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

Annual ladder: Jérome Rombaut

Annual “zester”: Martin Garvey

January: Armando Pontecorvo

February: Steve Altus

March: Mike Rice

April: Neil Trentham

May: Neil Trentham

June: David Adler

July: Jérome Rombaut

August: Jérome Rombaut

September: Armando Pontecorvo

October: Joon Pahk

November: Kit Woolsey

December: Kit Woolsey

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: Sat 07 Jan 2006 14:50 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2005-12-01 Steve Altus -307 Kit Woolsey 369 T.C. Altus 39 Sally Woolsey -101
2005-12-01 Steve Altus -182 Eric Mayefsky 30 T.C. Altus 235 Sally Woolsey -83
2005-12-01 Sally Woolsey -310 Andy Bowles 101 Jon Rice 48 Mike Rice 161
2005-12-02 Steve Altus 170 Eric Mayefsky -25 Kit Woolsey -85 David Beer -60
2005-12-02 T.C. Altus -105 Jennifer Lin 23 Joel Wooldridge 173 John Therkelsen -91
2005-12-02 T.C. Altus -123 Kit Woolsey 143 Joon Pahk -24 Sally Woolsey 4
2005-12-02 Chris Dixon 159 Armando Pontecorvo 124 Doris Denny -299 Dan Hoffenberg 16
2005-12-02 David Adler 29 Chris Dixon 122 Kit Woolsey -260 Willie Whitaker 109
2005-12-02 Martin Garvey -456 Willie Whitaker 204 T.C. Altus 161 David Adler 91
2005-12-03 Steve Altus -104 David Beer 17 Kenny Colloran -80 Mike Rice 167
2005-12-03 Steve Altus -2 David Beer 17 Kenny Colloran -204 Mike Rice 189
2005-12-03 Martin Garvey -67 Armando Pontecorvo -101 Andy Bowles 75 Steve Altus 93
2005-12-03 T.C. Altus 138 Ben Chosid -118 Gerben Dirksen -108 Kit Woolsey 88
2005-12-04 Jennifer Lin 5 Theodore Hwa 8 Joon Pahk -68 Jon Rice 55
2005-12-04 Jennifer Lin -148 Theodore Hwa -219 Joon Pahk -16 Jon Rice 383
2005-12-04 T.C. Altus 113 Ben Chosid -9 Gerben Dirksen -163 Kit Woolsey 59
2005-12-04 C. Lynn Handford -156 Joel Wooldridge -15 Doris Denny 50 Sally Woolsey 121
2005-12-04 Steve Altus 129 Kit Woolsey -152 T.C. Altus 148 Sally Woolsey -125
2005-12-04 Martin Garvey -21 Carlo Fogaroli 11 Laura Tidone -5 Doris Denny 15
2005-12-04 Neil Trentham 66 Diana Tenery-Ascher -35 Andy Bowles 157 Dave Brower -188
2005-12-04 Neil Trentham -51 Diana Tenery-Ascher 40 Andy Bowles -151 Dave Brower 162
2005-12-04 Chris Dixon -148 Tony Nunn 83 Willie Whitaker -83 Sally Woolsey 148
2005-12-04 Armando Pontecorvo 70 Laura de Laurentiis -122 Luca Cesati Cassin 147 JoAnna Stansby -95
2005-12-04 Chris Dixon 24 Tony Nunn 209 Willie Whitaker -166 Sally Woolsey -67
2005-12-04 Laura Tidone -181 Laura de Laurentiis 102 Carlo Fogaroli 28 Luca Cesati Cassin 51
2005-12-04 Joel Wooldridge 22 Larry Ascher -175 Martin Garvey 182 McKenzie Myers -29
2005-12-04 Joel Wooldridge 261 Larry Ascher 32 Martin Garvey -155 McKenzie Myers -138
2005-12-04 Armando Pontecorvo -28 Annabella Palma -51 Elisabetta Palma -82 T.C. Altus 161
2005-12-05 Eric Mayefsky 41 Steve Altus -157 T.C. Altus 36 Sally Woolsey 80
2005-12-05 Laura Tidone -21 T.C. Altus 11 Martin Garvey -27 David Adler 37
2005-12-06 T.C. Altus -160 Kit Woolsey 9 Sally Woolsey 346 JoAnna Stansby -195
2005-12-06 Steve Altus 148 Kit Woolsey -41 T.C. Altus -41 Sally Woolsey -66
2005-12-06 Chris Dixon 9 Laura de Laurentiis -159 Fabrizio Farnesi 35 Annabella Palma 115
2005-12-06 Chris Dixon 48 Kit Woolsey 21 David Adler 228 JoAnna Stansby -297
2005-12-07 Steve Altus 59 Kit Woolsey 72 David Beer 147 Sally Woolsey -278
2005-12-07 Tony Nunn -37 Dan Hoffenberg 42 David Adler -157 Chris Dixon 152
2005-12-07 T.C. Altus 312 Dave Brower -94 C. Lynn Handford 3 McKenzie Myers -221
2005-12-07 Martin Garvey 37 Joon Pahk 112 David Adler 99 JoAnna Stansby -248
2005-12-08 Laura Tidone -81 Neil Trentham 260 Carlo Fogaroli -134 Armando Pontecorvo -45
2005-12-08 T.C. Altus 206 Kit Woolsey 145 Steve Altus -25 Sally Woolsey -326
2005-12-08 T.C. Altus 181 Sally Woolsey -61 David Adler -110 JoAnna Stansby -10
2005-12-08 T.C. Altus 147 Kit Woolsey 124 Luke Pebody -287 Sally Woolsey 16
2005-12-09 Steve Altus 9 Andrew Garnett -87 T.C. Altus 215 Sally Woolsey -137
2005-12-09 Neil Trentham -100 Laura de Laurentiis 287 Luca Cesati Cassin -147 Andrew Garnett -40
2005-12-10 Neil Trentham 145 Laura de Laurentiis -128 Doris Denny 159 Michael Wilkinson -176
2005-12-10 Giles Woodruff -161 Steve Altus 240 Doris Denny 6 C. Lynn Handford -85
2005-12-11 Steve Altus -129 Sally Woolsey 107 T.C. Altus 37 JoAnna Stansby -15
2005-12-11 Neil Trentham 29 Joon Pahk 202 Josh Donn 63 David Adler -294
2005-12-11 Luca Cesati Cassin 54 Guy Campbell 245 Neil Trentham -167 Laura de Laurentiis -132
2005-12-11 Giles Woodruff 109 Laura de Laurentiis -112 C. Lynn Handford -46 Neil Trentham 49
2005-12-12 Steve Altus 171 Eric Mayefsky -103 T.C. Altus 215 JoAnna Stansby -283
2005-12-12 Giles Woodruff -155 Annabella Palma -29 Jérome Rombaut 277 David Adler -93
2005-12-13 Steve Altus 49 T.C. Altus -6 Andrew Garnett -61 Sally Woolsey 18
2005-12-13 Steve Altus 164 T.C. Altus 198 Andrew Garnett -191 Sally Woolsey -171
2005-12-13 Dan Hoffenberg -179 Michael Wilkinson 142 Guy Campbell -5 Mike Rice 42
2005-12-13 Chris Dixon -274 Willie Whitaker 225 Kit Woolsey -30 Sally Woolsey 79
2005-12-13 Martin Garvey 136 Sally Woolsey -56 Willie Whitaker -136 Annabella Palma 56
2005-12-13 Joel Wooldridge -220 Kit Woolsey 117 JoAnna Stansby -89 Mike Rice 192
2005-12-13 Chris Dixon 103 Kit Woolsey 135 Elisabetta Palma -346 Neil Trentham 108
2005-12-14 T.C. Altus -44 JoAnna Stansby 202 Annabella Palma -84 David Beer -74
2005-12-14 Neil Trentham 207 Annabella Palma -153 T.C. Altus 186 Elisabetta Palma -240
2005-12-15 Giles Woodruff -171 Dan Hoffenberg 169 Guy Campbell -25 David Adler 27
2005-12-15 Neil Trentham 62 David Adler -101 Fabrizio Farnesi 194 Mike Rice -155
2005-12-16 Giles Woodruff -2 Laura de Laurentiis -61 Annabella Palma 151 Luca Cesati Cassin -88
2005-12-16 Giles Woodruff 76 Doris Denny 12 David Adler -44 Annabella Palma -44
2005-12-16 Neil Trentham -115 Annabella Palma 182 Joon Pahk -78 Chris Dixon 11
2005-12-16 Neil Trentham -40 David Beer 9 Guy Campbell -62 David Adler 93
2005-12-17 Laura Tidone 111 Steve Altus 178 Carlo Fogaroli -279 T.C. Altus -10
2005-12-17 Jennifer Lin 24 Steve Altus 105 Victor Chubukov -281 Guy Campbell 152
2005-12-17 Neil Trentham 93 Laura de Laurentiis -18 Luca Cesati Cassin -159 Fabrizio Farnesi 84
2005-12-17 Laura Tidone 114 Carlo Fogaroli -125 Neil Trentham 206 Armando Pontecorvo -195
2005-12-17 Martin Garvey 166 Laura de Laurentiis -68 Luca Cesati Cassin 51 Andy Bowles -149
2005-12-17 Giles Woodruff -32 Willie Whitaker -52 David Beer 185 Susie Korbel -101
2005-12-18 Steve Altus 146 Jennifer Lin -449 T.C. Altus 269 Chris Dixon 34
2005-12-18 Steve Altus -169 Kit Woolsey 17 T.C. Altus -84 Sally Woolsey 236
2005-12-18 Martin Garvey -33 Laura Tidone -40 Carlo Fogaroli 9 Fabio Lo Presti 64
2005-12-18 Martin Garvey 39 Neil Trentham 65 Laura Tidone -57 Armando Pontecorvo -47
2005-12-18 Martin Garvey -56 Willie Whitaker -17 Bill Heim -60 David Adler 133
2005-12-18 Martin Garvey 143 Willie Whitaker -148 T.C. Altus -114 Annabella Palma 119
2005-12-18 Martin Garvey 202 T.C. Altus 100 Annabella Palma -285 Charlie Garrod -17
2005-12-19 Steve Altus 255 Andrew Garnett -476 T.C. Altus -60 Kit Woolsey 281
2005-12-19 Steve Altus 17 Andrew Garnett -215 T.C. Altus 60 Sally Woolsey 138
2005-12-19 Chris Dixon -55 Armando Pontecorvo -74 Tony Nunn -109 Leonardo Cima 238
2005-12-20 Steve Altus -265 Kit Woolsey 245 T.C. Altus 17 Sally Woolsey 3
2005-12-20 Neil Trentham 179 David Adler -2 Andrew Quinton -335 Sally Woolsey 158
2005-12-21 Steve Altus 161 Kit Woolsey -188 T.C. Altus -15 Sally Woolsey 42
2005-12-21 Chris Dixon -212 Tony Nunn -78 Dan Hoffenberg 263 David Adler 27
2005-12-21 Martin Garvey 160 Neil Trentham 31 Tony Nunn 264 Chris Dixon -455
2005-12-22 T.C. Altus 25 Jennifer Lin 33 Kit Woolsey 26 Sally Woolsey -84
2005-12-22 T.C. Altus -54 Kit Woolsey 64 Martin Garvey 97 Sally Woolsey -107
2005-12-22 T.C. Altus 158 Kit Woolsey -215 Sally Woolsey 135 David Beer -78
2005-12-22 T.C. Altus 63 Eric Mayefsky -228 Kit Woolsey -2 Sally Woolsey 167
2005-12-22 T.C. Altus -325 Joel Wooldridge 150 David Beer -59 JoAnna Stansby 234
2005-12-22 T.C. Altus -61 Joel Wooldridge 122 Martin Garvey -84 Fabio Lo Presti 23
2005-12-22 T.C. Altus 207 David Beer 81 Steve Altus -291 Andrew Garnett 3
2005-12-22 T.C. Altus 89 Joel Wooldridge -54 David Adler -138 Sally Woolsey 103
2005-12-22 T.C. Altus 199 Nicholas Cheung 218 Andrew Garnett -754 David Beer 337
2005-12-22 T.C. Altus -261 Neil Trentham -44 Joel Wooldridge 260 Annabella Palma 45
2005-12-22 Chris Dixon 128 Neil Trentham 18 Martin Garvey -280 Doris Denny 134
2005-12-22 Neil Trentham 30 Annabella Palma 80 Andrew Quinton -94 David Adler -16
2005-12-22 Chris Dixon 163 C. Lynn Handford -360 Dan Hoffenberg 204 Joel Wooldridge -7
2005-12-24 Steve Altus -80 Kit Woolsey 79 T.C. Altus 16 Sally Woolsey -15
2005-12-26 Neil Trentham -98 Elisabetta Palma 359 Jennifer Lin -369 David Adler 108
2005-12-27 Martin Garvey -254 Elisabetta Palma 45 Laura Tidone 77 Luca Cesati Cassin 132
2005-12-27 Martin Garvey -114 Camilla Colli -124 T.C. Altus 217 Fabio Lo Presti 21
2005-12-27 Martin Garvey -94 T.C. Altus 127 David Beer -133 Neil Trentham 100
2005-12-27 Martin Garvey -162 T.C. Altus -67 Neil Trentham 287 Sally Woolsey -58
2005-12-28 Martin Garvey 89 Guy Campbell 201 Joel Wooldridge -344 T.C. Altus 54
2005-12-28 Martin Garvey 131 Neil Trentham 52 Laura Tidone -229 Laura de Laurentiis 46
2005-12-29 T.C. Altus 104 Steve Altus -618 Neil Trentham 230 David Adler 284
2005-12-29 T.C. Altus -179 Kit Woolsey 252 David Beer -56 Martin Garvey -17
2005-12-29 T.C. Altus 142 Willie Whitaker -202 Andrew Quinton 227 Sally Woolsey -167
2005-12-29 T.C. Altus -19 Joel Wooldridge 101 David Beer -74 JoAnna Stansby -8
2005-12-29 T.C. Altus 13 Kit Woolsey 179 Sally Woolsey -71 Andrew Quinton -121
2005-12-29 T.C. Altus -97 Nicholas Cheung -25 Neil Trentham 29 Josh Donn 93
2005-12-29 T.C. Altus 137 Steve Altus -78 Guy Campbell -64 David Adler 5
2005-12-29 T.C. Altus 286 C. Lynn Handford -692 Kit Woolsey 131 Jennifer Lin 275
2005-12-29 T.C. Altus 73 Jennifer Lin -310 Neil Trentham 168 David Adler 69
2005-12-29 T.C. Altus 26 JoAnna Stansby 421 Kit Woolsey -117 Sally Woolsey -330
2005-12-29 Steve Altus 33 Douglas Bone -328 Kit Woolsey 92 Sally Woolsey 203
2005-12-30 Sally Woolsey 10 Joel Wooldridge -150 Dan Hoffenberg 446 C. Lynn Handford -306
2005-12-30 T.C. Altus 180 Elisabetta Palma -235 Neil Trentham 94 Kit Woolsey -39
2005-12-30 Neil Trentham 280 T.C. Altus 22 Carlo Fogaroli -255 Laura Tidone -47
2005-12-30 T.C. Altus 30 Neil Trentham -320 Kit Woolsey 258 Sally Woolsey 32
2005-12-31 Chris Dixon 228 Neil Trentham -25 Martin Garvey -56 Laura Tidone -147
2005-12-31 Chris Dixon 45 Neil Trentham 110 David Adler 83 Annabella Palma -238
2005-12-31 Martin Garvey 98 Willie Whitaker 213 Neil Trentham 117 Bill Heim -428
2005-12-31 Martin Garvey 29 Willie Whitaker -141 Neil Trentham -1 JoAnna Stansby 113