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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

Game data

This year

Ladder

Zester and Apple Core Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

Previous ladders

January 2023

February 2023

March 2023

April 2023

May 2023

June 2023

2004-2022

Previous game data

January 2023

February 2023

March 2023

April 2023

May 2023

June 2023

2003-2022

Barbu Heroes

Monthly winners, 2023

January: Zach Grossack

February: Zach Grossack

March: Geoff Hampson

April: Steven De Donder

May: Fabio Quai

June: Nicole Gilmore

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, June 2023

This competition finished on the last day of June 2023. Congratulations to Nicole Gilmore.

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	Nicole Gilmore	1116.6	60.9	16	50%	129.9	455	-156	75%	27.2	157.2
2	Ben Kristensen	1093.0	100.2	18	67%	112.4	504	-372	83%	4.4	116.7
3	Mark Tynkov	1086.8	90.1	24	46%	78.9	321	-149	75%	16.4	95.3
4	Fabio Quai	1069.9	71.5	72	39%	50.7	352	-270	63%	19.2	69.9
5	Tsahi Maimon	1061.8	-15.5	22	32%	49.6	235	-150	64%	20.7	70.3
6	Dana Berkowitz	1054.3	47.9	25	32%	34.6	403	-370	72%	24.2	58.8
7	Geoff Hampson	1049.7	74.2	53	28%	30.8	374	-303	60%	18.9	49.7
8	Chris Dixon	1045.9	55.5	19	37%	38.6	333	-489	74%	17.4	55.9
9	Marco Prestini	1044.8	50.9	64	25%	39.6	350	-472	56%	5.3	44.8
10	Zachary Grossack	1042.1	96.2	7	29%	76.7	282	-160	71%	34.3	111.0
11	Filippo Lagostena	1040.3	-0.9	17	18%	24.2	209	-96	47%	28.1	52.2
12	Gianluca Lodato	1036.3	12.0	44	34%	22.2	284	-484	55%	14.2	36.4
13	Fabrizio Farnesi	1035.6	56.9	26	42%	28.0	272	-515	69%	10.0	38.1
14	Gaetano Damiata	1034.1	49.9	28	25%	21.1	312	-342	61%	14.7	35.8
15	Fabrizio Guttadauro	1032.1	37.2	36	22%	17.2	436	-273	58%	15.3	32.5
16	Alessandro Colombo	1027.1	-3.5	36	31%	28.1	315	-262	58%	-0.7	27.4
17	Mike Rice	1026.6	101.0	8	38%	35.5	230	-148	63%	26.6	62.1
18	Jill Levin	1025.0	23.3	44	25%	0.0	294	-362	57%	25.1	25.0
19	Sami Casanova	1023.5	43.7	15	20%	18.1	243	-250	53%	14.9	33.0
20	Patric Sierzega	1018.1	10.4	100	26%	8.1	365	-394	47%	10.0	18.1
21	Steven De Donder	1017.6	85.6	8	25%	49.5	416	-369	63%	-8.4	41.1
22	Federico Bianchi	1014.6	33.6	26	19%	-13.0	216	-343	46%	28.7	15.7
23	Joan Clark	1013.7	8.3	48	21%	3.4	215	-544	63%	10.4	13.7
24	Benoit Guiot	1013.2	29.9	17	24%	16.9	326	-383	53%	0.2	17.1
25	Giorgio Caccia	1012.6	11.2	20	25%	-2.6	315	-319	55%	17.5	14.9
26	Aaron Jones	1011.8	22.3	6	33%	41.7	209	-216	50%	-5.9	35.8
27	Rosalind Lin	1009.6	25.3	23	26%	-9.7	343	-195	39%	20.4	10.7
-	John McAllister	1006.8	14.2	2	50%	83.5	109	58	100%	-23.2	60.3
28	Beppe Mistretta	1005.9	26.1	42	31%	-11.6	309	-479	48%	17.5	5.9
-	David Halasi	1004.0	110.1	1	0%	37.0	37	37	100%	33.4	70.4
29	Stan Schenker	1003.0	-9.7	41	22%	-8.7	254	-233	49%	11.7	3.0
-	Hilto 37	1000.5	14.8	1	0%	-23.0	-23	-23	0%	31.6	8.6
30	Migry Zur Campanile	999.9	64.8	19	5%	-25.2	200	-370	42%	25.0	-0.1
-	Kit Woolsey	999.6	61.1	2	0%	-20.5	-10	-31	0%	17.1	-3.4
31	John Parsons	998.3	39.2	9	22%	7.3	242	-305	56%	-11.0	-3.6
-	Tamara Hoylaerts	998.1	-15.6	1	0%	-57.0	-57	-57	0%	22.5	-34.5
32	Umberto Prestini	996.9	-27.2	55	16%	-27.5	348	-409	45%	24.4	-3.1
-	Francesco Mazzadi	996.0	27.7	1	0%	-84.0	-84	-84	0%	13.1	-70.9
-	Alessio Isaia	991.7	78.0	2	50%	-79.0	231	-389	50%	5.4	-73.6
-	Jennifer Mourgues	990.9	15.8	1	0%	-105.0	-105	-105	0%	-56.9	-161.9
33	Andrea Abbagnara	985.3	-2.7	30	20%	-35.5	239	-455	50%	20.4	-15.2
-	Lori M	982.5	-145.2	1	0%	-360.0	-360	-360	0%	49.5	-310.5
-	Markus Dramisino	981.1	-60.2	1	0%	-365.0	-365	-365	0%	29.6	-335.4
-	Sally Woolsey	976.1	-60.2	3	0%	-136.3	55	-256	33%	-6.0	-142.4
34	Dan Hoffenberg	973.8	44.2	7	0%	-45.4	42	-209	14%	-23.7	-69.2
-	Corey Robinson	965.0	-46.3	4	0%	-174.8	30	-357	25%	17.6	-157.2
35	Barbie W	964.4	-100.6	8	13%	-69.6	196	-378	50%	-13.5	-83.1
-	Keiran Crowe-Mai	960.2	-49.2	3	0%	-287.3	-104	-577	0%	50.2	-237.1
36	Giorgio Peterlongo	956.7	-72.8	55	18%	-61.5	342	-433	35%	18.2	-43.3
37	Matt Dobbs	953.5	-16.2	16	6%	-76.0	281	-411	31%	13.4	-62.6
38	Jackie Smith	946.1	-70.9	48	13%	-42.7	300	-434	38%	-11.3	-54.0
39	Maree Crawford	891.8	-95.5	48	8%	-99.1	215	-437	31%	-9.2	-108.3
40	Beryel Dorscht	869.2	-86.3	29	10%	-143.1	138	-499	28%	6.9	-136.2

Hall of Fame, June 2023

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Ben Kristensen	504
	Nicole Gilmore	455
	Fabrizio Guttadauro	436
	Steven De Donder	416
	Dana Berkowitz	403

Hall of Shame, June 2023

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Keiran Crowe-Mai	-577
	Joan Clark	-544
	Fabrizio Farnesi	-515
	Beryel Dorscht	-499
	Chris Dixon	-489