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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.

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2004-2024

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2003-2024

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

November: Steven De Donder

December: Steven De Donder

Annual winners, 2003-24

2024 ladder: Steven De Donder

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

2015 ladder: Alessio Isaia

2014 ladder: Doron Limor

2013 ladder: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2012 ladder: Ben Handley�� -Pritchard

2011 ladder: Fabio Lo Presti

2010 ladder: Steve Altus

2009 ladder: Mike Rice

2008 ladder: John Therkelsen

2007 ladder: Mike Rice

2006 ladder: Francesco Mazzadi

2005 ladder: J�rome Rombaut

2004 ladder: Joel Wooldridge

2003 ladder: JoAnna Stansby

Ladder, 2025

Minimum games to qualify: 100.

Last updated: Fri 31 Jan 2025 20:27 (UK time)

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
-	Geoff Hampson	1115.6	100.6	26	38%	90.0	283	-429	81%	33.8	123.8
-	Steven De Donder	1105.1	109.7	36	44%	80.0	384	-297	75%	26.3	106.3
-	John Diamond	1079.4	73.5	45	31%	42.6	297	-237	67%	37.0	79.6
1	Fabio Quai	1077.4	76.2	138	36%	43.3	399	-446	66%	34.1	77.4
-	Ben Kristensen	1072.1	101.4	15	33%	76.7	365	-153	67%	24.8	101.4
-	Jaron Marcus	1070.2	62.0	62	37%	32.6	371	-354	63%	37.5	70.2
-	Rosalind Lin	1065.3	53.9	46	30%	28.8	326	-251	61%	36.6	65.4
-	Mark Tynkov	1064.5	78.6	61	33%	32.3	292	-408	64%	32.1	64.5
-	Federico Bianchi	1064.4	51.9	53	28%	26.5	267	-223	51%	37.9	64.4
-	Marco Prestini	1061.4	50.0	23	48%	30.3	337	-228	57%	38.2	68.5
-	Goran Cekol	1060.1	79.5	6	67%	140.7	397	-204	83%	42.1	182.8
-	Patric Sierzega	1057.7	53.2	49	37%	21.4	355	-385	55%	36.4	57.8
-	Dan Hoffenberg	1056.7	45.0	21	19%	17.4	302	-346	48%	48.3	65.7
-	John Parsons	1055.6	54.4	33	30%	24.5	272	-396	61%	32.1	56.7
-	Gaetano Damiata	1053.5	48.1	58	26%	16.7	380	-345	57%	36.8	53.5
-	Fabrizio Farnesi	1052.4	36.5	87	30%	18.5	303	-419	60%	33.9	52.4
-	Giorgio Caccia	1042.7	24.3	34	15%	-1.5	333	-270	47%	45.0	43.4
-	Zachary Grossack	1038.6	81.3	9	22%	45.3	317	-258	56%	35.9	81.2
-	Migry Zur Campanile	1038.3	61.3	16	25%	3.3	272	-213	63%	48.4	51.7
-	Gianluca Lodato	1036.9	21.7	52	15%	-4.1	227	-398	50%	41.0	36.9
-	Michael Wilkinson	1036.3	45.9	33	36%	3.3	286	-403	55%	33.7	37.0
-	Giles Woodruff	1030.4	72.2	12	25%	9.0	175	-177	50%	41.4	50.4
-	Matt Dobbs	1030.2	49.3	21	24%	-8.1	189	-305	52%	43.1	35.0
-	Sami Casanova	1029.8	45.7	55	18%	-8.7	342	-335	53%	38.5	29.8
2	Mira	1029.1	26.1	101	27%	-4.5	396	-401	50%	33.5	29.1
-	Nicole Gilmore	1027.2	69.3	3	67%	131.3	344	-142	67%	30.7	162.0
-	Jill Levin	1026.9	26.3	64	16%	-23.0	260	-376	47%	49.9	26.9
-	Stan Schenker	1020.5	18.4	47	15%	-20.5	258	-269	40%	41.0	20.5
-	Alessandro Colombo	1019.2	24.8	52	19%	-19.2	325	-491	38%	38.4	19.2
-	Mike Rice	1016.5	102.7	2	50%	107.0	236	-22	50%	40.1	147.1
-	Tracey B	1014.9	51.1	36	25%	-34.7	208	-539	44%	49.8	15.1
-	Benoit Guiot	1012.9	27.7	5	20%	13.2	156	-70	20%	33.7	46.9
-	Maree Crawford	1012.0	-16.6	43	14%	-19.2	244	-560	49%	31.2	12.1
-	Hilto 37	1010.4	18.6	6	17%	-15.0	150	-392	83%	46.7	31.7
-	Adam Grossack	1009.9	51.3	5	0%	-4.2	147	-223	60%	40.0	35.8
-	Tsahi Maimon	1006.5	18.1	19	21%	-43.6	274	-590	32%	51.5	8.0
3	Jennifer Mourgues	1002.0	5.1	100	16%	-33.6	310	-482	49%	35.6	2.0
-	Sarina Chaiken	1002.0	-42.8	1	0%	-28.0	-28	-28	0%	63.0	35.0
-	Alessio Isaia	1001.8	76.3	1	0%	-22.0	-22	-22	0%	54.2	32.2
-	Marco Novara	1000.8	45.1	1	0%	-51.0	-51	-51	0%	66.0	15.0
-	Clovis Dehaye	995.9	49.8	2	0%	-70.5	-27	-114	0%	34.0	-36.5
-	Joan Clark	993.5	16.3	23	22%	-34.7	170	-370	43%	27.4	-7.2
-	Umberto Prestini	991.2	-13.9	31	13%	-58.9	172	-467	35%	49.8	-9.1
-	Filippo Lagostena	988.8	-5.3	20	10%	-60.1	138	-490	35%	46.8	-13.2
-	Stephen Frechette	987.5	10.9	3	0%	-87.7	105	-194	33%	13.4	-74.3
-	Mauro Camerota	986.5	-147.8	1	0%	-280.0	-280	-280	0%	41.0	-239.0
-	Tamara Hoylaerts	983.3	-5.8	5	0%	-105.4	88	-405	40%	44.9	-60.5
-	Beryel Dorscht	970.4	-117.1	3	0%	-209.0	-205	-215	0%	32.9	-176.1
-	Steven Dupree	962.4	-136.6	5	20%	-178.4	119	-495	20%	42.5	-135.9
-	Beppe Mistretta	961.9	39.2	14	7%	-108.0	89	-441	29%	51.7	-56.3
-	Jackie Smith	925.5	-45.5	45	13%	-113.2	487	-575	20%	38.6	-74.6
-	Giorgio Peterlongo	906.4	-71.4	31	6%	-136.8	198	-484	16%	40.5	-96.4