The following table gives the earliest known ratings from the ABSP (then known as the APSP). They are based on a maximum of 24 games: 15 at the first BMSC in August 1987 and 9 from Durham in the spring of 1988. At this time, there were 70 members with ratings and a further 25 members who had not yet played a rated game.

The column marked "N" contains the number of games available to be counted towards the rating;

The ratings are given twice: once sorted by the players' names, and once sorted by rating. The "rank" figure is the player's number when ordering by rating.

The ratings for the same date, in ranking order, may be found by clicking here. You may also find the rankings by clicking on any of the names in the table below. You may find a name quickly by clicking on any of the letters immediately below.

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