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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pHeNiUs | 8 | 1081 | 353 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.192 | 0.215 | 0.236 | 30.2 | -81 | 18 | 1205 | 1081 | 3785 |
| SRMFix | -0.215 | 0.238 | 0.266 | 36.1 | -116 | 8 | 1084 | 927 | 3794 |
| initial | -0.246 | 0.265 | 0.291 | 31.9 | -53 | 9 | 1147 | 963 | 3794 |
| SRM | -0.318 | 0.364 | 0.485 | 110.6 | -390 | 19 | 810 | 353 | 3767 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2003-04-30 | SRM 144 | 2 | 203 | 216.77 | 0.10 | 18 | 1081 | 3785 | 19 | 353 | 3767 |
| 7 | 2003-03-06 | SRM 137 | 2 | 177 | 182.55 | -0.13 | -10 | 1063 | 4057 | -9 | 334 | 4036 |
| 6 | 2003-02-11 | SRM 135 | 2 | 196 | 198.14 | -0.15 | -13 | 1073 | 4214 | -21 | 343 | 4194 |
| 5 | 2003-02-01 | SRM 132 | 2 | 155 | 158.26 | -0.16 | -15 | 1086 | 4142 | -29 | 364 | 4115 |
| 4 | 2003-01-30 | SRM 131 | 2 | 252 | 206.77 | -0.31 | -36 | 1101 | 4114 | -157 | 393 | 4099 |
| 3 | 2003-01-25 | SRM 130 | 2 | 143 | 117.14 | -0.29 | -39 | 1136 | 3900 | -122 | 550 | 3791 |
| 2 | 2003-01-06 | SRM 128 | 2 | 153 | 158.12 | -0.21 | -30 | 1175 | 3553 | -138 | 672 | 3391 |
| 1 | 2003-01-02 | SRM 127 | 2 | 138 | 123.05 | -0.39 | -81 | 1205 | 3265 | -390 | 810 | 2671 |