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, 2006

January: JoAnna Stansby

February: Laura Tidone

March: Mike Rice

April: Martin Garvey

May: Neil Trentham

June: Martin Garvey

July: Neil Trentham

August: John Therkelsen

September: Willie Whitaker

October: Martin Garvey

Winners, 2003-5

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

Monthly/bimonthly/quarterly ladders: David Adler, Neil Allerton (twice), Steve Altus (twice), Giovanni Bobbio, Graham Hazel, Francesco Mazzadi, Joon Pahk, Armando Pontecorvo (twice), Jérome Rombaut (twice), Mike Rice, JoAnna Stansby, Lew Stansby (three times), Laura Tidone, Neil Trentham (twice) Willie Whitaker, Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (twice)

Barbu Ladder - input data

Barbu Ladder Scores

Last updated: Fri 03 Nov 2006 09:45 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2006-10-01 Martin Garvey -217 Laura de Laurentiis -119 Fabrizio Farnesi 271 Carlo Fogaroli 65
2006-10-01 Martin Garvey 80 Neil Trentham 283 Fabrizio Farnesi 34 Carlo Fogaroli -397
2006-10-01 Martin Garvey 50 Willie Whitaker 127 Neil Trentham 41 Sally Woolsey -218
2006-10-01 Neil Trentham 61 Willie Whitaker -47 John Therkelsen 149 Sally Woolsey -163
2006-10-01 John Therkelsen -296 Anne Jackson 143 Joel Wolfe -163 Martin Garvey 316
2006-10-01 John Therkelsen 18 Joel Wolfe -200 Martin Garvey 100 Anne Jackson 82
2006-10-01 John Therkelsen -134 Martin Garvey 256 Neil Trentham 63 Massoun M ejjeh -185
2006-10-02 John Therkelsen 106 Kit Woolsey 180 David Beer -245 Sally Woolsey -41
2006-10-03 Martin Garvey -5 Neil Trentham 25 Fabio Lo Presti 311 Massoun M ejjeh -331
2006-10-03 Martin Garvey 277 Fabio Lo Presti 58 Neil Trentham -130 Willie Whitaker -205
2006-10-04 Laura Tidone 197 Laura de Laurentiis -199 Fabrizio Farnesi 18 Armando Pontecorvo -16
2006-10-04 Martin Garvey 152 Kit Woolsey -200 Willie Whitaker 66 Fabio Lo Presti -18
2006-10-04 Armando Pontecorvo 80 Edmondo Israilovici 191 Neil Trentham -240 Michael Wilkinson -31
2006-10-04 John Therkelsen -235 Martin Garvey 148 Willie Whitaker 367 David Beer -280
2006-10-04 John Therkelsen -371 Willie Whitaker 248 Neil Trentham 120 David Beer 3
2006-10-05 Laura Tidone -216 Martin Garvey 76 Carlo Fogaroli -23 Fabio Lo Presti 163
2006-10-05 Laura Tidone 57 Armando Pontecorvo -46 Carlo Fogaroli -170 Fabio Lo Presti 159
2006-10-07 Martin Garvey 277 Laura de Laurentiis 160 Laura Tidone -90 Michael Wilkinson -347
2006-10-07 Neil Trentham 248 Laura de Laurentiis 8 Laura Tidone -125 Luca Cesati Cassin -131
2006-10-07 Neil Trentham 62 Armando Pontecorvo 72 Ed Levy -105 Shireen Mohandes -29
2006-10-07 Martin Garvey -63 Andy Bowles 160 Neil Trentham -138 Willie Whitaker 41
2006-10-07 John Therkelsen -47 Anne Jackson -84 Annabella Palma 28 Martin Garvey 103
2006-10-07 John Therkelsen 326 Willie Whitaker -350 Anne Jackson -163 David Beer 187
2006-10-08 Armando Pontecorvo 176 Laura Tidone 268 Fabrizio Farnesi -209 Anne Jackson -235
2006-10-08 Armando Pontecorvo 89 Laura Tidone -206 Fabrizio Farnesi 93 Anne Jackson 24
2006-10-08 Neil Trentham 226 Anne Jackson -228 Laura Tidone 108 David Adler -106
2006-10-08 John Therkelsen 198 Laura de Laurentiis 7 Annabella Palma 141 Anne Jackson -346
2006-10-08 John Therkelsen -87 Annabella Palma -74 Neil Trentham 212 Fabio Lo Presti -51
2006-10-09 Laura Tidone 6 Armando Pontecorvo 261 Fabrizio Farnesi -57 Anne Jackson -210
2006-10-09 John Therkelsen 57 Anne Jackson -9 Fabio Lo Presti -187 Neil Trentham 139
2006-10-09 John Therkelsen -23 Anne Jackson 72 Willie Whitaker 147 Neil Trentham -196
2006-10-10 Neil Trentham 264 John Therkelsen 244 Fabio Lo Presti -468 David Beer -40
2006-10-10 David Beer -86 Armando Pontecorvo 226 Anne Jackson -80 John Therkelsen -60
2006-10-11 Fabrizio Farnesi -132 Fabio Lo Presti 150 Andy Bowles -61 Niccolò Fossi 43
2006-10-11 Neil Trentham 1 Guy Campbell -78 John Therkelsen 135 Sally Woolsey -58
2006-10-12 Ed Levy 169 Laura de Laurentiis -71 Fabrizio Farnesi -140 Fabio Lo Presti 42
2006-10-13 Neil Trentham -66 John Therkelsen 241 Ed Levy -389 Kit Woolsey 214
2006-10-14 Neil Trentham 199 Ed Levy -111 David Adler -245 Laura Tidone 157
2006-10-14 Martin Garvey 59 Neil Trentham 179 Ed Levy -177 Nicholas Cheung -61
2006-10-14 Martin Garvey 14 Anne Jackson 328 David Adler 16 Ed Levy -358
2006-10-15 Neil Trentham 33 Fabio Lo Presti -9 Fabrizio Farnesi -173 Laura Tidone 149
2006-10-15 Neil Trentham -85 Ed Levy -64 Laura Tidone -111 David Adler 260
2006-10-15 John Therkelsen -195 Neil Trentham 190 Martin Garvey 73 Armando Pontecorvo -68
2006-10-15 Martin Garvey 270 Anne Jackson -70 Laura Tidone -231 Ed Levy 31
2006-10-15 Martin Garvey 126 Anne Jackson -204 Fabio Lo Presti 39 John Therkelsen 39
2006-10-15 Martin Garvey 21 Anne Jackson -131 Neil Trentham -12 John Therkelsen 122
2006-10-16 Laura Tidone 52 John Therkelsen 178 Fabio Lo Presti -141 Anne Jackson -89
2006-10-16 John Therkelsen 251 Laura de Laurentiis -175 Anne Jackson -124 Neil Trentham 48
2006-10-17 John Therkelsen -162 Laura de Laurentiis 162 Martin Garvey 45 Luca Cesati Cassin -45
2006-10-17 John Therkelsen -195 Anne Jackson -29 Guy Campbell 31 Martin Garvey 193
2006-10-17 John Therkelsen -56 Annabella Palma -185 Neil Trentham 120 Anne Jackson 121
2006-10-18 Fabrizio Farnesi -314 Ed Levy 188 Laura Tidone 204 Armando Pontecorvo -78
2006-10-18 Michael Wilkinson -14 Sally Woolsey 296 Ed Levy -550 Andy Bowles 268
2006-10-19 Fabrizio Farnesi 173 Kit Woolsey -231 Fabio Lo Presti 226 Massoun M ejjeh -168
2006-10-19 John Therkelsen 112 Andy Bowles 21 Laura Tidone 83 Ed Levy -216
2006-10-19 John Therkelsen -137 Anne Jackson 61 Martin Garvey 314 Ed Levy -238
2006-10-19 John Therkelsen -251 Kit Woolsey 115 Neil Trentham 143 Sally Woolsey -7
2006-10-20 Laura Tidone -237 Armando Pontecorvo 152 Ed Levy 9 Laura de Laurentiis 76
2006-10-20 John Therkelsen -375 Kit Woolsey -2 Neil Trentham 206 Sally Woolsey 171
2006-10-21 Martin Garvey -71 John Therkelsen 11 Neil Trentham 253 David Adler -193
2006-10-21 Martin Garvey -22 Armando Pontecorvo 253 John Therkelsen -187 Joan Clark -44
2006-10-22 Fabrizio Farnesi 20 Martin Garvey -100 Laura Tidone 77 David Adler 3
2006-10-22 Fabrizio Farnesi 186 Laura de Laurentiis -130 Neil Trentham -72 Armando Pontecorvo 16
2006-10-22 Fabrizio Farnesi -81 Annabella Palma -42 Laura Tidone 80 Carlo Fogaroli 43
2006-10-22 Martin Garvey 36 Annabella Palma -129 Laura Tidone 120 Carlo Fogaroli -27
2006-10-22 Martin Garvey 48 Annabella Palma -94 Laura Tidone 33 Neil Trentham 13
2006-10-22 Martin Garvey -178 Neil Trentham 81 John Therkelsen 215 David Adler -118
2006-10-22 John Therkelsen -50 Michael Wilkinson 113 Guy Campbell -227 Anne Jackson 164
2006-10-22 Armando Pontecorvo -143 Annabella Palma 92 Ed Levy -23 Neil Trentham 74
2006-10-22 John Therkelsen -53 Annabella Palma -86 Anne Jackson -2 Neil Trentham 141
2006-10-22 John Therkelsen 180 Laura de Laurentiis 98 Laura Tidone -267 Michael Wilkinson -11
2006-10-23 Laura Tidone 182 Laura de Laurentiis -30 Armando Pontecorvo 29 Annabella Palma -181
2006-10-23 Martin Garvey 155 Kit Woolsey -269 Guy Campbell -101 Sally Woolsey 215
2006-10-23 Giles Woodruff 3 Michael Wilkinson -137 John Therkelsen -50 Neil Trentham 184
2006-10-24 Michael Wilkinson -73 Giles Woodruff 94 Anne Jackson -5 Annabella Palma -16
2006-10-24 Fabrizio Farnesi -266 Laura de Laurentiis 100 Laura Tidone -383 Armando Pontecorvo 549
2006-10-24 Fabrizio Farnesi 83 Annabella Palma -168 Francesco Mazzadi 14 Laura Tidone 71
2006-10-24 Fabrizio Farnesi -196 Armando Pontecorvo 127 Laura Tidone 169 Annabella Palma -100
2006-10-24 Fabrizio Farnesi -314 Laura de Laurentiis 216 Laura Tidone -4 Leonardo Cima 102
2006-10-24 Martin Garvey 14 Ed Levy -48 Guy Campbell -147 Willie Whitaker 181
2006-10-24 Martin Garvey 16 Armando Pontecorvo -111 Ed Levy 72 Willie Whitaker 23
2006-10-24 Armando Pontecorvo 346 Kit Woolsey 89 John Therkelsen 20 Willie Whitaker -455
2006-10-25 Fabrizio Farnesi -169 Laura de Laurentiis 111 Laura Tidone -33 Annabella Palma 91
2006-10-25 Neil Trentham -12 Laura de Laurentiis -130 Laura Tidone 52 Carlo Fogaroli 90
2006-10-25 John Therkelsen -159 Neil Trentham 233 Willie Whitaker -88 Martin Garvey 14
2006-10-25 John Therkelsen 40 Kit Woolsey -56 Martin Garvey 72 Willie Whitaker -56
2006-10-26 Fabrizio Farnesi -10 Annabella Palma -87 Andrea Frediani -84 Sally Woolsey 181
2006-10-26 Fabrizio Farnesi 180 Annabella Palma -87 Armando Pontecorvo 30 Andrea Frediani -123
2006-10-26 Fabrizio Farnesi 158 Armando Pontecorvo 47 Andrea Frediani -475 Nicholas Cheung 270
2006-10-26 Laura Tidone -81 Laura de Laurentiis -126 Annabella Palma 159 Carlo Fogaroli 48
2006-10-26 Martin Garvey 164 Armando Pontecorvo -55 John Therkelsen 51 Neil Trentham -160
2006-10-26 Chris Dixon 67 David Beer 93 John Therkelsen -205 Armando Pontecorvo 45
2006-10-27 Fabrizio Farnesi -1 Annabella Palma -203 Laura de Laurentiis 196 Massoun M ejjeh 8
2006-10-27 Neil Trentham 187 Laura de Laurentiis 229 Laura Tidone -66 Martin Garvey -350
2006-10-27 John Therkelsen -264 Willie Whitaker -304 Neil Trentham 370 Sally Woolsey 198
2006-10-28 Neil Trentham -145 Massoun M ejjeh -69 Laura Tidone -29 Carlo Fogaroli 243
2006-10-28 John Therkelsen -39 Laura Tidone 24 Neil Trentham 33 David Adler -18
2006-10-29 Fabrizio Farnesi -110 Martin Garvey 168 Fabio Lo Presti -179 Michael Wilkinson 121
2006-10-29 Fabrizio Farnesi -195 Fabio Lo Presti 133 Laura Tidone -93 Carlo Fogaroli 155
2006-10-29 Armando Pontecorvo -23 Laura de Laurentiis -75 Annabella Palma 72 Sally Woolsey 26
2006-10-29 Armando Pontecorvo 40 Annabella Palma -28 Neil Trentham 46 Laura de Laurentiis -58
2006-10-30 Fabrizio Farnesi 212 Armando Pontecorvo -127 Francesco Mazzadi 22 Laura Tidone -107
2006-10-30 Fabrizio Farnesi 274 Annabella Palma -220 Laura Tidone -251 Armando Pontecorvo 197
2006-10-30 Fabrizio Farnesi -306 Chris Dixon 148 Sally Woolsey 50 Niccolò Fossi 108
2006-10-30 Guy Campbell 118 Willie Whitaker 232 Neil Trentham -539 Martin Garvey 189
2006-10-30 Martin Garvey 380 Neil Trentham -166 John Therkelsen -43 Willie Whitaker -171
2006-10-30 Chris Dixon 21 Armando Pontecorvo 16 Francesco Mazzadi -133 Annabella Palma 96
2006-10-30 Martin Garvey -184 John Therkelsen -102 Willie Whitaker 103 Fabio Lo Presti 183
2006-10-30 Chris Dixon 412 Massoun M ejjeh -74 Joe Eskinazi -276 Michael Wilkinson -62
2006-10-31 Fabrizio Farnesi 32 Annabella Palma -163 Laura Tidone 47 Fabio Lo Presti 84
2006-10-31 Fabrizio Farnesi 245 Annabella Palma -125 Laura Tidone -57 Fabio Lo Presti -63
2006-10-31 Fabrizio Farnesi -144 Laura de Laurentiis 11 Laura Tidone 206 Annabella Palma -73
2006-10-31 Fabrizio Farnesi -109 Aldo Ghilardi -108 Laura Tidone 101 Fabio Lo Presti 116
2006-10-31 Martin Garvey -331 Chris Dixon 60 Neil Trentham 132 Willie Whitaker 139
2006-10-31 Martin Garvey 235 Neil Trentham -115 Willie Whitaker -152 Chris Dixon 32