Our Elo ratings and
statistics - 12/8/2009
Elo is a widely used rating
method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in games
such as Chess, Go, Scrabble and of course, Backgammon. New players
to New York City Backgammon are assigned a rating of 1500, reported
matches build their ratings higher or lower from this point. The
Elo-based ranking is a never ending list which will determine the best
players throughout the years. As usual for Elo-ratings, volatility is
pretty high below 400 experience points and changes occur frequently.
For more details on how NYC Backgammon Elo ratings are calculated,
click here .
Also see: our Challenge Ladder .
Players with over 100 Experience Points
Player Names
Events
Wins
Losses
Win %
Elo Rank
Exper.
Elo Rating
Seth
26
63
19
77%
1
556
1800
Nader Goubran
35
68
30
69%
2
662
1722
Andy Rubien
9
23
10
70%
3
181
1700
Rod Covlin
35
76
42
64%
4
632
1688
Antoinette Williams
9
23
11
68%
5
204
1680
Lynn Ehrlich
21
37
20
65%
6
293
1656
Richard Munitz
12
21
14
60%
7
195
1603
Julius High
12
23
18
56%
8
203
1593
Dave Shaerf
30
62
54
53%
9
716
1573
Jodi Lu
14
28
24
54%
10
298
1561
Robert Regan
20
25
21
54%
11
334
1551
A. Sadasiva
7
10
8
56%
12
100
1546
Bobski
19
45
42
52%
13
589
1540
Jim Kennis
36
74
67
52%
14
983
1532
Ira Gardner
29
69
75
48%
15
838
1472
Julia Sommer
53
93
120
44%
16
1273
1459
Goldie
10
13
20
39%
17
209
1443
Theres
23
49
63
44%
18
682
1439
Elaine Sherman
15
14
23
38%
19
197
1433
Shawn D.
6
8
16
33%
20
152
1351
Mark031609
9
6
20
23%
21
144
1293
Players with under 100 Experience Points
Player Names
Events
Wins
Losses
Win %
Elo Rank
Exper.
Elo Rating
Fred B.
7
11
2
85%
22
71
1682
Jonathan Schnapp
5
8
1
89%
22
53
1648
Michael Riahi
3
9
2
82%
22
65
1647
Jason Pack
5
6
1
86%
22
43
1618
Mike Murton
5
7
1
88%
22
44
1611
Caner
3
5
1
83%
22
40
1588
Leyla
6
8
6
57%
22
88
1586
Frank
3
4
1
80%
22
33
1573
Matt
1
3
100%
22
19
1573
Jamie G.
2
3
100%
22
21
1572
Corey Chu
1
3
1
75%
22
24
1564
Greg
1
2
100%
22
12
1549
Donna
5
11
8
58%
22
91
1546
Salih
1
2
100%
22
10
1545
Karen B.
4
5
3
63%
22
50
1534
Neil Seth
1
2
1
67%
22
17
1534
Jack
1
3
2
60%
22
27
1532
Steve66
8
6
6
50%
22
64
1531
Mark Chin
1
1
100%
22
7
1526
Eileen Regan
5
6
6
50%
22
68
1524
Karen
3
3
1
75%
22
16
1524
Bill
1
1
100%
22
5
1523
Debra-NC
1
2
2
50%
22
28
1522
Gee
5
5
5
50%
22
62
1516
Barbara
1
1
1
50%
22
12
1512
Jane
2
1
1
50%
22
10
1510
Mike080508
1
1
1
50%
22
12
1507
Rose Tracy
1
1
1
50%
22
10
1501
Demitri
22
1500
Rob
22
1500
Todd
1
1
1
50%
22
8
1500
Diane
1
1
1
50%
22
6
1498
Dave Metz
2
2
2
50%
22
24
1495
Roger Chu
1
2
2
50%
22
32
1487
Susan Z.
1
1
22
5
1483
Elton
1
1
2
33%
22
27
1482
Jack
1
1
22
3
1482
Alexxx
1
1
22
3
1482
Jim Wolen
1
1
2
33%
22
17
1480
Kyle
3
1
2
33%
22
15
1480
Phil
1
1
22
5
1477
Marsha
1
1
22
5
1477
Mara
1
1
22
5
1477
Guy
1
1
2
33%
22
11
1476
ChristinasFriend
1
1
22
7
1475
Derrick
1
1
22
7
1472
Dave C.
1
1
2
33%
22
17
1470
Andras
1
1
2
33%
22
21
1469
Lefty
2
1
3
25%
22
16
1468
Jonathan T.
1
1
2
33%
22
21
1466
Josh Rechnitz
7
8
10
44%
22
90
1464
Carla
1
2
22
6
1463
Suhas
1
2
22
10
1461
Funlayo
2
2
4
33%
22
40
1460
Michael Battaglia
5
4
7
36%
22
65
1457
Drew
1
2
22
10
1452
Omar
1
2
22
12
1452
MarK Swick
3
3
6
33%
22
51
1451
Michael I.
6
7
9
44%
22
74
1450
Barrett Neimeth
7
6
10
38%
22
86
1450
Eddie Chen
1
2
22
14
1449
Paul Radak
4
2
5
29%
22
45
1447
Gil
2
1
3
25%
22
28
1446
Fatih
1
1
3
25%
22
32
1445
George K.
3
4
7
36%
22
59
1439
Brandon Chu
1
3
22
17
1438
MikeTheCaz
5
3
6
33%
22
61
1437
Don Smith
7
5
9
36%
22
76
1425
Michael Riegelman
2
4
22
24
1416
Viktor Brack
2
4
22
28
1403
Ed Goldsmith
5
3
9
25%
22
78
1401
Sam L.
2
1
6
14%
22
43
1388
Joni
6
2
11
15%
22
71
1356
Christina M.
6
2
10
17%
22
66
1349