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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ustaad | 18 | 2184 | 1221 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.261 | 0.760 | 1.117 | 100.9 | -208 | 323 | 1644 | 1221 | 1112 |
| SRMFix | 0.266 | 0.799 | 1.206 | 74.0 | -71 | 372 | 2071 | 1884 | 584 |
| initial | 0.340 | 0.829 | 1.244 | 99.8 | -128 | 475 | 2271 | 1936 | 646 |
| Odd | 0.090 | 0.891 | 1.226 | 90.4 | -62 | 482 | 2257 | 2074 | 504 |
| EloSRM | 0.087 | 0.900 | 1.235 | 97.0 | -67 | 512 | 2371 | 2184 | 470 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2004-06-02 | SRM 197 | 1 | 132 | 89.08 | -0.57 | -24 | 2184 | 470 | -51 | 1221 | 1112 |
| 17 | 2004-04-27 | SRM 192 | 1 | 110 | 95.70 | -0.20 | -5 | 2208 | 427 | 26 | 1272 | 960 |
| 16 | 2004-04-24 | SRM 191 | 1 | 114 | 81.30 | -0.67 | -26 | 2213 | 410 | -80 | 1246 | 1034 |
| 15 | 2004-04-06 | SRM 190 | 1 | 115 | 81.25 | -0.50 | -21 | 2239 | 376 | -20 | 1326 | 784 |
| 14 | 2004-03-31 | SRM 189 | 1 | 131 | 73.79 | -0.83 | -35 | 2260 | 348 | -49 | 1346 | 731 |
| 13 | 2004-03-13 | SRM 186 | 1 | 140 | 74.91 | -1.00 | -46 | 2296 | 300 | -146 | 1395 | 626 |
| 12 | 2004-03-01 | SRM 185 | 1 | 93 | 96.79 | 0.06 | 13 | 2342 | 258 | 51 | 1541 | 431 |
| 11 | 2004-02-17 | SRM 184 | 1 | 49 | 96.42 | 0.98 | 77 | 2329 | 261 | 127 | 1490 | 481 |
| 10 | 2003-12-30 | SRM 177 | 1 | 128 | 55.45 | -1.25 | -67 | 2252 | 330 | -208 | 1363 | 666 |
| 9 | 2003-12-22 | SRM 176 | 1 | 110 | 62.88 | -0.81 | -52 | 2319 | 258 | -73 | 1571 | 360 |
| 8 | 2003-12-17 | SRM 175 | 1 | 23 | 79.88 | 1.80 | 163 | 2371 | 197 | 158 | 1644 | 292 |
| 7 | 2003-12-13 | SRM 174 | 1 | 89 | 72.58 | -0.29 | -25 | 2208 | 369 | -17 | 1486 | 467 |
| 6 | 2003-09-20 | SRM 164 | 1 | 64 | 92.91 | 0.54 | 114 | 2233 | 295 | 65 | 1503 | 397 |
| 5 | 2002-11-13 | SRM 120 | 1 | 88 | 57.04 | -0.63 | -61 | 2119 | 339 | -95 | 1438 | 410 |
| 4 | 2002-06-24 | SRM 100 | 1 | 176 | 121.30 | -0.54 | -39 | 2180 | 204 | -28 | 1533 | 268 |
| 3 | 2002-05-18 | SRM 89 | 1 | 11 | 150.61 | 3.78 | 512 | 2219 | 127 | 323 | 1561 | 217 |
| 2 | 2002-03-07 | SRM 70 | 1 | 166 | 160.49 | -0.05 | 3 | 1707 | 492 | -131 | 1238 | 450 |
| 1 | 2002-02-12 | SRM 65 | 2 | 103 | 344.03 | 1.74 | 463 | 1704 | 400 | 169 | 1369 | 257 |