3.51 The challenge must be met if the rating system is to succeed, if it is to produce ratings that will satisfy the players and the users of the rating list.
| Player | Rounds | Elo | SRM |
|---|---|---|---|
| smellycat | 7 | 1664 | 1003 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.267 | 0.918 | 1.064 | 108.1 | -81 | 241 | 1664 | 1664 | 1251 |
| SRMFix | 0.331 | 0.925 | 1.103 | 107.7 | -108 | 256 | 1446 | 1446 | 1299 |
| initial | 0.362 | 0.927 | 1.114 | 111.6 | -117 | 283 | 1505 | 1505 | 1114 |
| SRM | 0.289 | 0.948 | 1.120 | 99.6 | -204 | 137 | 1107 | 1003 | 1541 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2003-07-17 | SRM 155 | 2 | 47 | 85.48 | 0.86 | 84 | 1664 | 1251 | 61 | 1003 | 1541 |
| 6 | 2003-05-14 | SRM 146 | 2 | 97 | 64.73 | -0.58 | -34 | 1579 | 1611 | -15 | 942 | 1869 |
| 5 | 2002-12-23 | SRM 126 | 2 | 43 | 64.60 | 0.59 | 63 | 1613 | 1462 | 52 | 957 | 1862 |
| 4 | 2002-12-16 | SRM 125 | 2 | 141 | 83.36 | -0.99 | -68 | 1550 | 1654 | -135 | 905 | 2125 |
| 3 | 2002-11-13 | SRM 120 | 2 | 28 | 126.80 | 2.18 | 241 | 1619 | 1372 | 137 | 1040 | 1431 |
| 2 | 2002-10-15 | SRM 116 | 2 | 173 | 106.59 | -0.70 | -81 | 1378 | 2139 | -204 | 903 | 2072 |
| 1 | 2002-09-30 | SRM 115 | 2 | 117 | 167.65 | 0.52 | 185 | 1458 | 1834 | -93 | 1107 | 1154 |