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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

August: Steven De Donder

September: 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, September 2024

This competition finished on the last day of September 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	1093.5	85.9	61	39%	60.5	331	-310	72%	33.0	93.5
2	Marco Prestini	1075.2	39.2	24	54%	64.0	377	-526	71%	18.6	82.7
3	JoAnna Stansby	1071.2	46.3	12	42%	86.8	390	-199	75%	31.1	117.9
4	Mark Tynkov	1070.7	88.0	27	26%	49.8	408	-229	59%	25.1	75.0
5	Ben Kristensen	1066.1	103.7	10	50%	96.8	318	-163	70%	30.3	127.1
6	John Parsons	1059.2	41.1	32	28%	35.9	355	-284	66%	24.7	60.6
7	Stan Schenker	1058.9	32.1	47	36%	47.7	335	-233	64%	11.2	58.9
8	Fabio Quai	1056.9	59.9	115	26%	30.1	341	-378	58%	26.8	56.9
9	Federico Bianchi	1051.3	50.3	37	35%	21.0	298	-290	65%	30.8	51.8
10	Steven De Donder	1049.7	89.9	24	33%	39.2	380	-231	58%	15.4	54.6
11	Rosalind Lin	1049.4	43.9	56	21%	11.5	436	-344	54%	37.9	49.4
12	Tsahi Maimon	1045.4	3.9	14	50%	35.6	366	-542	71%	31.4	67.0
13	Fabrizio Farnesi	1044.3	32.4	61	23%	8.0	301	-418	61%	36.2	44.3
14	Matt Dobbs	1043.7	45.7	44	25%	12.3	354	-261	59%	31.4	43.7
15	Beppe Mistretta	1043.5	36.9	38	32%	17.5	314	-269	58%	26.3	43.8
16	Migry Zur Campanile	1042.6	60.0	6	50%	92.8	227	-73	83%	36.9	129.7
17	John Diamond	1040.9	51.0	39	26%	9.9	248	-244	54%	31.3	41.1
18	Michael Wilkinson	1034.0	45.5	34	21%	-0.6	220	-249	47%	35.2	34.6
19	Nicole Gilmore	1033.9	65.1	7	43%	43.7	296	-227	57%	45.7	89.4
20	Joan Clark	1028.7	13.3	36	31%	-7.2	263	-412	50%	36.2	29.0
21	Dan Hoffenberg	1024.9	39.6	8	38%	35.1	279	-257	50%	23.0	58.2
22	Jaron Marcus	1023.8	31.1	61	30%	-8.7	323	-388	51%	32.6	23.8
23	Patric Sierzega	1022.3	41.4	101	24%	-7.8	401	-449	48%	30.0	22.3
24	Gaetano Damiata	1022.2	27.3	38	13%	2.0	381	-359	42%	20.3	22.3
25	Sami Casanova	1021.6	43.8	13	15%	-10.5	157	-194	46%	44.1	33.7
26	Gianluca Lodato	1020.5	26.7	44	25%	-9.1	296	-318	48%	29.6	20.5
-	Chris Dixon	1019.5	50.0	5	20%	52.6	169	-105	60%	18.1	70.7
-	Ben Handley-Pritchard	1018.6	82.4	3	33%	47.0	300	-174	67%	63.5	110.5
-	Zachary Grossack	1017.6	77.6	4	50%	47.8	221	-198	75%	31.4	79.1
27	Alessandro Colombo	1015.5	12.5	63	21%	-10.7	277	-525	48%	26.2	15.5
28	Umberto Prestini	1012.1	-10.7	35	37%	-27.6	334	-483	54%	39.8	12.3
-	Clovis Dehaye	1009.8	47.9	3	33%	28.0	101	-44	67%	30.6	58.6
29	Alessio Isaia	1006.0	67.6	10	20%	-1.9	210	-225	40%	13.4	11.5
30	Jill Levin	999.7	16.3	74	15%	-36.9	335	-437	38%	36.5	-0.3
-	Sarina Chaiken	998.6	-47.8	1	0%	-19.0	-19	-19	0%	-6.2	-25.2
-	Dana Berkowitz	998.5	52.8	4	0%	-22.3	43	-110	25%	15.4	-6.9
31	Giorgio Caccia	997.9	0.2	7	43%	-33.6	316	-371	43%	27.9	-5.6
-	Keiran Crowe-Mai	997.4	-50.1	1	0%	-32.0	-32	-32	0%	-14.7	-46.7
32	Kevin Zhou	996.3	14.5	6	0%	-35.7	231	-187	33%	24.3	-11.4
-	Barbie W	995.6	-95.7	1	0%	-95.0	-95	-95	0%	16.9	-78.1
-	Aaron Jones	993.6	14.2	5	0%	-64.8	42	-202	40%	41.8	-23.0
33	Mira	990.6	1.7	88	18%	-32.0	444	-403	45%	22.6	-9.4
-	Tamara Hoylaerts	987.7	-12.1	1	0%	-251.0	-251	-251	0%	32.6	-218.4
-	Filippo Lagostena	986.3	-19.6	2	0%	-140.5	-108	-173	0%	18.7	-121.8
34	Maree Crawford	986.3	-27.0	52	15%	-33.0	199	-384	37%	19.3	-13.7
-	Mike Rice	985.3	94.8	4	25%	-115.3	88	-351	25%	49.2	-66.0
35	Raz Betzalel	965.9	-59.6	25	8%	-75.0	153	-444	44%	38.0	-37.0
-	Beryel Dorscht	964.6	-117.7	4	0%	-182.3	-53	-277	0%	23.3	-159.0
36	Giorgio Peterlongo	948.8	-59.7	38	11%	-79.0	257	-396	32%	27.4	-51.5
37	Jackie Smith	935.6	-54.2	39	13%	-93.0	231	-539	28%	28.3	-64.8

Hall of Fame, September 2024

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Mira	444
	Rosalind Lin	436
	Mark Tynkov	408
	Mark Tynkov	405
	Patric Sierzega	401

Hall of Shame, September 2024

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Tsahi Maimon	-542
	Jackie Smith	-539
	Marco Prestini	-526
	Alessandro Colombo	-525
	Umberto Prestini	-483

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