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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, 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

December: Steven De Donder

Annual winners, 2003-22

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

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, December 2022

This competition finished on the last day of December 2022. Congratulations to Steven De Donder.

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
1Steven De Donder1143.3110.52065%157.9433-15785%12.2170.0
2Geoff Hampson1088.298.83345%94.9298-31876%-4.990.0
3Ben Kristensen1083.7108.14151%119.2491-48871%-35.284.0
4Mark Tynkov1079.1100.73829%89.4348-22976%-9.779.7
5Fabio Quai1077.288.45237%67.1385-23273%10.177.2
6Giorgio Caccia1068.719.62227%72.1350-23773%5.978.1
7Tracey B1063.248.62429%37.5298-21367%31.969.4
8Jill Levin1059.039.54829%30.0249-31663%29.159.1
9Sami Casanova1054.058.24129%66.1368-28668%-11.954.2
10Gaetano Damiata1048.760.32846%38.1262-28764%13.151.2
11Mike Rice1048.7111.2956%169.0362-4289%-66.5102.5
12Federico Bianchi1046.836.63834%29.7256-42868%17.547.1
13Migry Zur Campanile1032.580.01527%21.7255-19040%24.145.7
14Kit Woolsey1031.582.43333%61.8287-21073%-29.732.1
15Fabrizio Farnesi1028.844.21164%141.4353-8391%-90.251.2
16Zachary Grossack1021.896.31527%19.7315-35853%11.030.7
-Adam Grossack1019.845.91100%301.0301301100%50.8351.8
-Benoit Guiot1019.129.1475%57.5207-30275%28.285.7
17Rosalind Lin1018.225.71926%25.5293-30958%-3.422.1
-Keiran Crowe-Mai1016.4-39.81100%238.0238238100%53.6291.6
-Chris Smith1015.947.8250%181.03611100%-40.0141.0
18Dan Hoffenberg1015.461.03537%62.2477-38866%-46.615.6
19John Diamond1014.571.3633%31.3248-11233%12.944.3
-John Parsons1013.351.5250%155.0364-5450%-37.0118.0
20Stan Schenker1010.421.15219%-6.5265-53760%16.910.4
21Hilto 371007.331.94236%6.7525-61950%0.67.3
22Nicole Gilmore1006.155.72528%23.5258-31548%-16.96.6
-Bud Stuart1005.9-42.8520%42.8188-22780%-21.321.5
-Christine Rebardo1002.3-93.310%50.05050100%-8.641.4
-Aashish Welling998.3-53.910%-71.0-71-710%41.6-29.4
23John Rebardo997.530.7617%-30.0207-33150%22.3-7.7
-Michael Wilkinson997.183.930%-34.3168-34167%17.1-17.2
24Alessandro Colombo995.815.15518%-12.6270-39551%8.4-4.2
-Stephen Frechette995.312.510%-102.0-102-1020%18.9-83.1
25Sally Woolsey995.3-54.51010%-10.0256-25950%0.9-9.1
-David Halasi995.0113.0250%6.5193-18050%-51.1-44.6
26Chris Dixon993.459.01718%-11.4168-32353%2.8-8.6
-Josh Richards992.51.7333%-9.057-4533%-35.4-44.4
-Alessio Isaia991.783.550%-29.4186-35340%-0.6-30.0
-Rayna Mall979.9-134.110%-344.0-344-3440%-12.5-356.5
27Joan Clark974.417.12910%-9.4268-40452%-17.2-26.6
28Patric Sierzega972.2-29.911522%-11.9349-39743%-15.8-27.8
29Matt Dobbs972.1-16.28423%31.4529-49661%-59.3-27.9
30Gianluca Lodato971.112.180%-83.5113-19313%16.1-67.4
31Tamara Hoylaerts955.0-1.5195%-55.196-28326%0.3-54.8
-Maree Crawford954.4-267.530%-151.048-33933%-120.2-271.2
32Umberto Prestini942.1-31.6166%-84.3255-30338%6.3-78.1
33Corey Robinson931.6-26.71619%-15.0277-30438%-77.1-92.1
34Beryel Dorscht931.3-73.23619%-69.4384-45531%0.0-69.4
35Jaron Marcus930.9-54.97217%-13.8478-62349%-55.3-69.1
-Nancy Stuart918.9-194.250%-321.2-51-6140%27.8-293.4
36Barbie W918.1-77.55919%-74.3458-46534%-7.6-81.9
37Sarina Chaiken913.1-109.21118%-112.7491-59345%-41.5-154.3
38Giorgio Peterlongo896.8-77.5425%-108.3166-44326%4.8-103.6
39Lori M751.4-262.5268%-218.295-55112%-48.0-266.1
40Jackie Smith738.1-258.5564%-215.3229-79113%-46.7-262.0


Hall of Fame, December 2022

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Matt Dobbs529
 Hilto 37525
 Ben Kristensen491
 Sarina Chaiken491
 Jaron Marcus478


Hall of Shame, December 2022

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Jackie Smith-791
 Jackie Smith-667
 Jaron Marcus-623
 Hilto 37-619
 Nancy Stuart-614