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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| alayburn | 5 | 1577 | 930 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.279 | 0.417 | 0.574 | 66.1 | -34 | 138 | 1534 | 1534 | 1756 |
| EloSRM | 0.289 | 0.424 | 0.582 | 70.1 | -44 | 141 | 1577 | 1577 | 1760 |
| initial | 0.303 | 0.424 | 0.603 | 51.0 | -36 | 152 | 1382 | 1382 | 1543 |
| SRMFix | 0.294 | 0.432 | 0.617 | 50.0 | -55 | 123 | 1332 | 1332 | 1833 |
| SRM | -0.048 | 0.627 | 0.801 | 90.0 | -169 | 90 | 1031 | 930 | 2091 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2004-01-07 | SRM 178 | 2 | 56 | 129.61 | 1.21 | 141 | 1577 | 1760 | 90 | 930 | 2091 |
| 4 | 2003-09-03 | SRM 162 | 2 | 103 | 119.72 | 0.22 | 42 | 1436 | 1954 | -3 | 840 | 2222 |
| 3 | 2003-08-06 | SRM 158 | 2 | 121 | 140.03 | 0.21 | 49 | 1394 | 2038 | -29 | 843 | 2185 |
| 2 | 2003-07-28 | SRM 157 | 2 | 148 | 117.15 | -0.34 | -44 | 1345 | 2211 | -159 | 872 | 2032 |
| 1 | 2003-07-23 | SRM 156 | 2 | 122 | 134.95 | 0.15 | 74 | 1389 | 2041 | -169 | 1031 | 1457 |