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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie.H | 5 | 1709 | 1091 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.335 | 0.611 | 0.810 | 89.9 | -45 | 186 | 1561 | 1491 | 1279 |
| SRM | 0.329 | 0.618 | 0.829 | 68.2 | -154 | 101 | 1207 | 1091 | 1397 |
| initial | 0.484 | 0.632 | 0.924 | 76.1 | -43 | 221 | 1534 | 1491 | 1222 |
| EloSRM | 0.350 | 0.633 | 0.825 | 102.3 | -45 | 289 | 1754 | 1709 | 1254 |
| Odd | 0.359 | 0.638 | 0.838 | 104.5 | -50 | 287 | 1705 | 1656 | 1275 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2003-10-07 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 1 | 1 | 421 | 299.84 | -0.49 | -45 | 1709 | 1254 | -71 | 1091 | 1397 |
| 4 | 2003-10-01 | SRM 166 | 2 | 77 | 69.15 | -0.16 | 6 | 1754 | 1124 | 8 | 1162 | 1149 |
| 3 | 2003-08-23 | SRM 160 | 2 | 22 | 60.88 | 1.47 | 158 | 1748 | 1080 | 101 | 1154 | 1123 |
| 2 | 2003-08-06 | SRM 158 | 1 | 127 | 129.75 | -0.06 | -13 | 1590 | 1503 | -154 | 1053 | 1390 |
| 1 | 2003-07-23 | SRM 156 | 2 | 68 | 134.95 | 0.99 | 289 | 1603 | 1453 | 7 | 1207 | 943 |