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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cespenar | 7 | 1423 | 781 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.053 | 0.332 | 0.381 | 37.9 | -55 | 79 | 1388 | 1375 | 2264 |
| EloSRM | 0.053 | 0.334 | 0.382 | 43.4 | -61 | 89 | 1439 | 1423 | 2222 |
| initial | 0.031 | 0.359 | 0.407 | 43.2 | -61 | 76 | 1273 | 1226 | 2188 |
| SRMFix | 0.082 | 0.376 | 0.421 | 48.5 | -74 | 65 | 1225 | 1199 | 2282 |
| SRM | -0.051 | 0.467 | 0.559 | 92.7 | -237 | 68 | 963 | 781 | 2782 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2003-11-25 | SRM 173 | 2 | 174 | 135.92 | -0.36 | -16 | 1423 | 2222 | -29 | 781 | 2782 |
| 6 | 2003-10-28 | SRM 169 | 2 | 113 | 171.04 | 0.60 | 59 | 1439 | 2064 | 45 | 810 | 2511 |
| 5 | 2003-10-21 | SRM 168 | 2 | 166 | 185.06 | 0.16 | 28 | 1380 | 2275 | 2 | 765 | 2722 |
| 4 | 2003-10-09 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 2 | 1 | 314 | 452.58 | 0.53 | 89 | 1352 | 2444 | 68 | 763 | 2759 |
| 3 | 2003-10-07 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 1 | 1 | 500 | 526.17 | 0.07 | 26 | 1263 | 2718 | -49 | 695 | 2948 |
| 2 | 2003-10-01 | SRM 166 | 2 | 263 | 218.37 | -0.43 | -61 | 1236 | 2762 | -219 | 744 | 2688 |
| 1 | 2003-09-20 | SRM 164 | 2 | 157 | 137.14 | -0.20 | -25 | 1298 | 2427 | -237 | 963 | 1746 |