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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| zzzjim | 7 | 1431 | 697 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.130 | 0.527 | 0.667 | 60.8 | -85 | 111 | 1384 | 1384 | 2232 |
| EloSRM | 0.125 | 0.529 | 0.664 | 63.5 | -97 | 114 | 1431 | 1431 | 2194 |
| initial | 0.111 | 0.534 | 0.690 | 64.3 | -82 | 164 | 1293 | 1293 | 1887 |
| SRMFix | 0.153 | 0.536 | 0.693 | 65.0 | -137 | 110 | 1215 | 1215 | 2202 |
| SRM | 0.092 | 0.639 | 0.824 | 125.0 | -412 | 109 | 788 | 697 | 3120 |
| # | 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 | 69 | 167.80 | 1.28 | 100 | 1431 | 2194 | 109 | 697 | 3120 |
| 6 | 2003-10-28 | SRM 169 | 2 | 199 | 187.64 | -0.08 | 2 | 1331 | 2476 | 0 | 588 | 3320 |
| 5 | 2003-10-21 | SRM 168 | 2 | 264 | 177.83 | -0.66 | -47 | 1329 | 2498 | -130 | 588 | 3331 |
| 4 | 2003-10-14 | SRM 167 | 2 | 114 | 204.12 | 0.84 | 114 | 1376 | 2316 | 77 | 718 | 2919 |
| 3 | 2003-10-09 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 2 | 1 | 505 | 442.40 | -0.19 | -24 | 1262 | 2805 | -98 | 641 | 3219 |
| 2 | 2003-10-07 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 1 | 1 | 472 | 529.74 | 0.17 | 60 | 1286 | 2612 | -49 | 739 | 2759 |
| 1 | 2003-10-01 | SRM 166 | 2 | 263 | 211.18 | -0.48 | -97 | 1226 | 2832 | -412 | 788 | 2495 |