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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.

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This year

Ladder

Zester and Apple Core Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

Previous ladders

January 2022

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March 2022

April 2022

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June 2022

July 2022

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November 2022

2004-2021

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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

September: Zach Grossack

October: Ben Kristensen

November: Mark Tynkov

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, November 2022

This competition finished on the last day of November 2022. Congratulations to Mark Tynkov.

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	Mark Tynkov	1125.9	102.5	20	45%	136.8	344	-97	85%	12.6	149.4
2	Kit Woolsey	1123.1	91.2	24	58%	120.5	394	-276	75%	14.8	135.3
3	Ben Kristensen	1112.9	111.7	51	45%	101.1	527	-298	71%	11.8	112.9
4	Mike Rice	1109.6	108.4	18	61%	143.2	413	-111	78%	-5.6	137.6
5	Geoff Hampson	1100.8	97.7	42	38%	78.5	388	-330	64%	22.6	101.1
6	Fabio Quai	1086.1	88.5	73	36%	63.6	355	-304	73%	22.5	86.1
7	Zachary Grossack	1071.1	99.8	10	50%	113.8	482	-58	70%	22.9	136.7
8	Steven De Donder	1069.8	97.7	16	38%	88.3	321	-138	75%	5.7	94.1
9	Gaetano Damiata	1065.4	58.6	25	32%	56.6	381	-256	64%	14.3	70.8
10	Dan Hoffenberg	1056.6	70.1	50	30%	56.6	416	-410	68%	0.0	56.7
11	Jill Levin	1056.5	27.1	20	20%	32.6	378	-593	55%	34.4	67.0
12	Alessandro Colombo	1047.1	18.5	29	34%	19.0	247	-233	55%	30.0	49.1
13	Hilto 37	1043.8	38.4	30	33%	32.7	474	-491	43%	12.6	45.3
14	Alessio Isaia	1040.6	84.1	10	40%	69.6	265	-161	60%	8.5	78.1
15	Stan Schenker	1035.9	21.5	34	26%	18.9	298	-242	53%	17.6	36.5
16	Rosalind Lin	1035.4	22.6	30	13%	9.6	322	-346	60%	27.0	36.6
-	David Halasi	1035.0	112.1	2	50%	288.0	395	181	100%	23.2	311.2
17	Chris Dixon	1028.3	63.8	7	14%	81.7	321	-86	57%	-7.2	74.5
18	Sami Casanova	1015.0	55.7	26	12%	-7.2	216	-244	54%	23.3	16.1
19	Federico Bianchi	1012.5	27.6	37	16%	-10.0	273	-299	49%	22.7	12.7
-	Benoit Guiot	1010.0	24.1	2	50%	88.5	223	-46	50%	0.6	89.1
-	Mark Gray	1009.0	10.1	2	50%	69.5	130	9	100%	10.9	80.4
20	Joan Clark	1008.9	23.0	22	18%	-7.5	269	-379	64%	17.6	10.1
-	Liz Goulding-Gray	1006.7	-43.8	2	50%	30.5	83	-22	50%	29.2	59.7
21	Nicole Gilmore	1003.5	60.8	8	25%	-53.3	194	-470	50%	61.3	8.1
-	Aditi Srinivasan	1001.8	64.8	1	0%	-9.0	-9	-9	0%	41.6	32.6
22	Giorgio Caccia	997.9	6.3	24	17%	-16.8	287	-277	42%	14.5	-2.3
-	Bud Stuart	997.9	-48.7	5	0%	5.6	179	-125	40%	-13.2	-7.6
-	Filippo Lagostena	994.7	-9.1	1	0%	-107.0	-107	-107	0%	13.1	-93.9
23	Tamara Hoylaerts	994.2	2.3	7	29%	23.6	141	-183	71%	-38.7	-15.2
24	Migry Zur Campanile	994.1	80.3	6	0%	-62.0	87	-231	33%	44.1	-17.9
-	Michael Wilkinson	991.2	82.7	1	0%	-210.0	-210	-210	0%	54.3	-155.7
25	Tracey B	980.6	40.9	11	18%	-84.3	162	-375	27%	49.8	-34.5
26	Gianluca Lodato	979.4	13.2	16	13%	-40.2	239	-383	44%	12.4	-27.8
27	Corey Robinson	965.7	-20.5	13	23%	-93.5	196	-491	38%	40.1	-53.5
28	Umberto Prestini	951.7	-29.6	17	0%	-88.6	233	-465	35%	25.9	-62.7
29	Patric Sierzega	943.3	-52.4	68	16%	-89.9	393	-663	40%	33.2	-56.7
-	Nancy Stuart	937.9	-193.0	4	0%	-305.3	-172	-461	0%	26.3	-279.0
30	Giorgio Peterlongo	930.9	-72.2	46	11%	-103.5	198	-470	26%	34.4	-69.2
31	Sarina Chaiken	924.7	-106.5	10	0%	-160.7	99	-385	20%	16.1	-144.6
32	Barbie W	907.5	-75.4	61	10%	-111.3	311	-533	31%	18.8	-92.5
33	Sally Woolsey	901.4	-61.2	11	0%	-204.9	-70	-449	0%	29.9	-175.0
34	Beryel Dorscht	873.1	-77.7	28	4%	-155.1	146	-563	14%	21.8	-133.3

Hall of Fame, November 2022

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Ben Kristensen	527
	Zachary Grossack	482
	Hilto 37	474
	Dan Hoffenberg	416
	Mike Rice	413

Hall of Shame, November 2022

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Patric Sierzega	-663
	Patric Sierzega	-647
	Jill Levin	-593
	Patric Sierzega	-580
	Beryel Dorscht	-563