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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BigNailCow | 8 | 1593 | 877 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.224 | 0.893 | 1.458 | 96.7 | -144 | 375 | 1456 | 1305 | 1868 |
| SRM | 0.410 | 0.903 | 1.453 | 117.1 | -433 | 240 | 985 | 877 | 2273 |
| Odd | 0.084 | 0.924 | 1.478 | 84.8 | -87 | 396 | 1641 | 1548 | 1651 |
| EloSRM | 0.105 | 0.928 | 1.486 | 91.0 | -104 | 419 | 1690 | 1593 | 1651 |
| initial | 0.106 | 0.970 | 1.468 | 116.8 | -132 | 457 | 1585 | 1302 | 1821 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2003-11-20 | SRM 172 | 2 | 131 | 123.34 | -0.68 | -24 | 1593 | 1651 | -65 | 877 | 2273 |
| 7 | 2003-11-12 | SRM 171 | 2 | 90 | 97.18 | 0.11 | 19 | 1617 | 1569 | 26 | 942 | 1960 |
| 6 | 2003-11-08 | SRM 170 | 2 | 130 | 66.31 | -0.97 | -43 | 1598 | 1599 | -30 | 916 | 2016 |
| 5 | 2003-10-28 | SRM 169 | 2 | 156 | 77.08 | -1.02 | -49 | 1641 | 1466 | -39 | 946 | 1916 |
| 4 | 2003-10-21 | SRM 168 | 2 | 88 | 80.90 | -0.12 | 7 | 1690 | 1338 | 41 | 985 | 1827 |
| 3 | 2003-10-14 | SRM 167 | 2 | 14 | 203.45 | 3.86 | 419 | 1683 | 1369 | 240 | 944 | 1953 |
| 2 | 2003-10-01 | SRM 166 | 2 | 226 | 252.77 | 0.16 | 63 | 1264 | 2625 | -63 | 704 | 2830 |
| 1 | 2003-05-22 | SRM 147 | 2 | 184 | 140.88 | -0.51 | -104 | 1202 | 3131 | -433 | 767 | 2679 |