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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold | 4 | 2361 | 1575 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 1.519 | 1.941 | 2.396 | 231.8 | -276 | 336 | 1851 | 1575 | 358 |
| SRMFix | 1.737 | 2.181 | 2.626 | 286.9 | -99 | 519 | 2249 | 2150 | 228 |
| Odd | 1.773 | 2.220 | 2.646 | 281.4 | -74 | 466 | 2330 | 2256 | 221 |
| EloSRM | 1.769 | 2.222 | 2.652 | 298.1 | -78 | 517 | 2439 | 2361 | 207 |
| initial | 2.050 | 2.271 | 2.815 | 273.5 | -53 | 599 | 2241 | 2187 | 371 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2003-10-22 | TCO '03 Round 2 | 1 | 192 | 102.37 | -0.91 | -78 | 2361 | 207 | -276 | 1575 | 358 |
| 3 | 2003-10-15 | TCO '03 Round 1 | 1 | 75 | 203.11 | 1.44 | 174 | 2439 | 148 | 148 | 1851 | 161 |
| 2 | 2003-10-07 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 1 | 1 | 12 | 302.41 | 4.66 | 517 | 2265 | 282 | 336 | 1703 | 240 |
| 1 | 2003-10-01 | SRM 166 | 2 | 57 | 211.17 | 1.89 | 424 | 1748 | 1134 | 167 | 1367 | 590 |