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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardant | 5 | 2375 | 1805 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 1.215 | 1.723 | 2.789 | 183.4 | -105 | 622 | 1961 | 1805 | 146 |
| SRMFix | 1.395 | 1.918 | 3.140 | 254.1 | -75 | 925 | 2329 | 2187 | 168 |
| initial | 1.897 | 2.001 | 3.237 | 241.0 | -31 | 839 | 2374 | 2342 | 266 |
| Odd | 1.467 | 2.021 | 3.225 | 243.9 | -47 | 886 | 2385 | 2300 | 129 |
| EloSRM | 1.506 | 2.046 | 3.233 | 252.7 | -48 | 885 | 2460 | 2375 | 132 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2003-03-05 | TCCC '03 Round 3 | 1 | 92 | 55.54 | -0.74 | -48 | 2375 | 132 | -105 | 1805 | 146 |
| 4 | 2003-02-26 | TCCC '03 Round 2 | 1 | 93 | 60.13 | -0.61 | -37 | 2422 | 105 | -51 | 1910 | 106 |
| 3 | 2003-02-22 | TCCC '03 Int'l Regional | 1 | 16 | 27.44 | 0.87 | 123 | 2460 | 83 | 71 | 1961 | 90 |
| 2 | 2002-12-10 | SRM 123 | 1 | 29 | 56.46 | 0.96 | 170 | 2337 | 139 | 68 | 1890 | 107 |
| 1 | 2002-11-26 | SRM 121 | 2 | 1 | 132.22 | 7.05 | 885 | 2167 | 291 | 622 | 1822 | 128 |