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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SteveStern | 43 | 2491 | 1878 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.418 | 0.796 | 1.089 | 42.8 | -95 | 197 | 2376 | 2376 | 222 |
| EloSRM | 0.431 | 0.797 | 1.093 | 43.6 | -103 | 207 | 2491 | 2491 | 227 |
| SRMFix | 0.426 | 0.814 | 1.102 | 45.6 | -118 | 222 | 2245 | 2242 | 210 |
| initial | 0.252 | 0.819 | 1.115 | 98.6 | -318 | 401 | 2769 | 2475 | 177 |
| SRM | 0.505 | 0.847 | 1.201 | 69.2 | -337 | 195 | 1902 | 1878 | 189 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 2005-01-15 | TCCC05 Round 1 | 1 | 57 | 138.36 | 1.28 | 55 | 2491 | 227 | 75 | 1878 | 189 |
| 42 | 2005-01-11 | TCCC05 Qual 1 | 1 | 45 | 34.56 | -0.38 | -11 | 2436 | 273 | -21 | 1803 | 237 |
| 41 | 2004-09-11 | TCO04 Round 1 | 1 | 228 | 158.10 | -0.52 | -17 | 2447 | 231 | -41 | 1824 | 207 |
| 40 | 2004-09-07 | TCO04 Qual 5 | 1 | 17 | 45.11 | 1.41 | 64 | 2464 | 214 | 79 | 1865 | 173 |
| 39 | 2004-03-03 | TCCC '04 Round 2 | 1 | 82 | 84.69 | 0.05 | 7 | 2400 | 205 | 10 | 1786 | 208 |
| 38 | 2004-02-28 | TCCC '04 Round 1 | 1 | 124 | 99.11 | -0.32 | -7 | 2393 | 202 | 1 | 1776 | 209 |
| 37 | 2004-02-23 | TCCC '04 Qual. 3 | 1 | 16 | 29.11 | 0.86 | 42 | 2399 | 195 | 82 | 1775 | 202 |
| 36 | 2003-11-12 | SRM 171 | 1 | 142 | 99.04 | -0.84 | -23 | 2357 | 207 | -114 | 1693 | 245 |
| 35 | 2003-11-08 | SRM 170 | 1 | 58 | 54.98 | -0.08 | 3 | 2380 | 186 | 4 | 1807 | 174 |
| 34 | 2003-10-07 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 1 | 1 | 8 | 88.64 | 3.47 | 78 | 2377 | 180 | 141 | 1803 | 180 |
| 33 | 2003-09-23 | SRM 165 | 1 | 70 | 70.86 | 0.02 | 8 | 2299 | 235 | 17 | 1662 | 253 |
| 32 | 2003-04-10 | SRM 141 | 1 | 85 | 50.45 | -0.75 | -19 | 2291 | 213 | -59 | 1645 | 252 |
| 31 | 2003-02-26 | TCCC '03 Round 2 | 1 | 265 | 83.33 | -1.68 | -36 | 2310 | 181 | -198 | 1704 | 212 |
| 30 | 2003-02-18 | TCCC '03 NE/SE Regional | 1 | 16 | 35.60 | 1.15 | 35 | 2346 | 146 | 55 | 1902 | 106 |
| 29 | 2003-02-05 | SRM 133 | 1 | 12 | 56.45 | 2.23 | 65 | 2311 | 165 | 117 | 1847 | 122 |
| 28 | 2003-01-06 | SRM 128 | 1 | 13 | 52.36 | 2.01 | 60 | 2247 | 215 | 111 | 1730 | 178 |
| 27 | 2002-10-23 | TCI '02 Round 3 | 1 | 133 | 141.06 | 0.08 | 7 | 2186 | 254 | 5 | 1619 | 237 |
| 26 | 2002-10-21 | SRM 117 | 1 | 82 | 63.73 | -0.36 | -8 | 2179 | 259 | -38 | 1614 | 236 |
| 25 | 2002-10-16 | TCI '02 Round 2 | 1 | 119 | 177.30 | 0.57 | 25 | 2187 | 251 | 34 | 1652 | 210 |
| 24 | 2002-10-10 | TCI '02 Round 1 B | 1 | 69 | 108.32 | 0.65 | 28 | 2162 | 273 | 38 | 1618 | 226 |
| 23 | 2002-09-24 | SRM 114 | 1 | 93 | 70.49 | -0.38 | -10 | 2134 | 296 | -46 | 1580 | 257 |
| 22 | 2002-09-10 | SRM 113 | 1 | 46 | 54.82 | 0.32 | 19 | 2143 | 283 | 20 | 1626 | 224 |
| 21 | 2002-09-04 | SRM 111 | 1 | 31 | 64.03 | 1.05 | 51 | 2124 | 297 | 78 | 1606 | 234 |
| 20 | 2002-08-01 | SRM 106 | 1 | 22 | 70.32 | 1.68 | 70 | 2074 | 346 | 117 | 1528 | 277 |
| 19 | 2002-06-12 | SRM 97 | 1 | 144 | 161.27 | -0.27 | -7 | 2004 | 391 | -52 | 1411 | 403 |
| 18 | 2002-06-05 | SRM 95 | 1 | 41 | 176.83 | 2.11 | 82 | 2011 | 367 | 141 | 1463 | 336 |
| 17 | 2002-05-30 | SRM 93 | 1 | 154 | 181.06 | 0.23 | 18 | 1929 | 453 | 26 | 1322 | 526 |
| 16 | 2002-05-29 | SRM 92 | 1 | 134 | 153.63 | -0.21 | -7 | 1911 | 461 | -22 | 1296 | 581 |
| 15 | 2002-04-01 | SRM 76 | 1 | 199 | 146.43 | -0.44 | -15 | 1917 | 295 | -58 | 1318 | 412 |
| 14 | 2002-03-21 | SRM 73 | 1 | 132 | 115.69 | -0.19 | -3 | 1932 | 254 | -14 | 1376 | 314 |
| 13 | 2002-03-20 | SRM 72 | 1 | 59 | 118.50 | 1.01 | 55 | 1936 | 244 | 97 | 1390 | 286 |
| 12 | 2002-03-11 | SRM 71 | 1 | 184 | 139.05 | -0.40 | -17 | 1881 | 284 | -64 | 1293 | 395 |
| 11 | 2002-03-07 | SRM 70 | 1 | 102 | 131.02 | 0.36 | 31 | 1899 | 256 | 46 | 1357 | 299 |
| 10 | 2002-02-28 | SRM 69 | 1 | 144 | 138.51 | -0.06 | 3 | 1868 | 275 | -1 | 1311 | 342 |
| 9 | 2002-02-20 | SRM 67 | 1 | 143 | 145.51 | 0.02 | 10 | 1864 | 255 | 1 | 1312 | 320 |
| 8 | 2002-02-19 | TCCC '02 NE/SE Reg. Quart. | 1 | 64 | 87.07 | 0.44 | 46 | 1854 | 259 | 62 | 1311 | 317 |
| 7 | 2002-02-13 | SRM 66 | 2 | 69 | 125.71 | 0.86 | 67 | 1808 | 288 | 79 | 1249 | 390 |
| 6 | 2002-02-12 | SRM 65 | 2 | 121 | 134.90 | 0.16 | 29 | 1741 | 360 | 51 | 1170 | 488 |
| 5 | 2002-02-06 | SRM 64 | 2 | 45 | 198.74 | 2.14 | 207 | 1713 | 370 | 195 | 1119 | 524 |
| 4 | 2002-02-04 | SRM 63 | 2 | 124 | 262.61 | 1.08 | 197 | 1505 | 605 | 111 | 924 | 967 |
| 3 | 2001-10-19 | SRM 36 | 2 | 90 | 54.57 | -0.78 | -103 | 1309 | 374 | -337 | 813 | 583 |
| 2 | 2001-10-17 | SRM 35 | 2 | 35 | ||||||||
| 1 | 2001-10-11 | SRM 34 | 2 | 42 | 59.89 | 0.51 | 187 | 1411 | 284 | -50 | 1150 | 237 |