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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, 2024

January: 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, January 2024

This competition finished on the last day of January 2024. 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	1091.2	102.2	19	42%	86.0	289	-167	84%	25.1	111.1
2	Rosalind Lin	1088.7	41.2	28	36%	67.5	343	-258	68%	25.6	93.1
3	Dana Berkowitz	1083.8	49.2	28	46%	65.2	356	-257	68%	22.8	88.0
4	Steven De Donder	1077.5	90.0	50	34%	61.4	404	-254	62%	16.2	77.5
5	Ben Kristensen	1069.4	103.9	15	20%	89.5	410	-233	67%	8.1	97.6
6	Fabrizio Guttadauro	1066.7	41.5	27	33%	55.7	254	-162	67%	15.0	70.7
7	Fabio Quai	1063.8	64.3	99	30%	32.4	319	-320	64%	31.4	63.8
8	Stan Schenker	1061.2	8.3	41	39%	31.3	331	-276	61%	30.1	61.5
9	Marco Novara	1060.2	57.0	71	30%	29.8	303	-394	59%	30.4	60.2
10	Mark Tynkov	1059.6	84.1	11	36%	77.0	293	-82	73%	28.8	105.8
11	Marco Prestini	1050.4	43.5	60	32%	17.4	426	-387	58%	33.1	50.4
12	John Diamond	1049.2	66.2	17	24%	36.2	151	-133	71%	27.7	63.8
13	Tsahi Maimon	1047.6	8.4	6	50%	120.0	329	-118	67%	24.7	144.7
14	Beppe Mistretta	1046.2	48.6	88	23%	17.4	365	-352	52%	28.8	46.2
15	Migry Zur Campanile	1043.3	63.3	11	55%	47.3	232	-152	64%	29.6	76.9
16	Zachary Grossack	1043.1	73.1	16	31%	38.9	418	-240	50%	19.2	58.1
17	Gaetano Damiata	1041.9	50.7	107	25%	11.6	388	-360	55%	30.3	41.9
18	Matt Dobbs	1041.9	29.1	17	41%	44.8	251	-343	76%	9.6	54.4
19	Patric Sierzega	1041.9	32.6	67	25%	20.1	417	-453	57%	21.8	41.9
-	Alessio Isaia	1037.7	70.9	5	60%	122.0	264	-32	80%	14.6	136.6
-	Giles Woodruff	1034.1	64.8	4	50%	127.3	263	22	100%	25.9	153.2
20	Jill Levin	1032.8	34.1	48	40%	-3.0	321	-350	48%	35.8	32.8
21	Giorgio Caccia	1028.8	7.1	49	16%	-7.0	373	-254	53%	35.8	28.8
22	Benoit Guiot	1024.7	29.5	6	67%	47.0	361	-360	67%	28.1	75.1
23	Sami Casanova	1022.3	47.9	9	33%	13.2	261	-209	56%	33.6	46.8
24	JoAnna Stansby	1020.7	30.9	59	19%	0.5	318	-391	51%	20.1	20.7
25	Jaron Marcus	1020.5	23.7	105	25%	1.6	339	-484	50%	18.8	20.5
26	Federico Bianchi	1016.3	31.8	47	26%	-17.0	312	-496	55%	33.3	16.3
27	Nicole Gilmore	1013.9	51.5	6	33%	19.8	263	-191	67%	22.4	42.2
28	Gianluca Lodato	1012.6	12.9	83	18%	-24.3	315	-424	42%	37.0	12.6
-	Tracey B	1011.9	51.8	5	20%	4.8	113	-235	80%	38.1	42.9
-	Josh Richards	1007.0	10.1	1	100%	130.0	130	130	100%	-6.6	123.4
-	Arm Pontecom	1005.8	45.9	3	33%	23.7	177	-101	33%	10.9	34.6
-	Mike Rice	1004.0	98.2	3	0%	-5.3	87	-64	33%	28.9	23.6
29	John McAllister	1003.8	0.4	11	18%	-13.2	267	-118	18%	20.0	6.8
-	Barbie W	1002.0	-101.0	2	50%	-2.5	280	-285	50%	20.2	17.7
30	Fabrizio Farnesi	1001.8	17.7	25	28%	2.6	268	-250	48%	-0.6	2.0
-	Clovis Dehaye	999.2	54.0	3	0%	-38.7	58	-104	33%	33.9	-4.7
-	Goran Cekol	993.1	67.0	2	0%	-95.0	-52	-138	0%	33.9	-61.1
-	Sarina Chaiken	991.4	-52.2	2	0%	-92.0	22	-206	50%	15.4	-76.6
31	Dan Hoffenberg	990.1	41.6	8	0%	-48.5	134	-220	38%	25.4	-23.1
32	Chris Dixon	989.5	47.8	14	21%	-43.7	262	-413	50%	28.2	-15.5
-	Adam Grossack	988.3	47.1	2	0%	-109.5	43	-262	50%	5.0	-104.5
-	Michael Wilkinson	983.5	68.9	5	0%	-61.4	7	-185	20%	1.6	-59.8
33	John Parsons	983.1	25.7	6	0%	-76.8	125	-238	17%	25.4	-51.4
34	Alessandro Colombo	979.5	-6.2	85	13%	-53.5	230	-418	40%	33.0	-20.5
35	Hilto 37	978.4	4.2	8	13%	-68.9	47	-229	38%	18.4	-50.5
-	Gabriel Feldstein	976.0	-72.9	5	0%	-103.0	54	-275	40%	16.0	-87.0
36	Joan Clark	974.6	-1.8	18	0%	-50.4	184	-361	33%	18.5	-31.9
37	Maree Crawford	972.4	-52.3	40	18%	-36.9	289	-399	50%	9.2	-27.7
-	Tamara Hoylaerts	971.1	-19.4	5	0%	-148.0	85	-315	20%	43.3	-104.7
38	Giancarlo Rosselli	958.9	-2.6	10	10%	-96.4	85	-502	40%	17.5	-78.9
39	Umberto Prestini	952.4	-13.8	29	28%	-73.1	346	-518	34%	23.4	-49.6
40	Giorgio Peterlongo	945.2	-81.0	29	17%	-87.4	195	-383	34%	30.3	-57.2
41	Jackie Smith	930.7	-72.8	56	16%	-87.2	288	-578	34%	17.9	-69.3
42	Beryel Dorscht	891.0	-98.3	28	4%	-145.3	191	-601	18%	30.8	-114.5

Hall of Fame, January 2024

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Marco Prestini	426
	Zachary Grossack	418
	Patric Sierzega	417
	Ben Kristensen	410
	Steven De Donder	404

Hall of Shame, January 2024

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Beryel Dorscht	-601
	Beryel Dorscht	-580
	Jackie Smith	-578
	Jackie Smith	-551
	Umberto Prestini	-518

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