Online Barbu Ladder

Submitting results

Ladder results should be sent to online.barbu.results@virgin.net. Emails to this address are processed automatically by a piece of software, so please don’t send any other correspondence to this address.

The results should be provided in the same form as the play records produced by the program (“File” then “Save Hand records”), but with full names, abbreviations or aliases in place of the "handles" used during the game. For an explanation of the rules for abbreviations, and a list of aliases, please click here:

Player naming and current alias list

More information

How the rating system works

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.

Steve Altus, Lew Stansby, Neil Trentham and Giles Woodruff, for providing advice and comments, and for pointing out problems.

Barbu Heroes

Largest number of ladder wins

Lew Stansby (3)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

Kit Woolsey: +275 at Dominoes, subsequently equalled by Jon Rice

Winners, 2005

January: Armando Pontecorvo

February: Steve Altus

March: Mike Rice

Winners, 2003-4

2004 ladder: Joel Wooldridge

2004 “Zester”: Neil Trentham

2004 “Apple core”: Joel Wooldridge

2003 ladder: JoAnna Stansby

Monthly/bimonthly/quarterly ladders: Neil Allerton (twice), Steve Altus, Giovanni Bobbio, Graham Hazel, Francesco Mazzadi, JoAnna Stansby, Lew Stansby (three times), Laura Tidone, Willie Whitaker, Philip Wood

Barbu Ladder - input data

Barbu Ladder Scores

Date South West North East
2005-05-01 Martin Garvey 34 Laura Tidone -42 Guy Campbell 54 Neil Trentham -46
2005-05-01 Martin Garvey -8 Neil Trentham 214 Laura Tidone -80 Fabio Lo Presti -126
2005-05-01 Neil Trentham 64 David Adler -123 Andrew Quinton 84 Laura de Laurentiis -25
2005-05-01 Steve Altus -17 Giles Woodruff 233 Fabio Lo Presti -5 Luca Cesati Cassin -211
2005-05-01 Neil Trentham 31 Mike Rice 121 Doris Denny -103 Laura de Laurentiis -49
2005-05-01 David Adler 130 Fabio Lo Presti 178 John Therkelsen -157 Luca Cesati Cassin -151
2005-05-02 Martin Garvey 8 Jon Rice -333 David Adler -79 Mike Rice 404
2005-05-02 Martin Garvey -98 Jon Rice 307 Laura Tidone -211 Annabella Palma 2
2005-05-02 Neil Trentham -144 Mike Rice 293 Jon Rice -151 Martin Garvey 2
2005-05-02 Martin Garvey -114 Jon Rice 60 Guy Campbell -192 Raghavendra Rajkumar 246
2005-05-02 Neil Trentham -5 Guy Campbell 89 Jon Rice 12 Mike Rice -96
2005-05-02 Neil Trentham 138 Martin Garvey 141 John Therkelsen -150 Mike Rice -129
2005-05-02 Martin Garvey -214 Willie Whitaker -14 John Therkelsen -64 Raghavendra Rajkumar 292
2005-05-03 Martin Garvey -63 Neil Trentham -55 John Therkelsen 194 Raghavendra Rajkumar -76
2005-05-03 Martin Garvey -92 Tony Nunn 106 Laura Tidone -98 Leonardo Cima 84
2005-05-03 Martin Garvey 143 Laura de Laurentiis 33 Laura Tidone 63 Raghavendra Rajkumar -239
2005-05-03 Giles Woodruff -64 Prahalad Rajkumar 151 Tong Choo -154 Raghavendra Rajkumar 67
2005-05-04 Chris Dixon -127 Jon Rice 359 Raghavendra Rajkumar -188 Francesco Mazzadi -44
2005-05-04 Chris Dixon 105 Mike Rice 187 Jon Rice 203 Raghavendra Rajkumar -495
2005-05-04 Martin Garvey -159 Annabella Palma 126 Willie Whitaker 2 Raghavendra Rajkumar 31
2005-05-05 Martin Garvey -113 Leonardo Cima 10 Jon Rice 87 Laura Tidone 16
2005-05-05 Tony Nunn -233 Michael Wilkinson 226 David Beer 246 Jon Rice -239
2005-05-05 Chris Dixon -97 Prahalad Rajkumar 75 Jon Rice -249 Mike Rice 271
2005-05-05 Martin Garvey 31 Steve Altus 70 John Therkelsen 33 Massoun M ejjeh -134
2005-05-06 Laura Tidone -266 Prahalad Rajkumar 191 Guy Campbell -20 Leonardo Cima 95
2005-05-06 Chris Dixon 24 Massoun M ejjeh -53 Prahalad Rajkumar 21 Mike Rice 8
2005-05-06 Martin Garvey 285 Jon Rice -11 David Beer -64 Tony Nunn -210
2005-05-06 Chris Dixon -42 Prahalad Rajkumar -130 Laura Tidone 185 Massoun M ejjeh -13
2005-05-07 Tony Nunn -132 Annabella Palma -94 Laura Tidone 113 Sally Woolsey 113
2005-05-07 Giles Woodruff -127 David Beer -230 Jon Rice 216 JoAnna Stansby 141
2005-05-08 John Therkelsen 32 Sally Woolsey -275 David Beer 87 Mike Rice 156
2005-05-08 John Therkelsen -117 Prahalad Rajkumar 228 David Beer 61 Raghavendra Rajkumar -172
2005-05-08 John Therkelsen -10 Laura de Laurentiis 106 Annabella Palma 20 Luca Cesati Cassin -116
2005-05-08 Neil Trentham -94 Prahalad Rajkumar 115 Jon Rice -126 Raghavendra Rajkumar 105
2005-05-08 John Therkelsen -111 Laura de Laurentiis 240 David Beer -101 Annabella Palma -28
2005-05-08 Neil Trentham -7 Nicholas Cheung 36 Guy Campbell 35 David Adler -64
2005-05-09 Fabrizio Farnesi 33 Leonardo Cima 90 Francesco Mazzadi -48 Chris Dixon -75
2005-05-09 Fabrizio Farnesi -92 Tony Nunn 214 Leonardo Cima -388 Francesco Mazzadi 266
2005-05-09 Martin Garvey -146 Chris Dixon 114 Jon Rice 28 Mike Rice 4
2005-05-09 Chris Dixon -125 Martin Garvey 37 Jon Rice 146 Mike Rice -58
2005-05-09 Chris Dixon -258 Neil Trentham 339 Jon Rice -114 Mike Rice 33
2005-05-09 Martin Garvey 119 Willie Whitaker -196 Francesco Mazzadi 43 Chris Dixon 34
2005-05-09 Neil Trentham 146 Annabella Palma -318 Francesco Mazzadi 317 Willie Whitaker -145
2005-05-10 Laura Tidone 322 Elisabetta Palma -228 Annabella Palma -142 Massoun M ejjeh 48
2005-05-10 Laura de Laurentiis 125 Massoun M ejjeh -50 Elisabetta Palma -16 Annabella Palma -59
2005-05-10 Fabrizio Farnesi 65 Ben Chosid -83 Leonardo Cima 97 Louis Levy -79
2005-05-10 Martin Garvey 106 Massoun M ejjeh 84 Sally Woolsey -117 Laura Tidone -73
2005-05-10 Martin Garvey -77 Prahalad Rajkumar 106 Jon Rice 243 David Beer -272
2005-05-10 Martin Garvey 26 Guy Campbell -48 Prahalad Rajkumar 166 Neil Trentham -144
2005-05-10 Martin Garvey -26 Neil Trentham -66 Prahalad Rajkumar 100 Mike Rice -8
2005-05-11 Laura Tidone -121 Jon Rice 107 Francesco Mazzadi 190 Massoun M ejjeh -176
2005-05-11 Laura de Laurentiis 192 Ben Chosid -174 Laura Tidone 92 Martin Garvey -110
2005-05-11 Neil Trentham 95 Guy Campbell 148 Jon Rice 52 Martin Garvey -295
2005-05-11 Neil Trentham 78 Raghavendra Rajkumar -30 Dave Latham 74 Prahalad Rajkumar -122
2005-05-11 Martin Garvey -35 Sally Woolsey 103 David Beer -195 Chris Dixon 127
2005-05-12 Martin Garvey 212 Annabella Palma -164 Dave Latham -126 Raghavendra Rajkumar 78
2005-05-12 Fabrizio Farnesi 175 Nicholas Cheung 71 Jon Rice -93 John Barth -153
2005-05-12 Martin Garvey 258 Mike Rice -41 Dave Latham -107 Chris Dixon -110
2005-05-12 Martin Garvey -191 Dave Latham -141 Fabio Lo Presti -76 Chris Dixon 408
2005-05-12 Fabrizio Farnesi 65 Michael Wilkinson -284 Massoun M ejjeh -153 Mike Rice 372
2005-05-12 Martin Garvey 38 Neil Trentham 127 Jon Rice 7 Dave Latham -172
2005-05-12 Martin Garvey 134 Dave Latham -313 Chris Dixon 80 Annabella Palma 99
2005-05-12 Martin Garvey 172 Dave Latham -130 Neil Trentham -142 Chris Dixon 100
2005-05-13 Laura de Laurentiis 147 Massoun M ejjeh -303 Leonardo Cima 90 Fabio Lo Presti 66
2005-05-13 Laura de Laurentiis -82 Annabella Palma 76 Leonardo Cima -210 Fabio Lo Presti 216
2005-05-13 Chris Dixon -125 Laura de Laurentiis -44 Dave Latham 117 Laura Tidone 52
2005-05-13 Fabrizio Farnesi 356 Elisabetta Palma -355 Dave Latham -318 Laura de Laurentiis 317
2005-05-13 Laura Tidone -82 Dave Latham 64 Francesco Mazzadi 256 Elisabetta Palma -238
2005-05-13 Neil Trentham 70 Jennifer Lin -93 Dave Latham 91 David Beer -68
2005-05-13 Neil Trentham 327 David Beer 160 Dave Latham -286 Prahalad Rajkumar -201
2005-05-14 Byung Chun 83 Tong Choo -45 Shireen Mohandes 25 Laura de Laurentiis -63
2005-05-14 Martin Garvey 141 Laura de Laurentiis -156 Elisabetta Palma 71 Fabio Lo Presti -56
2005-05-14 Martin Garvey 102 Annabella Palma 29 Laura Tidone -234 Carlo Fogaroli 103
2005-05-14 Martin Garvey 78 Laura de Laurentiis 4 Francesco Mazzadi -95 Elisabetta Palma 13
2005-05-14 Martin Garvey 156 Nicholas Cheung -217 Dave Latham -175 David Adler 236
2005-05-14 Martin Garvey -233 Raghavendra Rajkumar -206 Prahalad Rajkumar 355 David Beer 84
2005-05-14 Chris Dixon -170 Massoun M ejjeh 211 David Beer -159 Doris Denny 118
2005-05-15 Chris Dixon -261 Annabella Palma 99 Laura Tidone 99 Carlo Fogaroli 63
2005-05-15 Fabrizio Farnesi -25 Tong Choo 175 Ben Chosid -88 Neil Trentham -62
2005-05-15 Chris Dixon 178 Laura Tidone -46 Neil Trentham -159 James Dixon 27
2005-05-15 Martin Garvey -16 Willie Whitaker -284 John Therkelsen 0 Neil Trentham 300
2005-05-15 Martin Garvey 114 Luca Cesati Cassin -32 Fabio Lo Presti 174 Laura de Laurentiis -256
2005-05-15 Martin Garvey 53 Laura de Laurentiis 96 Fabio Lo Presti -81 Annabella Palma -68
2005-05-15 Martin Garvey -58 David Beer 45 Neil Trentham -67 Annabella Palma 80
2005-05-15 Neil Trentham -169 Massoun M ejjeh -49 Laura Tidone 250 John Therkelsen -32
2005-05-16 Fabrizio Farnesi -366 Tong Choo 125 Tony Nunn 174 David Beer 67
2005-05-16 Fabrizio Farnesi 109 Nicholas Cheung -263 David Adler 133 David Beer 21
2005-05-16 Chris Dixon 94 Laura de Laurentiis -19 Laura Tidone -41 Leonardo Cima -34
2005-05-16 Laura de Laurentiis 109 Elisabetta Palma -93 Leonardo Cima 156 Annabella Palma -172
2005-05-16 Laura de Laurentiis 104 Annabella Palma 148 Elisabetta Palma -157 Leonardo Cima -95
2005-05-16 Laura Tidone 175 Byung Chun -60 David Beer -321 Tong Choo 206
2005-05-16 Dave Latham 116 Raghavendra Rajkumar -151 Neil Trentham 143 Chris Dixon -108
2005-05-16 Dave Latham -117 Massoun M ejjeh 139 Neil Trentham 7 Raghavendra Rajkumar -29
2005-05-17 Martin Garvey 136 Annabella Palma 65 Francesco Mazzadi -258 Carlo Fogaroli 57
2005-05-17 Doris Denny -404 Prahalad Rajkumar -303 Fabio Lo Presti 308 Tong Choo 399
2005-05-17 Fabrizio Farnesi -261 Laura Tidone -1 Chris Dixon 9 Martin Garvey 253
2005-05-17 Fabrizio Farnesi 3 Martin Garvey 353 Prahalad Rajkumar -135 Laura Tidone -221
2005-05-17 Fabrizio Farnesi -386 Tony Nunn -105 Martin Garvey 304 Laura Tidone 187
2005-05-17 Dave Latham -156 Martin Garvey -47 Louis Levy 242 Tony Nunn -39
2005-05-17 Martin Garvey 135 Laura Tidone -109 Dave Latham -129 Francesco Mazzadi 103
2005-05-17 Neil Trentham -276 Guy Campbell -84 Dave Latham 186 Sally Woolsey 174
2005-05-17 Neil Trentham -6 Sally Woolsey -181 Dave Latham 16 David Beer 171
2005-05-18 Martin Garvey 116 Annabella Palma -90 Francesco Mazzadi 97 Laura Tidone -123
2005-05-18 Martin Garvey -152 Elisabetta Palma 30 Fabrizio Farnesi 125 Laura Tidone -3
2005-05-18 Martin Garvey 94 Tony Nunn 66 Laura Tidone 106 Fabrizio Farnesi -266
2005-05-18 Neil Trentham 95 Guy Campbell -97 Dave Latham -143 Sally Woolsey 145
2005-05-18 Neil Trentham 261 John Therkelsen -169 Dave Latham -133 Guy Campbell 41
2005-05-19 Martin Garvey 257 Massoun M ejjeh -232 John Therkelsen 154 Sally Woolsey -179
2005-05-19 Fabrizio Farnesi 102 Tong Choo 232 Fabio Lo Presti -125 Annabella Palma -209
2005-05-19 Dave Latham -234 Danny Fitelson -43 Fabrizio Farnesi 59 Annabella Palma 218
2005-05-19 Laura de Laurentiis 134 Annabella Palma -495 Fabio Lo Presti 163 Martin Garvey 198
2005-05-19 Chris Dixon -157 Laura de Laurentiis -112 Tony Nunn -37 Tong Choo 306
2005-05-19 Chris Dixon 168 Tony Nunn 84 Dave Latham -147 John Therkelsen -105
2005-05-19 Dave Latham 44 Laura de Laurentiis -30 Sally Woolsey -20 David Beer 6
2005-05-19 Neil Trentham 138 Fabio Lo Presti 82 Dave Latham -90 Laura Tidone -130
2005-05-19 David Beer 21 Laura de Laurentiis 104 Annabella Palma -236 Guy Campbell 111
2005-05-19 Neil Trentham 169 Dave Latham 63 Fabio Lo Presti -53 Laura Tidone -179
2005-05-20 David Beer -132 Laura de Laurentiis 206 Dave Latham -72 Laura Tidone -2
2005-05-20 Martin Garvey 11 Laura de Laurentiis 145 Fabio Lo Presti -57 Annabella Palma -99
2005-05-20 Fabrizio Farnesi -32 Michael Wilkinson 62 Tony Nunn -140 Martin Garvey 110
2005-05-21 David Beer -4 John Therkelsen -280 Prahalad Rajkumar 231 Raghavendra Rajkumar 53
2005-05-21 Chris Dixon -131 Tong Choo -246 Martin Garvey 136 Tony Nunn 241
2005-05-21 Chris Dixon 112 Tony Nunn -70 Neil Trentham 272 Martin Garvey -314
2005-05-21 Martin Garvey 160 Michael Wilkinson -451 Tony Nunn -123 Neil Trentham 414
2005-05-21 David Beer -113 Prahalad Rajkumar 17 Nicholas Cheung 47 Fabio Lo Presti 49
2005-05-21 Martin Garvey -52 Neil Trentham -7 Fabio Lo Presti 170 David Beer -111
2005-05-21 Martin Garvey 116 Willie Whitaker -150 Neil Trentham 61 David Beer -27
2005-05-21 Martin Garvey -141 Willie Whitaker 85 Neil Trentham 209 Sally Woolsey -153
2005-05-22 Martin Garvey 273 Massoun M ejjeh 132 Fabrizio Farnesi -33 Tong Choo -372
2005-05-22 Neil Trentham -43 Doris Denny -255 Carlo Fogaroli 137 Tony Nunn 161
2005-05-22 Neil Trentham 1 Nicholas Cheung 8 Doris Denny 55 David Adler -64
2005-05-22 Chris Dixon 70 Nicholas Cheung 96 Tony Nunn -334 Fabio Lo Presti 168
2005-05-22 Graham Hazel 186 John Therkelsen -200 Doris Denny -129 Raghavendra Rajkumar 143
2005-05-22 Neil Trentham 80 Sally Woolsey -233 Chris Willenken 142 Prahalad Rajkumar 11
2005-05-22 Neil Trentham 132 David Adler 200 John Therkelsen -164 David Beer -168
2005-05-23 Chris Dixon 220 Francesco Mazzadi -177 Martin Garvey -81 Leonardo Cima 38
2005-05-23 Fabrizio Farnesi -119 Laura Tidone 8 Louis Levy -14 Mike Rice 125
2005-05-23 Fabrizio Farnesi 277 Leonardo Cima -142 Martin Garvey -157 Tony Nunn 22
2005-05-23 Laura de Laurentiis 17 Tony Nunn 92 Fabio Lo Presti -132 Martin Garvey 23
2005-05-23 Martin Garvey 38 Neil Trentham -10 David Beer 56 Sally Woolsey -84
2005-05-24 David Beer -1 Neil Trentham 184 Prahalad Rajkumar 139 Doris Denny -322
2005-05-24 Fabrizio Farnesi 53 Fabio Lo Presti -50 Francesco Mazzadi -23 Prahalad Rajkumar 20
2005-05-24 David Beer 51 Fabrizio Farnesi -155 Prahalad Rajkumar 101 Raghavendra Rajkumar 3
2005-05-24 Martin Garvey -30 Laura de Laurentiis -24 Luca Cesati Cassin -117 Leonardo Cima 171
2005-05-24 Martin Garvey -54 Laura de Laurentiis 180 Tony Nunn -213 Chris Dixon 87
2005-05-24 Tony Nunn -124 Martin Garvey -64 Chris Dixon 62 Jon Rice 126
2005-05-24 Laura de Laurentiis 103 Laura Tidone 101 Fabio Lo Presti -207 Martin Garvey 3
2005-05-24 Neil Trentham 131 Jon Rice -321 David Beer 140 Massoun M ejjeh 50
2005-05-24 David Beer 80 Fabio Lo Presti 62 Francesco Mazzadi 92 Sally Woolsey -234
2005-05-25 Fabrizio Farnesi -137 Massoun M ejjeh 14 Annabella Palma -45 Martin Garvey 168
2005-05-25 Martin Garvey 149 Laura de Laurentiis 171 Annabella Palma -206 Chris Dixon -114
2005-05-25 Martin Garvey -73 Tony Nunn 127 Laura Tidone 71 Chris Dixon -125
2005-05-25 Chris Dixon -152 Martin Garvey -24 Tony Nunn 127 Mike Rice 49
2005-05-25 Laura de Laurentiis -43 Massoun M ejjeh 88 Fabio Lo Presti 147 Carlo Fogaroli -192
2005-05-25 Neil Trentham 169 Massoun M ejjeh -177 Jon Rice 37 Dave Latham -29
2005-05-26 Fabrizio Farnesi -9 Massoun M ejjeh -317 Doris Denny 87 Martin Garvey 239
2005-05-26 Chris Dixon 318 Dave Latham -301 Laura Tidone -96 Mike Rice 79
2005-05-26 Fabrizio Farnesi 126 Jon Rice 35 Fabio Lo Presti -121 Mike Rice -40
2005-05-26 Neil Trentham 16 Dave Latham 192 Jon Rice -269 Mike Rice 61
2005-05-27 Fabrizio Farnesi 191 Massoun M ejjeh -88 Elisabetta Palma 27 Byung Chun -130
2005-05-27 Martin Garvey 62 Byung Chun -2 Laura Tidone -56 Prahalad Rajkumar -4
2005-05-27 David Beer 6 Jon Rice 69 Dave Latham 228 Mike Rice -303
2005-05-27 Neil Trentham 78 Laura de Laurentiis -224 Dave Latham -202 Luca Cesati Cassin 348
2005-05-27 Neil Trentham 278 Dave Latham -298 Jon Rice 265 Doris Denny -245
2005-05-28 Fabrizio Farnesi 109 Ben Chosid 70 Laura Tidone -3 Elisabetta Palma -176
2005-05-28 Fabrizio Farnesi 142 Nicholas Cheung 41 David Beer -279 Doris Denny 96
2005-05-29 Neil Trentham 235 Doris Denny -52 Laura Tidone -135 Carlo Fogaroli -48
2005-05-29 Neil Trentham -107 Laura de Laurentiis -80 John Therkelsen -59 Jon Rice 246
2005-05-30 Chris Dixon 92 Tong Choo 14 Laura Tidone -40 Carlo Fogaroli -66
2005-05-30 David Beer 41 John Therkelsen -70 Jon Rice 15 Mike Rice 14
2005-05-30 David Beer 304 Jon Rice -179 John Therkelsen -166 Mike Rice 41
2005-05-30 Fabrizio Farnesi -314 Neil Trentham 204 Chris Dixon 73 Martin Garvey 37
2005-05-30 Martin Garvey 3 Annabella Palma 170 Francesco Mazzadi 208 David Adler -381
2005-05-30 Laura Tidone 127 Elisabetta Palma -3 Neil Trentham -199 David Adler 75
2005-05-30 John Therkelsen 172 Tony Nunn -140 Jon Rice 72 Mike Rice -104
2005-05-30 Fabrizio Farnesi -234 Mike Rice -82 David Beer 145 Chris Dixon 171
2005-05-30 Fabrizio Farnesi 131 Nicholas Cheung 136 Martin Garvey 84 David Adler -351
2005-05-30 Neil Trentham 113 Massoun M ejjeh 80 Jon Rice -192 Mike Rice -1
2005-05-31 Nicholas Cheung 60 Prahalad Rajkumar 214 Jon Rice -42 Doris Denny -232
2005-05-31 Laura Tidone 151 Massoun M ejjeh -189 Tony Nunn -47 Leonardo Cima 85
2005-05-31 Chris Dixon 224 Massoun M ejjeh 176 Dave Latham -22 Willie Whitaker -378
2005-05-31 Dave Latham -162 Elisabetta Palma -90 Mike Rice 238 Massoun M ejjeh 14
2005-05-31 Prahalad Rajkumar -37 Annabella Palma -103 Shireen Mohandes -55 Aldo Ghilardi 195