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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DougFowley | 8 | 2133 | 1522 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.716 | 0.939 | 1.420 | 75.0 | -83 | 204 | 1605 | 1522 | 354 |
| SRMFix | 0.880 | 1.037 | 1.466 | 111.8 | -51 | 354 | 2043 | 1992 | 355 |
| EloSRM | 0.936 | 1.076 | 1.469 | 113.6 | -29 | 244 | 2162 | 2133 | 353 |
| initial | 1.031 | 1.171 | 1.611 | 141.0 | -68 | 465 | 2260 | 2193 | 388 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2003-01-25 | SRM 130 | 1 | 66 | 44.66 | -0.56 | -29 | 2133 | 353 | -83 | 1522 | 354 |
| 7 | 2003-01-06 | SRM 128 | 1 | 32 | 63.96 | 1.00 | 77 | 2162 | 312 | 83 | 1605 | 270 |
| 6 | 2003-01-02 | SRM 127 | 1 | 21 | 61.60 | 1.55 | 128 | 2085 | 415 | 126 | 1522 | 349 |
| 5 | 2002-12-23 | SRM 126 | 1 | 54 | 63.08 | 0.22 | 37 | 1957 | 600 | 9 | 1396 | 503 |
| 4 | 2002-12-16 | SRM 125 | 1 | 60 | 78.12 | 0.38 | 65 | 1920 | 661 | 30 | 1387 | 522 |
| 3 | 2002-12-12 | SRM 124 | 2 | 6 | 68.73 | 3.52 | 244 | 1855 | 794 | 204 | 1357 | 567 |
| 2 | 2002-12-10 | SRM 123 | 2 | 62 | 106.66 | 0.78 | 136 | 1611 | 1430 | 9 | 1153 | 1091 |
| 1 | 2002-12-04 | SRM 122 | 2 | 82 | 123.49 | 0.59 | 193 | 1475 | 1864 | -56 | 1144 | 1106 |