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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walbert | 5 | 1937 | 1278 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.845 | 0.845 | 1.025 | 111.2 | 4 | 164 | 1756 | 1756 | 751 |
| Odd | 0.860 | 0.860 | 1.046 | 124.6 | 10 | 227 | 1881 | 1881 | 747 |
| EloSRM | 0.870 | 0.870 | 1.061 | 129.1 | 12 | 230 | 1937 | 1937 | 769 |
| SRM | 0.767 | 0.915 | 1.342 | 49.2 | -47 | 117 | 1278 | 1278 | 852 |
| initial | 1.031 | 1.031 | 1.214 | 124.1 | 13 | 242 | 1821 | 1821 | 731 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2003-11-20 | SRM 172 | 2 | 14 | 52.58 | 1.91 | 164 | 1937 | 769 | 117 | 1278 | 852 |
| 4 | 2003-03-18 | SRM 139 | 1 | 117 | 118.84 | 0.02 | 12 | 1773 | 1078 | -47 | 1161 | 1138 |
| 3 | 2003-03-10 | SRM 138 | 2 | 35 | 68.33 | 0.96 | 114 | 1761 | 1106 | 41 | 1208 | 1002 |
| 2 | 2003-02-25 | SRM 136 | 2 | 48 | 78.63 | 0.71 | 125 | 1646 | 1432 | 4 | 1167 | 1123 |
| 1 | 2003-02-11 | SRM 135 | 2 | 99 | 165.47 | 0.74 | 230 | 1522 | 1895 | -37 | 1163 | 1168 |