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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dbalkan | 4 | 1430 | 866 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.001 | 0.190 | 0.220 | 31.8 | -10 | 86 | 1395 | 1385 | 2156 |
| EloSRM | 0.007 | 0.195 | 0.225 | 35.0 | -11 | 98 | 1441 | 1430 | 2128 |
| initial | 0.026 | 0.201 | 0.215 | 24.2 | -28 | 38 | 1227 | 1213 | 2206 |
| SRMFix | 0.029 | 0.216 | 0.237 | 38.7 | -63 | 59 | 1215 | 1202 | 2204 |
| SRM | -0.326 | 0.326 | 0.468 | 83.5 | -224 | -18 | 976 | 866 | 2253 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2003-10-21 | SRM 168 | 2 | 184 | 155.06 | -0.25 | -11 | 1430 | 2128 | -56 | 866 | 2253 |
| 3 | 2003-10-14 | SRM 167 | 2 | 153 | 159.00 | 0.06 | 25 | 1441 | 2115 | -36 | 922 | 2030 |
| 2 | 2003-10-09 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 2 | 1 | 336 | 428.22 | 0.35 | 98 | 1416 | 2205 | -18 | 958 | 1920 |
| 1 | 2003-10-01 | SRM 166 | 2 | 231 | 211.17 | -0.13 | -6 | 1318 | 2422 | -224 | 976 | 1769 |