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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| eXact-Joe | 8 | 1821 | 1189 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.587 | 0.995 | 1.204 | 94.9 | -46 | 182 | 1821 | 1821 | 1028 |
| SRMFix | 0.645 | 1.026 | 1.276 | 104.5 | -75 | 189 | 1642 | 1642 | 982 |
| initial | 0.677 | 1.041 | 1.316 | 125.4 | -113 | 293 | 1770 | 1770 | 804 |
| SRM | 0.671 | 1.102 | 1.361 | 77.9 | -146 | 97 | 1189 | 1189 | 1130 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2003-10-21 | SRM 168 | 2 | 264 | ||||||||
| 7 | 2003-10-14 | SRM 167 | 2 | 16 | 71.46 | 2.16 | 101 | 1821 | 1028 | 97 | 1189 | 1130 |
| 6 | 2003-09-23 | SRM 165 | 2 | 93 | 51.54 | -0.85 | -32 | 1720 | 1190 | -32 | 1092 | 1343 |
| 5 | 2003-09-20 | SRM 164 | 2 | 41 | 52.50 | 0.36 | 41 | 1752 | 1105 | 42 | 1124 | 1240 |
| 4 | 2003-09-08 | SRM 163 | 2 | 30 | 103.70 | 1.79 | 171 | 1710 | 1186 | 94 | 1082 | 1324 |
| 3 | 2003-08-06 | SRM 158 | 2 | 132 | 88.64 | -0.57 | -47 | 1539 | 1631 | -100 | 988 | 1622 |
| 2 | 2003-07-23 | SRM 156 | 2 | 57 | 116.38 | 1.03 | 182 | 1586 | 1505 | 34 | 1088 | 1283 |
| 1 | 2003-07-17 | SRM 155 | 2 | 131 | 150.76 | 0.20 | 91 | 1404 | 1978 | -146 | 1054 | 1373 |