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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 2022

February 2022

March 2022

April 2022

May 2022

June 2022

July 2022

August 2022

2004-2021

Previous game data

January 2022

February 2022

March 2022

April 2022

May 2022

June 2022

July 2022

August 2022

2003-2021

Barbu Heroes

Monthly winners, 2022

January: Mark Tynkov

February: Kit Woolsey

March: Ben Kristensen

April: Steven De Donder

May: Ben Kristensen

June: Ben Kristensen

July: Steven De Donder

August: Fabio Quai

Annual winners, 2003-21

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

2016 “Zester”: Dan Hoffenberg

2015 ladder: Alessio Isaia

2015 “Zester”: Dan Hoffenberg

2014 ladder: Doron Limor

2014 “Zester”: Dean Pokorny

2013 ladder: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2013 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2012 ladder: Ben Handley   -Pritchard

2012 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2011 ladder: Fabio Lo Presti

2011 “Zester”: Willie Whitaker

2011 “Apple core”: Steve Altus

2010 ladder: Steve Altus

2010 “Zester”: Andrew Garnett

2010 “Apple core”: Steve Altus

2009 ladder: Mike Rice

2009 “Zester”: Doron Limor

2009 “Apple core”: Michael Wilkinson

2008 ladder: John Therkelsen

2008 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2008 “Apple core”: Fabio Lo Presti

2007 ladder: Mike Rice

2007 “Zester”: Martin Garvey

2007 “Apple core”: Tony Nunn

2006 ladder: Francesco Mazzadi

2006 “Zester”: Martin Garvey

2006 “Apple core”: David Grainger

2005 ladder: Jérome Rombaut

2005 “Zester”: Martin Garvey

2005 “Apple core”: Jérome Rombaut

2004 ladder: Joel Wooldridge

2004 “Zester”: Neil Trentham

2004 “Apple core”: Joel Wooldridge

2003 ladder: JoAnna Stansby

Ladder, August 2022

This competition finished on the last day of August 2022. 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	1112.6	85.7	48	54%	80.8	468	-335	75%	31.9	112.7
2	Mark Tynkov	1101.0	85.0	12	67%	149.7	332	-165	83%	17.6	167.3
3	Ben Kristensen	1088.6	98.1	23	35%	67.4	347	-160	65%	31.5	98.9
4	Mike Rice	1080.6	106.7	15	60%	121.3	329	-135	87%	-7.9	113.4
5	Steven De Donder	1070.0	102.4	24	42%	50.5	364	-285	67%	26.4	76.9
6	Geoff Hampson	1067.3	90.6	49	35%	38.8	503	-361	65%	28.6	67.4
7	Kit Woolsey	1059.2	78.2	13	38%	62.6	325	-242	62%	29.6	92.2
8	Gaetano Damiata	1054.7	49.6	34	21%	28.5	405	-252	44%	27.1	55.6
9	Federico Bianchi	1052.1	39.4	50	26%	13.8	532	-275	46%	38.3	52.1
10	Krisztina Ormay	1041.2	58.1	28	32%	6.3	387	-313	46%	36.9	43.2
11	Benoit Guiot	1039.7	26.1	22	23%	11.5	245	-380	64%	33.6	45.1
12	Dan Hoffenberg	1038.5	75.4	32	25%	-1.3	260	-253	53%	40.8	39.4
-	Adam Grossack	1036.5	40.4	3	67%	164.3	266	85	100%	52.7	217.1
13	Jill Levin	1036.3	35.1	14	21%	3.3	217	-214	57%	50.2	53.5
14	Sami Casanova	1035.8	53.6	21	24%	2.6	199	-181	48%	38.9	41.5
15	Rosalind Lin	1034.2	22.8	23	13%	8.2	332	-218	48%	30.0	38.1
16	Stan Schenker	1034.0	19.7	55	27%	5.8	270	-233	56%	28.2	34.0
17	Beppe Mistretta	1031.1	41.6	14	21%	22.8	209	-260	64%	23.1	45.9
18	Umberto Prestini	1029.9	-23.0	16	19%	12.7	281	-245	50%	27.6	40.3
19	Anne Jackson	1028.9	57.8	9	44%	30.6	200	-167	67%	30.2	60.7
-	Migry Zur Campanile	1028.7	78.3	5	20%	56.6	303	-70	40%	47.1	103.7
-	John Parsons	1028.1	46.3	2	50%	230.5	332	129	100%	19.2	249.7
-	Richard Probst	1025.6	69.2	3	33%	136.7	268	-5	67%	15.7	152.3
20	Alessandro Colombo	1025.2	18.6	47	19%	-1.9	229	-290	51%	27.1	25.2
21	Gianluca Lodato	1025.1	14.7	65	20%	-5.9	260	-385	52%	30.9	25.1
22	Tracey B	1023.8	51.9	37	22%	-5.4	241	-282	51%	29.5	24.1
-	Nicole Gilmore	1021.4	67.9	5	20%	17.0	211	-128	40%	60.5	77.5
-	Alessio Isaia	1020.7	88.5	2	50%	189.0	321	57	100%	-5.2	183.8
23	Filippo Lagostena	1016.6	0.6	21	14%	-9.5	202	-294	48%	28.8	19.3
24	Chris Dixon	1015.4	67.7	9	22%	-1.0	234	-206	44%	33.3	32.3
-	Tamara Hoylaerts	1014.7	-3.5	1	100%	221.0	221	221	100%	40.3	261.3
25	Goran Cekol	1012.7	71.4	7	43%	14.4	163	-156	57%	19.0	33.4
-	Zachary Grossack	1009.2	85.7	3	33%	-1.3	168	-137	33%	55.9	54.6
26	Joan Clark	1008.3	36.1	39	23%	-18.5	389	-481	54%	26.8	8.4
-	Clovis Dehaye	1004.7	63.5	1	0%	36.0	36	36	100%	47.9	83.9
-	Hilto 37	1004.7	37.9	2	0%	-24.0	66	-114	50%	65.9	41.9
27	Barbie W	1004.6	-2.5	10	0%	-22.4	127	-225	50%	31.3	8.9
-	Michael Wilkinson	1003.3	84.9	1	0%	17.0	17	17	100%	42.4	59.4
28	Francesco Mazzadi	1003.0	37.6	12	8%	-34.8	303	-264	42%	39.8	4.9
-	David Halasi	999.6	108.9	4	0%	-31.0	80	-156	50%	29.4	-1.6
-	Josh Richards	999.0	-0.6	2	0%	-43.5	12	-99	50%	34.6	-8.9
29	Giorgio Caccia	998.7	3.5	37	19%	-43.5	248	-398	41%	42.2	-1.3
-	Paolo Catoni	997.8	18.4	1	0%	-91.0	-91	-91	0%	51.3	-39.7
30	Fabrizio Farnesi	995.5	41.0	40	28%	-36.9	238	-519	50%	32.4	-4.5
-	Amit Zahar	995.4	-100.0	1	0%	-169.0	-169	-169	0%	87.7	-81.3
-	Stephen Frechette	994.2	9.9	1	0%	-166.0	-166	-166	0%	63.9	-102.1
31	Bud Stuart	976.2	-46.6	6	17%	-49.5	149	-207	17%	-22.8	-72.3
32	Corey Robinson	966.3	-17.1	6	0%	-150.0	31	-666	17%	47.5	-102.5
33	Nancy Stuart	966.1	-194.6	6	0%	-130.8	-64	-188	0%	27.6	-103.2
34	Paolo Colombo	963.1	-10.1	13	8%	-100.7	131	-346	31%	43.3	-57.4
35	Beryel Dorscht	955.6	-70.9	39	13%	-81.1	202	-476	31%	36.4	-44.6
36	Giorgio Peterlongo	941.4	-73.8	36	8%	-87.4	236	-462	31%	28.2	-59.3
37	Gabriel Feldstein	940.8	-71.9	9	0%	-163.0	-80	-323	0%	38.5	-124.5
38	Sally Woolsey	934.4	-56.2	14	29%	-130.7	262	-588	29%	34.0	-96.7

Hall of Fame, August 2022

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Federico Bianchi	532
	Geoff Hampson	503
	Fabio Quai	468
	Gaetano Damiata	405
	Joan Clark	389

Hall of Shame, August 2022

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Corey Robinson	-666
	Sally Woolsey	-588
	Fabrizio Farnesi	-519
	Joan Clark	-481
	Beryel Dorscht	-476