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, David Beer, Lew Stansby, Neil Trentham and Giles Woodruff, for providing advice and comments.

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

April: Neil Trentham

May: Neil Trentham

June: David Adler

July: Jérome Rombaut

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

Last updated: Mon 01 Aug 2005 09:58 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2005-07-01 Fabrizio Farnesi 175 Laura de Laurentiis 79 Luca Cesati Cassin 43 Chris Dixon -297
2005-07-01 Tony Nunn -136 Guy Campbell 68 Neil Trentham 47 Laura de Laurentiis 21
2005-07-01 Tony Nunn -188 Kit Woolsey 235 Neil Trentham -57 Sally Woolsey 10
2005-07-02 Tony Nunn -293 Laura de Laurentiis -57 Neil Trentham 58 Luca Cesati Cassin 292
2005-07-02 Fabrizio Farnesi 140 Nicholas Cheung -340 Neil Trentham 149 Doris Denny 51
2005-07-02 Martin Garvey 15 John Therkelsen 13 David Beer -14 Doris Denny -14
2005-07-02 Martin Garvey -6 David Beer -66 Neil Trentham 175 John Therkelsen -103
2005-07-03 Chris Dixon -95 Guy Campbell -182 Tony Nunn 107 Martin Garvey 170
2005-07-03 Chris Dixon 63 Laura de Laurentiis -380 Tony Nunn 117 David Adler 200
2005-07-03 Fabrizio Farnesi 311 John Therkelsen 21 Ben Chosid -307 Martin Garvey -25
2005-07-03 John Therkelsen 8 Ben Chosid -164 Martin Garvey 177 Doris Denny -21
2005-07-03 Chris Dixon 253 Laura de Laurentiis -38 Luca Cesati Cassin 25 Neil Trentham -240
2005-07-03 Chris Dixon -78 Laura de Laurentiis 63 Luca Cesati Cassin 52 Neil Trentham -37
2005-07-04 Chris Dixon -196 Luca Cesati Cassin -113 Laura Tidone 90 Fabrizio Farnesi 219
2005-07-04 Tony Nunn 100 Laura de Laurentiis 75 Laura Tidone -87 David Adler -88
2005-07-04 Fabrizio Farnesi -17 Armando Pontecorvo -68 Chris Dixon 2 Laura Tidone 83
2005-07-04 Martin Garvey -135 Laura de Laurentiis 46 Luca Cesati Cassin 33 David Adler 56
2005-07-04 Martin Garvey -223 John Therkelsen 13 Laura de Laurentiis 124 David Adler 86
2005-07-05 Ben Chosid 34 Nicholas Cheung -64 Doris Denny 21 Ed Barnes 9
2005-07-05 Laura Tidone -129 Dan Hoffenberg -311 Raghavendra Rajkumar 299 David Adler 141
2005-07-05 Martin Garvey -60 Dan Hoffenberg 135 Guy Campbell -16 David Adler -59
2005-07-05 Chris Dixon 114 Michael Wilkinson 80 David Beer -148 Martin Garvey -46
2005-07-06 Fabrizio Farnesi 51 Tong Choo 70 Tony Nunn -77 Doris Denny -44
2005-07-06 Laura de Laurentiis 50 Luca Cesati Cassin -169 Armando Pontecorvo -124 Tony Nunn 243
2005-07-06 Tony Nunn 100 Armando Pontecorvo 212 Laura Tidone -155 Luca Cesati Cassin -157
2005-07-06 Laura Tidone -107 Laura de Laurentiis 157 Neil Trentham 232 Luca Cesati Cassin -282
2005-07-06 Laura Tidone -162 Laura de Laurentiis -136 Luca Cesati Cassin 220 Neil Trentham 78
2005-07-06 Chris Dixon 137 Laura de Laurentiis -358 Martin Garvey 37 Neil Trentham 184
2005-07-06 Chris Dixon -162 Guy Campbell 28 Laura Tidone 55 Martin Garvey 79
2005-07-07 Fabrizio Farnesi 90 Tony Nunn 57 David Beer -105 Doris Denny -42
2005-07-07 Tony Nunn -7 Tong Choo 87 Dan Hoffenberg -103 Neil Trentham 23
2005-07-07 Chris Dixon -252 Armando Pontecorvo -69 Francesco Mazzadi 160 Laura Tidone 161
2005-07-07 Tony Nunn 262 Laura de Laurentiis -8 Annabella Palma -306 Laura Tidone 52
2005-07-07 Ben Chosid 77 Laura de Laurentiis 34 Doris Denny -22 Sally Woolsey -89
2005-07-07 Chris Dixon -141 Massoun M ejjeh -12 Martin Garvey 133 Guy Campbell 20
2005-07-07 Chris Dixon -10 Martin Garvey 36 Guy Campbell -48 Neil Trentham 22
2005-07-07 Chris Dixon -43 John Therkelsen 67 Raghavendra Rajkumar -220 Martin Garvey 196
2005-07-07 Chris Dixon -55 Neil Trentham -157 Guy Campbell 52 Jon Rice 160
2005-07-08 Fabrizio Farnesi 247 Tong Choo 114 Doris Denny -395 John Therkelsen 34
2005-07-08 Laura de Laurentiis -142 Luca Cesati Cassin -165 Laura Tidone 311 Chris Dixon -4
2005-07-08 Fabrizio Farnesi -20 Annabella Palma 22 Laura Tidone -158 Tong Choo 156
2005-07-08 Tony Nunn 103 Guy Campbell -117 Dave Latham 69 Doris Denny -55
2005-07-08 Laura Tidone -179 Neil Trentham -82 David Beer 115 Tony Nunn 146
2005-07-08 Tony Nunn 212 Jon Rice -155 Guy Campbell -172 Mike Rice 115
2005-07-09 Fabrizio Farnesi 129 Tong Choo -103 Doris Denny 104 Massoun M ejjeh -130
2005-07-09 Fabrizio Farnesi 112 Tong Choo -202 Laura de Laurentiis -95 Mike Rice 185
2005-07-09 Fabrizio Farnesi 79 Laura de Laurentiis -129 Laura Tidone 135 Tong Choo -85
2005-07-09 Laura de Laurentiis -62 Neil Trentham 87 Francesco Mazzadi 126 Jon Rice -151
2005-07-10 Nicholas Cheung 314 Tong Choo -22 Dan Hoffenberg -40 Karyn Shaul -252
2005-07-10 Fabrizio Farnesi -64 Michael Wilkinson -286 Laura Tidone 195 David Adler 155
2005-07-10 Laura Tidone -30 Laura de Laurentiis 191 Carlo Fogaroli -284 Luca Cesati Cassin 123
2005-07-10 Laura Tidone 34 Laura de Laurentiis 20 Carlo Fogaroli -105 Luca Cesati Cassin 51
2005-07-10 Laura Tidone -249 Laura de Laurentiis 67 Carlo Fogaroli 109 Luca Cesati Cassin 73
2005-07-10 Fabrizio Farnesi 48 Annabella Palma -80 Tong Choo -5 David Adler 37
2005-07-10 Laura de Laurentiis 30 Laura Tidone 80 Fabrizio Farnesi 45 Annabella Palma -155
2005-07-11 Laura de Laurentiis 139 Annabella Palma -245 Guy Campbell 304 Laura Tidone -198
2005-07-11 Chris Dixon 8 Laura de Laurentiis 123 Laura Tidone -173 Annabella Palma 42
2005-07-11 Armando Pontecorvo -5 Laura de Laurentiis 137 Neil Trentham 142 Luca Cesati Cassin -274
2005-07-12 Fabrizio Farnesi -14 Laura de Laurentiis 174 Tony Nunn 132 Annabella Palma -292
2005-07-12 Andy Bowles 120 Laura de Laurentiis -95 Tony Nunn 29 Luca Cesati Cassin -54
2005-07-12 Fabrizio Farnesi 126 Nicholas Cheung 113 Laura Tidone -24 David Beer -215
2005-07-12 Dan Hoffenberg 128 Neil Trentham -104 Ben Chosid -179 Jérome Rombaut 155
2005-07-12 Fabrizio Farnesi 59 David Beer -140 Laura Tidone 139 Nicholas Cheung -58
2005-07-12 Martin Garvey 208 Willie Whitaker -152 Neil Trentham -80 Tony Nunn 24
2005-07-12 Martin Garvey 7 Willie Whitaker -58 Tony Nunn -45 Neil Trentham 96
2005-07-12 Martin Garvey 138 Willie Whitaker 140 David Beer -310 Guy Campbell 32
2005-07-13 Ben Chosid 165 Laura de Laurentiis 210 Armando Pontecorvo -302 Luca Cesati Cassin -73
2005-07-13 Andy Bowles 123 Laura de Laurentiis -100 Tony Nunn 41 Armando Pontecorvo -64
2005-07-13 Tony Nunn 23 Neil Trentham 351 Annabella Palma -84 Jérome Rombaut -290
2005-07-13 Tony Nunn 141 Jérome Rombaut -18 Martin Garvey 77 Annabella Palma -200
2005-07-14 Dave Latham -95 Jérome Rombaut 179 Tony Nunn 78 Mike Rice -162
2005-07-14 Fabrizio Farnesi 173 Laura de Laurentiis -126 Ben Chosid 125 Luca Cesati Cassin -172
2005-07-14 Fabrizio Farnesi -26 Jérome Rombaut -143 Lionel Sebbane 186 Xavier Dupuis -17
2005-07-14 Tony Nunn -55 Michael Wilkinson -71 Kit Woolsey -40 Sally Woolsey 166
2005-07-14 Martin Garvey -98 Carlo Fogaroli 47 David Beer -184 Laura Tidone 235
2005-07-15 Fabrizio Farnesi 283 Armando Pontecorvo 159 Dan Hoffenberg -459 Laura Tidone 17
2005-07-15 Martin Garvey 8 Nicholas Cheung 70 Tony Nunn -145 Michael Wilkinson 67
2005-07-15 Tony Nunn 8 Guy Campbell -235 Jérome Rombaut 268 John Therkelsen -41
2005-07-15 John Therkelsen -274 Neil Trentham 360 Jérome Rombaut -118 Tony Nunn 32
2005-07-16 Tony Nunn -73 Kit Woolsey 237 Guy Campbell 47 Sally Woolsey -211
2005-07-16 Martin Garvey 186 Doris Denny -356 Neil Trentham 126 Laura Tidone 44
2005-07-16 Fabrizio Farnesi 105 Martin Garvey 188 Doris Denny -427 Neil Trentham 134
2005-07-16 Martin Garvey 244 Laura de Laurentiis -66 Neil Trentham 20 Sally Woolsey -198
2005-07-16 Martin Garvey 121 Kit Woolsey -3 Tony Nunn -52 Sally Woolsey -66
2005-07-16 Martin Garvey 125 Laura de Laurentiis 146 Tony Nunn -239 Neil Trentham -32
2005-07-17 Fabrizio Farnesi -2 Tong Choo -79 Camilla Colli 274 Doris Denny -193
2005-07-17 Martin Garvey -306 Laura de Laurentiis 154 Sally Woolsey 114 Massoun M ejjeh 38
2005-07-17 Martin Garvey 35 Laura de Laurentiis 94 Carlo Fogaroli -118 Luca Cesati Cassin -11
2005-07-17 Martin Garvey 55 Dan Hoffenberg -32 Neil Trentham 13 Laura Tidone -36
2005-07-17 Laura Tidone 80 Laura de Laurentiis 97 Luca Cesati Cassin -8 Carlo Fogaroli -169
2005-07-17 Laura Tidone -72 Laura de Laurentiis -36 Carlo Fogaroli -14 Luca Cesati Cassin 122
2005-07-17 Fabrizio Farnesi -50 Tong Choo 96 Martin Garvey -41 David Adler -5
2005-07-17 Martin Garvey 181 Annabella Palma 176 John Therkelsen 27 Sally Woolsey -384
2005-07-18 Fabrizio Farnesi -100 Massoun M ejjeh 254 Doris Denny -329 Laura Tidone 175
2005-07-18 Laura de Laurentiis -95 Tong Choo -35 Laura Tidone 154 Luca Cesati Cassin -24
2005-07-18 Martin Garvey 133 Laura de Laurentiis 119 Luca Cesati Cassin 48 Michael Wilkinson -300
2005-07-19 Laura Tidone -128 Fabrizio Farnesi 61 Leonardo Cima 120 Laura de Laurentiis -53
2005-07-20 Fabrizio Farnesi 119 Annabella Palma -262 Michael Wilkinson -32 Tong Choo 175
2005-07-20 Fabrizio Farnesi -131 Jérome Rombaut 234 Tony Nunn 140 Doris Denny -243
2005-07-20 Tony Nunn -238 Nicholas Cheung -137 Dan Hoffenberg 138 Jérome Rombaut 237
2005-07-20 Martin Garvey 78 Xavier Dupuis 50 Jérome Rombaut -2 Edouard Moret -126
2005-07-20 Armando Pontecorvo -138 Laura de Laurentiis -150 Jérome Rombaut 222 Luca Cesati Cassin 66
2005-07-21 Fabrizio Farnesi -271 Massoun M ejjeh 81 Tony Nunn 112 Jon Rice 78
2005-07-21 Guy Campbell 31 Annabella Palma 11 Jérome Rombaut 107 Laura de Laurentiis -149
2005-07-21 David Beer 40 Dan Hoffenberg 20 Tony Nunn -33 Doris Denny -27
2005-07-21 David Beer -32 Doris Denny 91 Dan Hoffenberg -150 Fabrizio Farnesi 91
2005-07-22 Fabrizio Farnesi 5 Tong Choo -111 Tony Nunn -25 Dave Latham 131
2005-07-22 Fabrizio Farnesi -28 Leonardo Cima 27 Jérome Rombaut 172 Gerben Dirksen -171
2005-07-23 Fabrizio Farnesi 68 Nicholas Cheung 25 Tong Choo 76 Sally Woolsey -169
2005-07-23 Fabrizio Farnesi -176 Dan Hoffenberg 16 David Beer 27 Sally Woolsey 133
2005-07-23 Manu Prunier -127 Edouard Moret 28 Jérome Rombaut 7 Vincent Prospert 92
2005-07-23 Manu Prunier 294 Edouard Moret -434 Jérome Rombaut 217 Vincent Prospert -77
2005-07-24 Fabrizio Farnesi -150 Tong Choo 91 Guy Campbell 136 Neil Trentham -77
2005-07-24 Fabrizio Farnesi 318 Annabella Palma 118 Dan Hoffenberg -611 Neil Trentham 175
2005-07-24 Fabrizio Farnesi 139 John Therkelsen -334 Neil Trentham 343 Leonardo Cima -148
2005-07-24 Fabrizio Farnesi 221 Lionel Sebbane 140 Jérome Rombaut 78 Nathalie Frey -439
2005-07-25 Fabrizio Farnesi 435 Lionel Sebbane -91 Jérome Rombaut -46 Nathalie Frey -298
2005-07-25 Fabrizio Farnesi -312 Jérome Rombaut 429 Ben Chosid -41 Tong Choo -76
2005-07-25 Ben Chosid -117 Lionel Sebbane 254 Jérome Rombaut -114 Nathalie Frey -23
2005-07-25 Fabrizio Farnesi -48 Tong Choo -79 Ben Chosid -32 Jérome Rombaut 159
2005-07-25 Martin Garvey 187 Neil Trentham 53 Sally Woolsey -345 David Beer 105
2005-07-25 Martin Garvey -248 Guy Campbell 230 Neil Trentham -91 Andy Bowles 109
2005-07-26 Fabrizio Farnesi -323 Jérome Rombaut 136 Armando Pontecorvo 93 Dan Hoffenberg 94
2005-07-26 Martin Garvey -67 Neil Trentham -234 Willie Whitaker 148 David Beer 153
2005-07-26 Martin Garvey -212 Willie Whitaker -31 Neil Trentham 74 David Beer 169
2005-07-27 Martin Garvey -254 Neil Trentham 17 Jérome Rombaut 406 Edouard Moret -169
2005-07-28 Fabrizio Farnesi 302 Tong Choo -194 David Beer -261 Sally Woolsey 153
2005-07-28 Fabrizio Farnesi 187 Nicholas Cheung -281 Chris Dixon 57 Sally Woolsey 37
2005-07-28 Fabrizio Farnesi -232 David Beer 82 Sally Woolsey 39 Chris Dixon 111
2005-07-28 Chris Dixon -169 Sally Woolsey 82 David Beer 88 Neil Trentham -1
2005-07-28 Chris Dixon 80 Guy Campbell -141 Martin Garvey -123 David Beer 184
2005-07-29 Fabrizio Farnesi -195 Andy Bowles 11 Jérome Rombaut 202 Dan Hoffenberg -18
2005-07-29 David Beer -17 Chris Dixon 145 Neil Trentham 73 Sally Woolsey -201
2005-07-30 Chris Dixon -48 Neil Trentham 119 Fabrizio Farnesi -202 Martin Garvey 131
2005-07-30 Fabrizio Farnesi -122 Tong Choo 168 Michael Wilkinson 236 Paula Leslie -282
2005-07-30 Fabrizio Farnesi 73 Tong Choo -250 Paula Leslie 64 Michael Wilkinson 113
2005-07-30 Fabrizio Farnesi 232 Paula Leslie -117 Ben Chosid -206 Michael Wilkinson 91
2005-07-30 Martin Garvey -66 Michael Wilkinson -61 David Adler -113 Paula Leslie 240
2005-07-31 Fabrizio Farnesi 48 Camilla Colli -52 Guy Campbell 21 Doris Denny -17
2005-07-31 Martin Garvey 1 Chris Dixon 161 Fabrizio Farnesi -331 David Adler 169
2005-07-31 Martin Garvey -161 John Therkelsen 179 Chris Dixon 89 Fabrizio Farnesi -107
2005-07-31 Martin Garvey 97 Fabrizio Farnesi 20 Chris Dixon 43 David Adler -160
2005-07-31 Chris Dixon 203 John Therkelsen -117 David Beer -200 Mike Rice 114