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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FrodoB | 24 | 1929 | 1225 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.480 | 0.847 | 1.359 | 41.0 | -43 | 174 | 1873 | 1850 | 1131 |
| EloSRM | 0.492 | 0.857 | 1.368 | 42.8 | -41 | 184 | 1937 | 1929 | 1107 |
| SRMFix | 0.365 | 0.879 | 1.358 | 56.2 | -66 | 219 | 1851 | 1719 | 999 |
| initial | 0.197 | 0.892 | 1.366 | 107.4 | -244 | 539 | 2140 | 1769 | 965 |
| SRM | 0.697 | 0.978 | 1.602 | 62.1 | -241 | 177 | 1295 | 1225 | 1178 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 2005-02-19 | SRM 231 | 1 | 174 | 173.15 | -0.01 | 6 | 1929 | 1107 | -26 | 1225 | 1178 |
| 23 | 2004-10-16 | SRM 215 | 1 | 129 | 135.42 | 0.07 | 18 | 1924 | 1030 | -8 | 1251 | 1078 |
| 22 | 2003-10-09 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 2 | 1 | 267 | 142.75 | -0.90 | -31 | 1906 | 849 | -35 | 1259 | 916 |
| 21 | 2003-08-06 | SRM 158 | 1 | 104 | 109.23 | 0.07 | 11 | 1937 | 692 | -1 | 1294 | 704 |
| 20 | 2003-07-23 | SRM 156 | 2 | 7 | 30.65 | 2.13 | 66 | 1926 | 709 | 96 | 1295 | 697 |
| 19 | 2003-07-17 | SRM 155 | 2 | 51 | 30.76 | -0.73 | -16 | 1861 | 829 | 6 | 1199 | 957 |
| 18 | 2003-02-26 | TCCC '03 Round 2 | 1 | 135 | 185.54 | -0.08 | -1 | 1877 | 839 | -18 | 1193 | 1033 |
| 17 | 2003-02-20 | TCCC '03 W/MW Regional | 1 | 62 | 79.75 | 0.36 | 31 | 1877 | 830 | 43 | 1211 | 1007 |
| 16 | 2003-01-06 | SRM 128 | 2 | 49 | 33.60 | -0.54 | -10 | 1846 | 840 | 14 | 1168 | 1091 |
| 15 | 2002-10-16 | TCI '02 Round 2 | 1 | 400 | 283.07 | -0.50 | -26 | 1856 | 744 | -133 | 1154 | 1017 |
| 14 | 2002-10-09 | TCI '02 Round 1 A | 1 | 153 | 166.37 | 0.12 | 14 | 1882 | 683 | 1 | 1287 | 677 |
| 13 | 2002-08-12 | SRM 108 | 2 | 5 | 34.29 | 2.78 | 70 | 1867 | 661 | 104 | 1286 | 654 |
| 12 | 2002-08-01 | SRM 106 | 2 | 15 | 45.23 | 1.59 | 56 | 1797 | 775 | 75 | 1182 | 886 |
| 11 | 2002-07-24 | SRM 105 | 2 | 3 | 65.70 | 4.45 | 116 | 1741 | 901 | 177 | 1107 | 1087 |
| 10 | 2002-07-01 | SRM 102 | 2 | 89 | 81.07 | -0.14 | 2 | 1625 | 1153 | 6 | 930 | 1776 |
| 9 | 2002-06-26 | SRM 101 | 2 | 115 | 132.02 | 0.20 | 21 | 1623 | 1148 | 24 | 924 | 1805 |
| 8 | 2002-06-24 | SRM 100 | 2 | 59 | 183.87 | 1.64 | 97 | 1602 | 1192 | 98 | 900 | 1934 |
| 7 | 2002-06-12 | SRM 97 | 2 | 291 | 187.77 | -0.80 | -41 | 1505 | 1435 | -109 | 802 | 2403 |
| 6 | 2002-06-11 | SRM 96 | 2 | 235 | 168.98 | -0.48 | -24 | 1546 | 1289 | -36 | 911 | 1838 |
| 5 | 2002-05-30 | SRM 93 | 2 | 54 | 229.19 | 2.09 | 184 | 1570 | 1164 | 114 | 947 | 1608 |
| 4 | 2002-05-29 | SRM 92 | 2 | 216 | 267.72 | 0.31 | 62 | 1386 | 1669 | -6 | 833 | 2159 |
| 3 | 2002-02-21 | TCCC '02 W/MW Reg. Quart. | 1 | 137 | 141.75 | -0.15 | -19 | 1324 | 1048 | -96 | 839 | 1393 |
| 2 | 2002-02-12 | SRM 65 | 2 | 266 | 344.22 | 0.37 | 102 | 1343 | 928 | -24 | 935 | 1042 |
| 1 | 2002-01-09 | SRM 56 | 2 | 115 | 159.70 | -0.06 | 4 | 1241 | 844 | -241 | 959 | 712 |