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Larsen/Silliman rankings of U.S. players

Posted By: Ken Larsen
Date: Saturday, 2 January 2016, at 1:03 a.m.

The latest "Larsen/Silliman" ranking of the top 500 U.S. players can be seen here: http://kenlarsennc.com/bgUSrating.htm The bottom of it has links to the nine previous rankings. It's based on a weighted scale of ABT points accumulated within the last 5 years. A ranking based on "USBGF points" can be found here: http://kenlarsennc.com/bgUSratingUSBGF.htm

We've called it the “Larsen/Silliman U.S. Backgammon Ranking” to distinguish it from other rankings that people may create. “Silliman” refers to Barry Silliman who wrote software to read USBGF loaded draw sheets that have been collected since 2009.

Each ranking treats the current year as the most recent 12 month period (not calendar year). As we progress through 2016, new tournaments from 2016 will be added, and old ones from 2011 will be dropped.