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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyl | 4 | 1948 | 1206 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 1.187 | 1.667 | 2.045 | 227.0 | -123 | 507 | 1863 | 1863 | 578 |
| EloSRM | 1.236 | 1.719 | 2.104 | 219.2 | -110 | 547 | 1948 | 1948 | 693 |
| initial | 1.506 | 1.805 | 2.266 | 217.3 | -72 | 421 | 1925 | 1925 | 721 |
| SRM | 1.175 | 1.964 | 2.426 | 236.5 | -386 | 281 | 1481 | 1206 | 978 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2003-04-10 | SRM 141 | 2 | 6 | 45.43 | 2.92 | 175 | 1948 | 693 | 195 | 1206 | 978 |
| 3 | 2003-02-18 | TCCC '03 NE/SE Regional | 1 | 181 | 94.94 | -0.97 | -110 | 1773 | 1074 | -386 | 1011 | 1688 |
| 2 | 2003-02-05 | SRM 133 | 1 | 100 | 107.54 | 0.12 | 46 | 1882 | 809 | -84 | 1397 | 546 |
| 1 | 2003-01-30 | SRM 131 | 2 | 23 | 168.11 | 2.87 | 547 | 1837 | 877 | 281 | 1481 | 396 |