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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RichFarmbrough | 5 | 1913 | 1260 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 1.305 | 1.536 | 2.333 | 185.0 | -37 | 543 | 2023 | 1985 | 542 |
| SRMFix | 1.487 | 1.669 | 2.525 | 156.8 | -35 | 416 | 1854 | 1836 | 618 |
| Odd | 1.632 | 1.705 | 2.626 | 121.6 | -24 | 374 | 1840 | 1840 | 867 |
| EloSRM | 1.633 | 1.708 | 2.624 | 126.5 | -22 | 384 | 1913 | 1913 | 851 |
| SRM | 1.525 | 2.043 | 2.846 | 182.8 | -253 | 251 | 1285 | 1260 | 938 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2003-12-13 | SRM 174 | 1 | 105 | 113.11 | 0.11 | 26 | 1913 | 851 | -25 | 1260 | 938 |
| 4 | 2003-10-21 | SRM 168 | 2 | 6 | 76.88 | 3.68 | 188 | 1887 | 891 | 236 | 1285 | 826 |
| 3 | 2003-10-14 | SRM 167 | 2 | 8 | 189.44 | 4.57 | 384 | 1699 | 1326 | 251 | 1049 | 1593 |
| 2 | 2003-10-09 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 2 | 1 | 470 | 419.52 | -0.16 | -22 | 1315 | 2590 | -149 | 798 | 2613 |
| 1 | 2003-10-07 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 1 | 1 | 499 | 491.28 | -0.02 | 12 | 1337 | 2425 | -253 | 947 | 1906 |