335 -310 44%

21 Laura de Laurentiis 1011.0 12.4 201 20% -7 412 -361 50%

22 Sally Woolsey 1009.2 11.2 70 29% -15 300 -386 46%

- Leonardo Cima 1008.0 6.4 2 50% 13 122 -97 50%

- Joon Pahk 1007.9 20.2 6 17% 7 268 -204 50%

23 Kit Woolsey 1005.7 42.0 49 33% -6 358 -416 41%

- Diana Tenery-Ascher 1005.0 -112.6 6 33% 6 194 -144 33%

24 Fabrizio Farnesi 1004.4 7.1 87 33% -3 355 -613 52%

25 Louis Levy 1003.4 -20.0 22 18% -10 218 -297 36%

26 Andrea Frediani 1003.1 -9.2 10 10% 3 166 -134 70%

27 Andrew Quinton 995.2 -15.1 53 26% -16 367 -473 51%

28 Eria Franco 994.7 -8.5 39 15% -18 293 -311 44%

- Federico Di Noto 993.8 -7.0 8 38% -8 129 -222 63%

29 Peppino Barbarisi 989.3 -13.2 12 25% -7 201 -536 58%

- Jacopo Caiti 989.1 -7.1 5 20% -25 127 -182 40%

30 Luca Cesati Cassin 988.3 3.4 121 21% -29 386 -461 43%

31 Dave Walker 983.7 -11.2 52 15% -39 317 -447 46%

- Gerben Dirksen 982.7 -39.7 2 0% -37 50 -123 50%

- Philip Wood 977.0 62.0 1 0% -43 -43 -43 0%

32 Shireen Mohandes 970.3 -32.2 18 22% -56 252 -368 39%

- Neil Allerton 968.0 57.5 5 20% -50 85 -202 40%

- Colin Lee 956.6 -9.0 1 0% 4 4 4 100%

- John Barth 956.3 -35.4 5 0% -47 63 -181 40%

33 Annabella Palma 954.5 -36.4 121 12% -63 314 -524 40%

34 David Adler 949.2 -52.7 35 11% -62 233 -363 43%

35 Elisabetta Baridon Palma 946.8 -53.0 72 14% -69 283 -632 33%

- Michael Wilkinson 944.4 -67.7 1 0% -69 -69 -69 0%

36 Nicholas Cheung 939.3 -39.7 19 11% -66 284 -472 37%

37 Claudio Marini 938.8 -51.0 53 25% -76 250 -550 40%

- Larry Ascher 933.5 -31.9 7 0% -59 42 -241 43%

38 Eric Mayefsky 926.7 -64.5 28 14% -87 268 -490 32%

- Matt Lahut 922.7 -34.0 2 0% -89 134 -312 50%

- Tong Choo 892.6 -24.6 1 0% -134 -134 -134 0%

39 Theodore Hwa 882.8 -105.4 20 10% -131 161 -386 20%

- Francesco Ferrari 871.2 -66.0 3 0% -135 120 -395 33%

- Henry Sinnett 869.6 -53.4 2 0% -120 -107 -133 0%

- Beatrice Dixon 773.7 -182.3 2 0% -236 -76 -396 0%

- Greg Humphreys 767.2 -48.3 1 0% -241 -241 -241 0%

- Jennifer Lin 766.8 -134.6 6 0% -241 -108 -402 0%

- Samuel Ieong 561.2 -95.6 1 0% -461 -461 -461 0%

- Michael Farebrother 248.8 -77.9 1 0% -771 -771 -771 0%

Hall of fame

Highest scores achieved over the same period:

Name	Result
Chris Dixon	474
Willie Whitaker	467
Aldo Ghilardi	455
Neil Trentham	421
Martin Garvey	419

Hall of shame

Lowest scores over the same period:

Name	Result
Michael Farebrother	-771
Elisabetta Baridon Palma	-632
Fabrizio Farnesi	-613
Willie Whitaker	-588
Claudio Marini	-550

Pos	Name	Rating	Current playing strength	Games	Wins	Avg. score	Highest score	Lowest score	Positive scores
-	Josh Donn	1206.5	-4.2	1	0%	173	173	173	100%
-	Scott Benson	1140.8	29.0	1	0%	122	122	122	100%
-	Susie Harbour	1130.3	1.2	1	0%	129	129	129	100%
-	David Grainger	1119.7	50.9	1	0%	114	114	114	100%
-	Dan Korbel	1112.9	54.2	2	0%	124	231	16	100%
-	Jim Grant	1112.5	33.1	1	0%	80	80	80	100%
1	Lew Stansby	1102.0	45.4	10	40%	84	292	-134	90%
2	Willie Whitaker	1079.8	73.2	84	32%	64	467	-588	63%
-	Mike Develin	1069.7	18.1	2	0%	68	79	57	100%
3	Laura Tidone	1065.8	48.5	163	34%	50	382	-404	69%
4	Francesco Mazzadi	1064.2	51.8	88	38%	49	303	-276	66%
5	Charlie Garrod	1057.7	51.2	10	40%	62	367	-154	70%
6	Fabio Lo Presti	1054.2	39.9	113	34%	37	365	-441	62%
7	Graham Hazel	1053.7	29.2	15	33%	38	211	-184	67%
8	JoAnna Stansby	1053.6	34.5	33	27%	34	276	-368	64%
9	Martin Garvey	1051.9	36.8	192	32%	30	419	-424	59%
-	Patri Friedman	1045.9	9.5	1	0%	37	37	37	100%
10	Armando Pontecorvo	1045.4	45.8	41	20%	29	317	-364	61%
11	Fabienne Bauchau	1044.9	44.8	21	33%	27	298	-266	57%
12	T.C. Altus	1041.1	38.9	67	33%	29	301	-290	60%
13	Neil Trentham	1040.5	37.8	157	26%	23	421	-404	55%
14	Chris Dixon	1039.1	55.1	78	28%	25	474	-301	56%
15	Steve Altus	1038.3	12.1	61	20%	24	323	-293	62%
16	Aldo Ghilardi	1031.2	48.1	13	54%	22	455	-446	62%
17	Giovanni Bobbio	1028.3	44.0	12	8%	-3	157	-296	67%
-	Noble Shore	1022.8	10.9	7	29%	23	248	-231	57%
18	Andy Bowles	1017.2	28.5	23	26%	-11	193	-386	52%
19	Carlo Fogaroli	1016.9	3.0	61	30%	-5	353	-418	52%
20	Guy Campbell	1011.6	-18.5	59	14%	-12	335	-310	44%
21	Laura de Laurentiis	1011.0	12.4	201	20%	-7	412	-361	50%
22	Sally Woolsey	1009.2	11.2	70	29%	-15	300	-386	46%
-	Leonardo Cima	1008.0	6.4	2	50%	13	122	-97	50%
-	Joon Pahk	1007.9	20.2	6	17%	7	268	-204	50%
23	Kit Woolsey	1005.7	42.0	49	33%	-6	358	-416	41%
-	Diana Tenery-Ascher	1005.0	-112.6	6	33%	6	194	-144	33%
24	Fabrizio Farnesi	1004.4	7.1	87	33%	-3	355	-613	52%
25	Louis Levy	1003.4	-20.0	22	18%	-10	218	-297	36%
26	Andrea Frediani	1003.1	-9.2	10	10%	3	166	-134	70%
27	Andrew Quinton	995.2	-15.1	53	26%	-16	367	-473	51%
28	Eria Franco	994.7	-8.5	39	15%	-18	293	-311	44%
-	Federico Di Noto	993.8	-7.0	8	38%	-8	129	-222	63%
29	Peppino Barbarisi	989.3	-13.2	12	25%	-7	201	-536	58%
-	Jacopo Caiti	989.1	-7.1	5	20%	-25	127	-182	40%
30	Luca Cesati Cassin	988.3	3.4	121	21%	-29	386	-461	43%
31	Dave Walker	983.7	-11.2	52	15%	-39	317	-447	46%
-	Gerben Dirksen	982.7	-39.7	2	0%	-37	50	-123	50%
-	Philip Wood	977.0	62.0	1	0%	-43	-43	-43	0%
32	Shireen Mohandes	970.3	-32.2	18	22%	-56	252	-368	39%
-	Neil Allerton	968.0	57.5	5	20%	-50	85	-202	40%
-	Colin Lee	956.6	-9.0	1	0%	4	4	4	100%
-	John Barth	956.3	-35.4	5	0%	-47	63	-181	40%
33	Annabella Palma	954.5	-36.4	121	12%	-63	314	-524	40%
34	David Adler	949.2	-52.7	35	11%	-62	233	-363	43%
35	Elisabetta Baridon Palma	946.8	-53.0	72	14%	-69	283	-632	33%
-	Michael Wilkinson	944.4	-67.7	1	0%	-69	-69	-69	0%
36	Nicholas Cheung	939.3	-39.7	19	11%	-66	284	-472	37%
37	Claudio Marini	938.8	-51.0	53	25%	-76	250	-550	40%
-	Larry Ascher	933.5	-31.9	7	0%	-59	42	-241	43%
38	Eric Mayefsky	926.7	-64.5	28	14%	-87	268	-490	32%
-	Matt Lahut	922.7	-34.0	2	0%	-89	134	-312	50%
-	Tong Choo	892.6	-24.6	1	0%	-134	-134	-134	0%
39	Theodore Hwa	882.8	-105.4	20	10%	-131	161	-386	20%
-	Francesco Ferrari	871.2	-66.0	3	0%	-135	120	-395	33%
-	Henry Sinnett	869.6	-53.4	2	0%	-120	-107	-133	0%
-	Beatrice Dixon	773.7	-182.3	2	0%	-236	-76	-396	0%
-	Greg Humphreys	767.2	-48.3	1	0%	-241	-241	-241	0%
-	Jennifer Lin	766.8	-134.6	6	0%	-241	-108	-402	0%
-	Samuel Ieong	561.2	-95.6	1	0%	-461	-461	-461	0%
-	Michael Farebrother	248.8	-77.9	1	0%	-771	-771	-771	0%