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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FD | 3 | 1489 | 917 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.236 | 0.482 | 0.642 | 58.1 | -30 | 130 | 1300 | 1285 | 1858 |
| Odd | 0.248 | 0.508 | 0.674 | 81.8 | -27 | 205 | 1469 | 1442 | 1948 |
| EloSRM | 0.253 | 0.512 | 0.681 | 86.4 | -24 | 213 | 1513 | 1489 | 1915 |
| SRMFix | 0.229 | 0.526 | 0.680 | 88.1 | -68 | 174 | 1306 | 1283 | 1897 |
| SRM | -0.133 | 0.603 | 0.650 | 121.0 | -233 | 40 | 1007 | 917 | 2004 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2003-10-07 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 1 | 1 | 469 | 407.47 | -0.20 | -24 | 1489 | 1915 | -90 | 917 | 2004 |
| 2 | 2003-09-23 | SRM 165 | 2 | 71 | 157.25 | 1.15 | 213 | 1513 | 1775 | 40 | 1007 | 1639 |
| 1 | 2003-09-20 | SRM 164 | 2 | 156 | 137.14 | -0.19 | -22 | 1300 | 2419 | -233 | 967 | 1734 |