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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigandine | 4 | 1200 | 487 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.255 | 0.255 | 0.292 | 30.8 | -65 | -3 | 1320 | 1200 | 3291 |
| Odd | -0.270 | 0.270 | 0.308 | 33.2 | -58 | 10 | 1287 | 1164 | 3376 |
| SRMFix | -0.279 | 0.279 | 0.304 | 47.5 | -77 | -16 | 1140 | 1010 | 3496 |
| initial | -0.310 | 0.310 | 0.336 | 37.4 | -62 | -24 | 1175 | 1051 | 3548 |
| SRM | -0.594 | 0.594 | 0.669 | 178.2 | -231 | -73 | 969 | 487 | 3516 |
| # | 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 | 254 | 228.47 | -0.15 | -11 | 1200 | 3291 | -73 | 487 | 3516 |
| 3 | 2003-10-09 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 2 | 1 | 529 | 451.44 | -0.28 | -44 | 1211 | 3157 | -188 | 560 | 3395 |
| 2 | 2003-10-01 | SRM 166 | 2 | 263 | 212.36 | -0.47 | -65 | 1255 | 2653 | -221 | 748 | 2667 |
| 1 | 2003-09-23 | SRM 165 | 2 | 164 | 151.82 | -0.11 | -3 | 1320 | 2398 | -231 | 969 | 1762 |