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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mcdonaec | 5 | 1421 | 760 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.044 | 0.389 | 0.437 | 46.8 | -60 | 67 | 1226 | 1226 | 1981 |
| Odd | 0.058 | 0.397 | 0.443 | 69.5 | -72 | 146 | 1391 | 1391 | 1957 |
| EloSRM | 0.064 | 0.401 | 0.450 | 73.4 | -85 | 152 | 1421 | 1421 | 1952 |
| SRMFix | 0.069 | 0.421 | 0.471 | 68.2 | -124 | 98 | 1198 | 1198 | 2045 |
| SRM | -0.122 | 0.512 | 0.623 | 116.0 | -397 | 50 | 823 | 760 | 2525 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2003-07-28 | SRM 157 | 2 | 115 | 112.52 | -0.03 | 8 | 1421 | 1952 | -1 | 760 | 2525 |
| 4 | 2003-07-23 | SRM 156 | 2 | 91 | 131.16 | 0.53 | 80 | 1413 | 1964 | 50 | 761 | 2522 |
| 3 | 2003-06-25 | SRM 152 | 2 | 181 | 136.65 | -0.40 | -42 | 1333 | 2279 | -112 | 711 | 2731 |
| 2 | 2003-06-17 | SRM 151 | 2 | 105 | 163.06 | 0.64 | 152 | 1375 | 2195 | 20 | 823 | 2333 |
| 1 | 2003-06-11 | SRM 150 | 2 | 158 | 135.33 | -0.41 | -85 | 1223 | 2875 | -397 | 803 | 2484 |