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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gordon | 8 | 1610 | 962 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | -0.097 | 0.468 | 0.561 | 75.2 | -164 | 86 | 1263 | 962 | 1894 |
| SRMFix | 0.015 | 0.529 | 0.682 | 69.2 | -129 | 223 | 1459 | 1341 | 1815 |
| initial | 0.143 | 0.584 | 0.700 | 70.3 | -120 | 130 | 1422 | 1338 | 1793 |
| EloSRM | -0.041 | 0.602 | 0.748 | 73.2 | -66 | 301 | 1650 | 1610 | 1562 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2003-03-10 | SRM 138 | 2 | 139 | 67.78 | -1.04 | -40 | 1610 | 1562 | -85 | 962 | 1894 |
| 7 | 2003-02-26 | TCCC '03 Round 2 | 1 | 135 | 200.13 | 0.03 | 9 | 1650 | 1423 | 24 | 1047 | 1533 |
| 6 | 2003-02-20 | TCCC '03 W/MW Regional | 1 | 71 | 112.75 | 0.67 | 80 | 1641 | 1458 | 86 | 1023 | 1627 |
| 5 | 2003-02-11 | SRM 135 | 2 | 110 | 92.93 | -0.24 | -5 | 1561 | 1743 | -9 | 937 | 2071 |
| 4 | 2003-02-08 | SRM 134 | 2 | 156 | 79.25 | -1.19 | -66 | 1566 | 1713 | -162 | 946 | 2017 |
| 3 | 2003-02-05 | SRM 133 | 2 | 69 | 91.17 | 0.40 | 63 | 1632 | 1474 | 9 | 1108 | 1331 |
| 2 | 2003-02-01 | SRM 132 | 1 | 96 | 99.23 | -0.10 | -21 | 1570 | 1677 | -164 | 1099 | 1335 |
| 1 | 2003-01-30 | SRM 131 | 2 | 76 | 168.11 | 1.14 | 301 | 1591 | 1590 | 63 | 1263 | 850 |