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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MadMag | 5 | 1348 | 642 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.074 | 0.170 | 0.179 | 21.3 | -40 | 38 | 1374 | 1348 | 2960 |
| Odd | -0.088 | 0.174 | 0.185 | 23.7 | -34 | 42 | 1325 | 1308 | 2957 |
| SRMFix | -0.086 | 0.196 | 0.203 | 30.6 | -52 | 29 | 1148 | 1106 | 3229 |
| initial | -0.113 | 0.209 | 0.212 | 25.2 | -31 | 29 | 1179 | 1132 | 3498 |
| SRM | -0.279 | 0.414 | 0.503 | 115.2 | -225 | 9 | 975 | 642 | 3642 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2004-09-28 | SRM 213 | 2 | 150 | 177.20 | 0.24 | 38 | 1348 | 2960 | 9 | 642 | 3642 |
| 4 | 2004-09-25 | SRM 212 | 2 | 206 | 186.64 | -0.14 | -7 | 1310 | 3124 | -64 | 633 | 3598 |
| 3 | 2004-09-14 | SRM 211 | 2 | 158 | 136.64 | -0.21 | -17 | 1317 | 3060 | -78 | 697 | 3375 |
| 2 | 2004-09-07 | TCO04 Qual 5 | 1 | 173 | 169.50 | -0.18 | -40 | 1334 | 2899 | -200 | 775 | 3020 |
| 1 | 2004-08-28 | SRM 209 | 2 | 133 | 126.10 | -0.08 | 4 | 1374 | 2601 | -225 | 975 | 1979 |