@ Friendly Sword - that was the "bent gambit" - as england, edi and lon bounce at nth, move lvp-yor. this is a fiendish move meant to throw off those who would believe people like fortknox who accuse you of being a good player. it worked really well in that game =P
i think babak soundly kicks my ass every time we meet, so i'd have to put him in the top tier, along with the others recently mentioned - MM, Ivo, MarekP, Rait, and Edi (who i've never played but is a legend). i am playing Jacob in an anonymous game, so i don't know who he is, but he certainly is a top notch player from what i can tell. i haven't played with either Polar Bear or TMG, but they are clearly skilled players. all in all, it shows that the ghost rating does a pretty good job of ranking.
folks not yet mentioned are akroma and bartdogg42, both of whom are extremely good players in my experience. having played fortknox and Friendly Sword repeatedly, i have to say they are both very very good, and simply great people to play the game with.