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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mbaer | 5 | 2003 | 1318 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.780 | 0.780 | 1.287 | 141.9 | 33 | 422 | 2003 | 2003 | 667 |
| SRMFix | 0.810 | 0.810 | 1.306 | 91.2 | 13 | 298 | 1656 | 1656 | 951 |
| initial | 0.843 | 0.843 | 1.323 | 101.5 | 21 | 342 | 1707 | 1707 | 888 |
| SRM | 0.447 | 0.846 | 1.224 | 105.2 | -118 | 214 | 1318 | 1318 | 734 |
| # | 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 | 229 | 341.19 | 0.57 | 92 | 2003 | 667 | 86 | 1318 | 734 |
| 4 | 2003-10-14 | SRM 167 | 1 | 162 | 184.15 | 0.18 | 48 | 1911 | 821 | 22 | 1232 | 983 |
| 3 | 2003-10-09 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 2 | 1 | 53 | 368.86 | 2.80 | 422 | 1863 | 949 | 214 | 1210 | 1079 |
| 2 | 2003-03-18 | SRM 139 | 2 | 96 | 99.80 | 0.06 | 33 | 1441 | 2150 | -86 | 996 | 1724 |
| 1 | 2003-02-25 | SRM 136 | 2 | 101 | 123.16 | 0.29 | 115 | 1408 | 2292 | -118 | 1082 | 1399 |