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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hilljmd | 6 | 1797 | 1096 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.411 | 0.993 | 1.162 | 110.4 | -95 | 272 | 1733 | 1733 | 1360 |
| EloSRM | 0.405 | 0.994 | 1.168 | 113.6 | -102 | 285 | 1797 | 1797 | 1353 |
| initial | 0.555 | 1.032 | 1.230 | 124.3 | -151 | 237 | 1601 | 1601 | 1165 |
| SRMFix | 0.496 | 1.049 | 1.254 | 123.9 | -180 | 271 | 1547 | 1547 | 1326 |
| SRM | 0.440 | 1.119 | 1.261 | 107.3 | -182 | 117 | 1168 | 1096 | 1654 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2004-09-25 | SRM 212 | 2 | 35 | 77.25 | 1.14 | 78 | 1797 | 1353 | 86 | 1096 | 1654 |
| 5 | 2004-09-07 | TCO04 Qual 3 | 1 | 146 | 123.11 | -0.25 | -24 | 1719 | 1544 | -43 | 1010 | 1957 |
| 4 | 2004-09-01 | SRM 210 | 2 | 44 | 85.19 | 0.95 | 96 | 1743 | 1424 | 67 | 1053 | 1717 |
| 3 | 2004-08-28 | SRM 209 | 2 | 156 | 54.41 | -1.52 | -102 | 1647 | 1689 | -182 | 986 | 1946 |
| 2 | 2004-08-18 | SRM 208 | 2 | 32 | 118.09 | 1.88 | 285 | 1749 | 1395 | 117 | 1168 | 1307 |
| 1 | 2004-08-04 | SRM 206 | 2 | 110 | 127.86 | 0.22 | 97 | 1464 | 2263 | -149 | 1051 | 1693 |