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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

February: Mark Tynkov

March: Dana Berkowitz

April: Geoff Hampson

May: Steven De Donder

June: Geoff Hampson

July: Steven De Donder

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, July 2024

This competition finished on the last day of July 2024. 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
1	Steven De Donder	1108.5	90.7	33	39%	100.0	375	-178	70%	10.7	110.7
2	Geoff Hampson	1086.5	92.1	17	65%	87.1	369	-305	82%	25.1	112.2
3	Jaron Marcus	1071.9	41.6	19	42%	48.5	208	-353	79%	39.0	87.5
4	Rosalind Lin	1070.3	30.8	21	14%	45.5	333	-184	71%	36.0	81.5
5	Federico Bianchi	1068.2	57.5	36	39%	39.4	260	-184	69%	29.6	68.9
6	Gaetano Damiata	1058.5	38.2	35	31%	47.3	348	-164	63%	12.0	59.3
7	Fabio Quai	1051.3	52.8	38	32%	23.6	258	-348	61%	28.0	51.6
8	Joan Clark	1049.1	15.4	14	43%	35.8	252	-329	57%	36.6	72.4
9	Zachary Grossack	1047.7	79.5	9	44%	60.4	275	-75	44%	39.9	100.4
10	Gianluca Lodato	1046.2	31.3	40	25%	19.6	301	-224	63%	26.9	46.4
11	Nicole Gilmore	1040.8	62.7	7	43%	76.3	414	-445	86%	31.3	107.6
12	Patric Sierzega	1034.7	43.0	38	26%	7.9	210	-503	58%	27.1	35.0
13	Beppe Mistretta	1034.1	38.9	28	29%	18.2	305	-393	61%	17.6	35.8
14	Marco Prestini	1031.4	33.5	6	33%	81.0	211	-10	83%	14.5	95.5
15	Mark Tynkov	1030.0	86.5	8	38%	41.8	396	-342	50%	28.3	70.1
16	Migry Zur Campanile	1028.9	58.6	6	0%	59.5	163	-9	67%	28.5	88.0
17	John Parsons	1022.1	32.4	23	30%	11.0	272	-360	57%	13.7	24.7
-	Dana Berkowitz	1020.6	56.1	3	0%	83.0	157	-27	67%	39.6	122.6
18	Chris Dixon	1020.2	47.0	8	25%	30.4	222	-254	75%	16.7	47.1
19	Umberto Prestini	1019.2	-22.2	11	18%	2.9	232	-170	45%	31.3	34.2
20	Ben Kristensen	1017.6	100.7	11	27%	32.6	201	-270	64%	-1.3	31.3
-	JoAnna Stansby	1017.3	40.3	5	20%	61.6	184	-76	60%	1.0	62.6
21	Michael Wilkinson	1016.7	50.4	21	24%	2.0	404	-520	33%	17.3	19.4
-	Benoit Guiot	1016.4	27.6	3	67%	69.0	317	-187	67%	28.6	97.6
22	Mira	1015.1	4.2	52	21%	-5.3	302	-374	50%	20.4	15.1
23	Stan Schenker	1014.1	28.0	56	25%	3.2	332	-280	46%	10.8	14.1
24	Bradley Johnston	1012.5	42.0	9	22%	-2.6	233	-324	44%	28.8	26.3
-	Tsahi Maimon	1011.7	-0.7	1	100%	229.0	229	229	100%	-21.7	207.3
-	Marco Novara	1010.4	41.1	5	20%	18.6	175	-124	40%	18.9	37.5
-	Tracey B	1009.2	56.2	1	100%	164.0	164	164	100%	-1.3	162.7
25	Alessandro Colombo	1004.5	9.0	29	21%	-16.4	269	-244	48%	21.1	4.7
26	Jill Levin	1003.8	20.0	24	13%	-29.9	141	-337	50%	34.1	4.2
-	Mike Rice	1003.1	100.3	1	0%	13.0	13	13	100%	41.9	54.9
27	John Diamond	1002.2	59.8	13	15%	-34.2	216	-339	38%	37.5	3.4
-	Pete Whipple	1001.9	69.2	1	0%	-26.0	-26	-26	0%	59.9	33.9
28	Raz Betzalel	1001.3	-61.3	19	16%	-30.2	190	-316	47%	31.7	1.5
-	Gabriel Feldstein	1001.2	-70.6	1	0%	-33.0	-33	-33	0%	54.0	21.0
-	Alessio Isaia	998.4	71.7	2	0%	-16.0	59	-91	50%	2.2	-13.8
-	Sarina Chaiken	998.0	-48.0	2	0%	-67.5	-49	-86	0%	49.5	-18.0
-	Corey Robinson	997.1	-46.6	1	0%	-49.0	-49	-49	0%	-2.9	-51.9
-	Silvia Saccomanno	996.2	13.0	2	0%	-45.5	99	-190	50%	11.8	-33.7
-	Dan Hoffenberg	996.0	42.5	4	0%	-32.8	90	-288	75%	14.8	-17.9
-	Hilto 37	992.9	8.2	1	0%	-180.0	-180	-180	0%	53.9	-126.1
-	Jennifer Mourgues	991.6	3.9	1	0%	-211.0	-211	-211	0%	61.8	-149.2
29	Fabrizio Farnesi	972.7	26.9	31	23%	-45.8	251	-501	39%	17.6	-28.1
-	Aaron Jones	969.1	15.7	2	0%	-320.0	-235	-405	0%	45.2	-274.8
30	Jackie Smith	967.6	-59.6	26	19%	-48.1	183	-437	35%	13.4	-34.7
31	Filippo Lagostena	958.8	-18.2	15	13%	-76.7	167	-335	20%	18.8	-57.9
32	Giorgio Caccia	952.2	0.5	11	9%	-113.3	113	-322	27%	28.4	-84.9
33	Maree Crawford	945.9	-34.2	47	15%	-69.6	279	-438	40%	15.5	-54.1
34	Beryel Dorscht	922.4	-106.8	15	7%	-127.5	206	-671	20%	18.4	-109.0
35	Giorgio Peterlongo	915.3	-69.9	28	11%	-109.4	287	-411	25%	20.5	-88.9

Hall of Fame, July 2024

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Nicole Gilmore	414
	Michael Wilkinson	404
	Mark Tynkov	396
	Steven De Donder	375
	Geoff Hampson	369

Hall of Shame, July 2024

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Beryel Dorscht	-671
	Michael Wilkinson	-520
	Patric Sierzega	-503
	Fabrizio Farnesi	-501
	Nicole Gilmore	-445

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