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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

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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

July 2023

August 2023

September 2023

2004-2022

Previous game data

January 2023

February 2023

March 2023

April 2023

May 2023

June 2023

July 2023

August 2023

September 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

July: Mark Tynkov

August: Steven De Donder

September: Migry Zur Campanile

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, September 2023

This competition finished on the last day of September 2023. Congratulations to Migry Zur Campanile.

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	Migry Zur Campanile	1107.7	75.1	29	45%	94.7	410	-219	72%	17.6	112.3
2	Rosalind Lin	1101.2	37.8	36	39%	77.0	336	-237	72%	25.3	102.3
3	Chris Dixon	1080.5	57.6	16	44%	91.5	318	-214	69%	17.0	108.5
4	Geoff Hampson	1080.1	78.3	61	38%	56.3	585	-316	64%	23.7	80.1
5	Steven De Donder	1070.3	89.3	50	36%	54.0	396	-240	68%	16.3	70.3
6	Fabio Quai	1067.3	67.4	112	31%	39.2	455	-427	63%	28.1	67.3
7	Sami Casanova	1066.4	49.1	24	50%	49.4	220	-235	71%	23.6	72.9
8	Fabrizio Guttadauro	1065.7	51.3	44	43%	36.6	307	-268	55%	29.2	65.8
9	Goran Cekol	1054.0	68.4	52	23%	26.1	325	-233	62%	27.9	54.0
10	Mike Rice	1053.5	102.9	10	40%	91.2	265	-71	80%	11.6	102.8
11	John Diamond	1052.8	64.4	19	21%	37.0	249	-175	58%	27.3	64.3
12	Beppe Mistretta	1051.5	22.3	35	43%	21.7	282	-265	57%	30.5	52.2
13	Dana Berkowitz	1051.5	43.9	26	31%	20.9	244	-325	58%	34.2	55.1
14	Gaetano Damiata	1051.4	58.4	50	32%	29.0	242	-411	62%	22.4	51.4
15	Ben Kristensen	1043.6	102.1	11	27%	71.2	260	-268	64%	6.2	77.4
16	Mark Tynkov	1042.6	79.0	53	28%	26.6	325	-403	57%	15.9	42.6
17	Federico Bianchi	1041.3	34.9	40	23%	3.2	313	-269	55%	38.3	41.5
18	Michael Wilkinson	1031.0	78.4	9	44%	96.7	277	-47	78%	-31.4	65.2
19	Gianluca Lodato	1030.0	11.9	53	21%	4.8	334	-377	57%	25.2	30.0
-	Adam Grossack	1029.7	47.9	4	50%	81.0	133	8	100%	52.4	133.4
20	Jill Levin	1029.2	19.6	36	17%	-8.6	269	-402	50%	38.1	29.6
21	Zachary Grossack	1020.3	81.5	14	29%	6.4	368	-302	36%	23.6	29.9
22	Nicole Gilmore	1018.1	50.1	9	33%	4.8	225	-192	67%	33.2	38.0
23	Marco Prestini	1016.3	34.5	88	25%	-8.2	503	-562	57%	24.4	16.3
24	John Parsons	1015.8	33.9	9	22%	22.1	270	-218	44%	11.0	33.1
25	Jaron Marcus	1013.8	-2.1	69	19%	-5.8	312	-315	54%	19.6	13.8
26	Fabrizio Farnesi	1013.8	21.4	135	23%	2.6	364	-434	55%	11.2	13.8
27	Umberto Prestini	1012.2	-15.8	52	17%	-27.6	356	-630	42%	39.8	12.2
-	Kit Woolsey	1011.3	64.6	1	100%	247.0	247	247	100%	-47.0	200.0
28	Hilto 37	1009.7	12.1	9	33%	-1.4	349	-312	56%	21.9	20.5
-	Aaron Jones	1007.9	24.2	1	100%	120.0	120	120	100%	20.4	140.4
29	Matt Dobbs	1005.5	14.8	29	28%	-2.4	259	-467	59%	8.2	5.7
30	Stan Schenker	1004.6	-2.3	35	17%	-19.8	272	-453	49%	24.5	4.7
31	Patric Sierzega	1003.1	15.3	85	22%	-17.3	361	-428	49%	20.4	3.1
-	David Halasi	1002.5	110.1	1	0%	27.0	27	27	100%	17.8	44.8
-	Pete Whipple	1000.9	66.9	1	0%	16.0	16	16	100%	-0.8	15.2
32	Maree Crawford	1000.6	-56.1	54	24%	-10.1	263	-303	50%	10.7	0.6
33	Giorgio Caccia	1000.0	1.0	11	18%	-40.3	442	-420	36%	40.3	0.1
34	Alessandro Colombo	999.2	-6.6	72	13%	-43.0	307	-482	39%	42.2	-0.8
-	Clovis Dehaye	997.1	55.0	2	50%	-78.0	151	-307	50%	51.9	-26.1
-	Alessio Isaia	996.4	70.9	5	0%	-35.2	57	-299	60%	22.3	-12.9
35	Tamara Hoylaerts	996.1	-14.5	7	14%	-28.6	172	-152	29%	18.2	-10.4
-	Sarina Chaiken	988.7	-57.3	2	0%	-126.5	61	-314	50%	26.2	-100.3
-	Tsahi Maimon	988.4	6.8	2	50%	-155.0	111	-421	50%	51.4	-103.6
36	Joan Clark	987.6	-1.6	60	18%	-29.7	251	-313	50%	17.3	-12.4
-	Dan Hoffenberg	987.5	42.4	1	0%	-275.0	-275	-275	0%	53.3	-221.7
-	Sally Woolsey	985.3	-58.9	4	0%	-79.5	75	-317	25%	13.5	-66.0
-	Andrea Abbagnara	971.6	-22.9	3	0%	-162.0	1	-287	33%	-7.3	-169.3
37	John McAllister	966.0	6.1	9	0%	-99.1	43	-220	22%	27.5	-71.6
38	Corey Robinson	963.0	-49.8	6	0%	-96.3	-6	-270	0%	-16.2	-112.5
39	Filippo Lagostena	950.8	-7.4	12	8%	-107.7	75	-312	33%	26.2	-81.5
40	Beryel Dorscht	929.3	-94.3	48	15%	-100.7	237	-521	25%	29.9	-70.8
41	Jackie Smith	897.3	-84.7	59	10%	-115.0	202	-659	32%	12.2	-102.7
42	Giorgio Peterlongo	877.5	-85.5	23	4%	-145.7	173	-467	13%	9.0	-136.7

Hall of Fame, September 2023

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Geoff Hampson	585
	Marco Prestini	503
	Fabio Quai	455
	Giorgio Caccia	442
	Marco Prestini	435

Hall of Shame, September 2023

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Jackie Smith	-659
	Umberto Prestini	-630
	Jackie Smith	-618
	Jackie Smith	-580
	Marco Prestini	-562