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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

October: 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, October 2024

This competition finished on the last day of October 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	1108.9	96.5	53	55%	98.0	391	-202	77%	10.9	108.9
2	Dan Hoffenberg	1089.4	48.7	26	38%	73.3	378	-194	77%	22.5	95.8
3	John Diamond	1088.1	58.6	30	43%	63.9	428	-314	63%	27.3	91.2
4	Rosalind Lin	1078.1	53.3	45	29%	46.0	353	-296	76%	32.2	78.3
5	Geoff Hampson	1077.5	90.6	9	56%	134.8	297	-62	78%	28.1	162.9
6	Alessandro Colombo	1070.9	23.7	29	17%	45.5	312	-213	66%	28.4	73.9
7	Fabio Quai	1059.8	60.6	116	31%	36.7	326	-419	64%	23.1	59.8
8	Jaron Marcus	1052.7	35.3	42	38%	22.6	300	-245	60%	30.2	52.8
9	Sami Casanova	1051.0	46.0	25	20%	16.0	329	-307	56%	39.2	55.3
10	Matt Dobbs	1049.9	47.7	38	32%	21.7	216	-315	66%	28.5	50.2
11	John Parsons	1047.2	42.7	38	32%	22.4	240	-324	66%	25.1	47.5
12	Gaetano Damiata	1046.8	34.2	60	33%	18.6	251	-503	57%	28.2	46.8
13	Chris Dixon	1046.8	52.2	12	42%	66.3	190	-76	75%	11.1	77.5
14	Marco Prestini	1045.4	40.5	32	34%	27.8	299	-320	53%	18.6	46.5
15	Mark Tynkov	1044.6	79.5	35	29%	17.5	233	-293	63%	27.7	45.2
16	Giorgio Caccia	1042.8	7.6	28	29%	15.8	346	-307	54%	29.1	44.9
17	Goran Cekol	1041.1	71.3	11	36%	55.2	410	-203	73%	17.8	73.0
18	Patric Sierzega	1040.6	42.6	69	25%	16.9	371	-357	59%	23.7	40.5
-	Alessio Isaia	1040.5	70.3	5	60%	127.4	299	-176	80%	19.1	146.5
19	Beppe Mistretta	1034.9	36.3	64	22%	7.4	270	-355	56%	27.5	34.9
20	Migry Zur Campanile	1030.9	59.5	12	42%	32.6	304	-389	75%	18.6	51.2
21	Jill Levin	1030.8	22.2	57	19%	-1.5	295	-367	51%	32.2	30.8
22	Michael Wilkinson	1027.4	40.0	54	28%	5.6	319	-354	56%	21.8	27.4
23	Joan Clark	1026.0	15.5	21	24%	7.7	355	-259	48%	22.4	30.1
24	Filippo Lagostena	1024.0	-13.6	19	21%	-5.4	297	-248	53%	34.6	29.2
-	JoAnna Stansby	1022.1	48.1	3	67%	109.0	155	63	100%	22.8	131.8
25	Fabrizio Farnesi	1018.3	28.2	54	22%	-8.2	361	-318	50%	26.5	18.3
26	Zachary Grossack	1012.3	73.9	10	30%	-7.6	219	-242	50%	31.2	23.6
-	Hilto 37	1011.6	10.3	1	100%	164.0	164	164	100%	41.7	205.7
27	Federico Bianchi	1010.1	38.8	48	21%	-19.4	319	-421	46%	29.5	10.1
-	Tsahi Maimon	1009.1	4.9	1	100%	121.0	121	121	100%	40.6	161.6
-	Stephen Frechette	1005.3	11.6	5	20%	-17.8	242	-370	60%	36.9	19.1
28	Mira	1005.1	2.2	96	19%	-19.0	309	-252	42%	24.1	5.1
-	Giles Woodruff	1001.6	68.2	1	0%	-18.0	-18	-18	0%	46.3	28.3
-	Ben Kristensen	1000.4	100.9	4	0%	-32.8	84	-142	50%	34.5	1.8
-	John McAllister	999.9	7.1	3	0%	-6.3	99	-188	67%	5.8	-0.5
29	Raz Betzalel	995.9	-55.3	10	10%	-41.4	164	-260	40%	33.5	-7.9
-	Nicole Gilmore	993.0	62.9	3	0%	-70.7	8	-128	33%	29.1	-41.6
-	Keiran Crowe-Mai	990.7	-50.5	2	0%	-137.0	-69	-205	0%	54.3	-82.7
30	Tracey B	990.1	51.9	9	22%	-52.8	236	-466	44%	32.0	-20.7
31	Tamara Hoylaerts	973.7	-14.7	9	0%	-87.8	43	-227	22%	32.4	-55.3
-	Kevin Zhou	973.4	9.3	1	0%	-499.0	-499	-499	0%	27.5	-471.5
32	Gianluca Lodato	965.3	12.1	39	8%	-64.7	153	-287	36%	29.8	-34.9
33	Stan Schenker	964.3	13.6	47	13%	-50.1	194	-277	38%	14.4	-35.7
34	Maree Crawford	954.1	-34.8	73	11%	-70.4	258	-411	32%	24.5	-45.9
35	Jackie Smith	947.5	-53.7	42	17%	-76.5	352	-413	40%	23.9	-52.6
36	Umberto Prestini	946.7	-18.1	25	16%	-92.1	227	-475	44%	34.3	-57.8
37	Giorgio Peterlongo	933.7	-62.8	59	10%	-95.9	167	-465	20%	29.6	-66.3
38	Beryel Dorscht	932.4	-119.2	9	0%	-171.1	18	-253	11%	29.0	-142.1

Hall of Fame, October 2024

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	John Diamond	428
	Goran Cekol	410
	Steven De Donder	391
	Steven De Donder	382
	Dan Hoffenberg	378

Hall of Shame, October 2024

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Gaetano Damiata	-503
	Kevin Zhou	-499
	Umberto Prestini	-475
	Tracey B	-466
	Giorgio Peterlongo	-465

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