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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| jmccarthy | 6 | 1507 | 778 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.156 | 0.809 | 0.923 | 88.0 | -69 | 157 | 1506 | 1465 | 1867 |
| EloSRM | 0.168 | 0.815 | 0.931 | 93.5 | -76 | 165 | 1551 | 1507 | 1849 |
| SRMFix | 0.186 | 0.850 | 0.958 | 103.0 | -97 | 162 | 1355 | 1278 | 1908 |
| initial | 0.136 | 0.863 | 0.977 | 104.0 | -129 | 214 | 1427 | 1298 | 1799 |
| SRM | 0.193 | 0.870 | 1.028 | 133.3 | -344 | 127 | 874 | 778 | 2659 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2003-11-08 | SRM 170 | 2 | 157 | 85.76 | -0.87 | -44 | 1507 | 1849 | -42 | 778 | 2659 |
| 5 | 2003-10-14 | SRM 167 | 2 | 49 | 161.33 | 1.72 | 143 | 1551 | 1788 | 127 | 820 | 2491 |
| 4 | 2003-10-01 | SRM 166 | 2 | 148 | 204.50 | 0.47 | 66 | 1409 | 2095 | 44 | 693 | 2858 |
| 3 | 2003-09-23 | SRM 165 | 2 | 215 | 129.53 | -0.77 | -76 | 1342 | 2317 | -225 | 649 | 2996 |
| 2 | 2003-09-20 | SRM 164 | 2 | 90 | 152.58 | 0.76 | 165 | 1418 | 2018 | 18 | 874 | 2060 |
| 1 | 2003-09-03 | SRM 162 | 2 | 134 | 129.99 | -0.30 | -66 | 1254 | 2555 | -344 | 856 | 2111 |