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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taranis | 5 | 1521 | 827 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.228 | 0.537 | 0.702 | 88.9 | -86 | 192 | 1468 | 1468 | 1912 |
| initial | 0.180 | 0.540 | 0.709 | 65.0 | -66 | 169 | 1308 | 1308 | 1808 |
| EloSRM | 0.234 | 0.545 | 0.710 | 96.8 | -99 | 205 | 1521 | 1521 | 1872 |
| SRMFix | 0.209 | 0.574 | 0.741 | 82.7 | -137 | 152 | 1252 | 1252 | 2040 |
| SRM | -0.023 | 0.674 | 0.878 | 145.8 | -441 | 168 | 843 | 827 | 2460 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2003-10-15 | TCO '03 Round 1 | 1 | 420 | 436.02 | 0.05 | 15 | 1521 | 1872 | -16 | 827 | 2460 |
| 4 | 2003-10-09 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 2 | 1 | 165 | 435.80 | 1.40 | 205 | 1506 | 1921 | 168 | 843 | 2403 |
| 3 | 2003-09-03 | SRM 162 | 2 | 134 | 127.68 | -0.32 | -39 | 1301 | 2400 | -94 | 675 | 2841 |
| 2 | 2003-07-23 | SRM 156 | 2 | 109 | 153.33 | 0.49 | 126 | 1340 | 2222 | 10 | 769 | 2468 |
| 1 | 2003-07-17 | SRM 155 | 2 | 190 | 151.70 | -0.46 | -99 | 1215 | 2720 | -441 | 759 | 2497 |