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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, 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

October: Geoff Hampson

November: Steven De Donder

December: Geoff Hampson

Annual winners, 2003-23

2023 ladder: Ben Kristensen

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 2023

This competition finished on the last day of December 2023. Congratulations to Geoff Hampson.

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	Geoff Hampson	1142.5	101.0	50	54%	115.0	395	-247	76%	27.6	142.6
2	Ben Kristensen	1131.2	104.4	16	56%	155.8	428	-17	88%	21.1	176.8
3	Steven De Donder	1104.9	95.4	44	45%	89.7	407	-310	77%	15.4	105.1
4	Gaetano Damiata	1082.5	57.5	45	38%	50.6	329	-394	69%	32.0	82.6
5	Chris Dixon	1070.8	54.0	18	22%	65.2	375	-418	56%	23.7	88.9
6	Fabio Quai	1070.5	69.2	66	27%	39.9	376	-425	62%	30.6	70.5
7	John Diamond	1066.7	66.2	32	25%	48.3	300	-128	66%	20.1	68.3
8	Mark Tynkov	1058.7	82.2	25	32%	38.0	308	-275	60%	25.5	63.6
9	Beppe Mistretta	1058.3	46.6	75	35%	38.1	317	-405	68%	20.1	58.3
10	Marco Prestini	1042.0	38.4	54	31%	22.1	352	-321	56%	19.9	42.1
11	Marco Novara	1041.7	53.8	26	12%	4.8	280	-203	54%	39.8	44.6
12	Nicole Gilmore	1040.6	51.7	13	46%	83.8	461	-151	69%	-20.5	63.3
13	Jill Levin	1039.9	33.6	47	23%	0.0	248	-477	60%	39.9	40.0
14	Matt Dobbs	1036.1	25.4	14	14%	39.1	255	-173	57%	14.2	53.3
-	Mike Rice	1034.1	99.6	5	40%	107.0	260	33	100%	16.3	123.3
15	Alessandro Colombo	1032.6	7.0	41	22%	-1.6	348	-411	54%	34.3	32.7
16	Jaron Marcus	1031.2	25.0	122	31%	7.3	323	-492	57%	23.9	31.2
17	Sami Casanova	1029.4	47.7	10	20%	13.8	277	-244	60%	42.7	56.5
18	Patric Sierzega	1028.6	26.1	61	28%	7.7	372	-383	56%	20.9	28.6
-	Dan Hoffenberg	1026.5	45.0	4	75%	134.5	320	-68	75%	-15.5	119.0
19	Goran Cekol	1025.1	68.7	10	20%	8.9	283	-273	50%	39.3	48.2
20	Federico Bianchi	1024.9	38.1	35	20%	-2.4	238	-245	49%	27.7	25.3
21	Migry Zur Campanile	1018.1	61.9	11	9%	2.7	245	-158	55%	29.3	32.1
22	Dana Berkowitz	1016.4	40.5	14	14%	-7.5	370	-232	43%	31.7	24.2
-	Tamara Hoylaerts	1011.6	-16.5	4	50%	22.8	98	-88	75%	29.2	52.0
23	Fabrizio Guttadauro	1010.0	35.2	55	25%	-10.4	228	-319	49%	20.4	10.0
24	Stan Schenker	1009.4	-9.4	31	23%	-19.7	255	-335	52%	29.4	9.6
25	Fabrizio Farnesi	1008.8	20.5	24	33%	-1.1	183	-308	58%	10.7	9.6
26	JoAnna Stansby	1008.7	36.9	58	19%	-14.8	264	-524	45%	23.5	8.7
-	Michael Wilkinson	1004.1	73.3	4	25%	-20.0	102	-153	50%	38.5	18.5
-	Tracey B	1002.9	52.1	2	0%	47.5	106	-11	50%	-21.9	25.6
27	Gianluca Lodato	1000.5	10.5	60	18%	-22.9	340	-389	45%	23.4	0.5
-	Alessio Isaia	1000.2	68.4	4	25%	-22.0	242	-234	25%	22.9	0.9
28	Rosalind Lin	999.5	30.4	44	18%	-29.5	203	-321	45%	29.0	-0.5
29	Giorgio Caccia	994.4	-1.4	33	18%	-34.5	349	-394	36%	28.7	-5.7
30	Joan Clark	992.3	2.2	26	23%	-37.7	206	-362	31%	29.4	-8.3
31	Zachary Grossack	992.0	74.5	7	43%	-44.9	312	-546	43%	23.9	-21.0
-	Tsahi Maimon	990.8	2.0	2	0%	-103.5	-35	-172	0%	21.6	-81.9
32	John Parsons	990.6	28.8	11	27%	-35.9	196	-299	45%	19.3	-16.6
-	Benoit Guiot	988.5	27.5	1	0%	-153.0	-153	-153	0%	-50.5	-203.5
-	Aaron Jones	987.8	18.3	1	0%	-269.0	-269	-269	0%	51.8	-217.2
33	Andrea Abbagnara	986.7	-23.5	7	0%	-63.6	48	-171	29%	28.6	-35.0
34	Filippo Lagostena	986.5	-11.3	15	13%	-47.3	200	-263	33%	28.3	-18.9
-	John Rebardo	986.5	17.6	2	0%	-38.5	51	-128	50%	-81.8	-120.3
-	Rayna Mall	984.8	-135.3	2	0%	-106.0	-82	-130	0%	-29.5	-135.5
35	Umberto Prestini	983.3	-5.5	40	20%	-40.9	404	-482	43%	24.1	-16.7
36	Josh Richards	982.1	9.1	10	10%	-42.2	93	-301	50%	7.8	-34.4
-	Hilto 37	981.2	7.6	3	0%	-145.3	-55	-217	0%	33.7	-111.7
-	Caleb Pipes	979.7	-360.0	1	0%	-285.0	-285	-285	0%	-75.0	-360.0
37	Sarina Chaiken	979.5	-52.0	18	11%	-56.9	196	-264	39%	31.2	-25.8
-	Christine Rebardo	977.6	-109.8	4	0%	-63.8	96	-238	50%	-36.8	-100.6
38	Giles Woodruff	976.4	62.1	9	11%	-86.2	132	-294	33%	36.7	-49.6
-	Karis Mall	973.7	-213.9	2	0%	-153.5	-35	-272	0%	-80.8	-234.3
-	Barbie W	973.1	-102.9	5	0%	-87.0	65	-258	20%	-10.4	-97.4
39	Jackie Smith	958.7	-74.2	60	12%	-55.9	195	-384	42%	14.6	-41.3
-	John McAllister	950.5	-0.4	5	0%	-198.2	29	-504	20%	19.0	-179.2
40	Maree Crawford	943.6	-59.6	46	13%	-61.2	242	-377	33%	4.6	-56.5
41	Beryel Dorscht	915.7	-94.2	15	0%	-149.7	74	-354	13%	31.2	-118.5
42	Giorgio Peterlongo	910.2	-86.5	39	13%	-113.8	238	-537	26%	23.5	-90.3

Hall of Fame, December 2023

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Nicole Gilmore	461
	Ben Kristensen	428
	Steven De Donder	407
	Umberto Prestini	404
	Geoff Hampson	395

Hall of Shame, December 2023

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Zachary Grossack	-546
	Giorgio Peterlongo	-537
	JoAnna Stansby	-524
	John McAllister	-504
	Jaron Marcus	-492

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