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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bkdurham | 9 | 1178 | 390 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.170 | 0.175 | 0.204 | 22.9 | -69 | 14 | 1276 | 1178 | 3680 |
| Odd | -0.179 | 0.181 | 0.210 | 20.9 | -57 | 12 | 1234 | 1135 | 3706 |
| SRMFix | -0.185 | 0.187 | 0.230 | 27.7 | -102 | 2 | 1098 | 954 | 3755 |
| initial | -0.217 | 0.217 | 0.254 | 26.1 | -51 | -4 | 1149 | 965 | 3761 |
| SRM | -0.280 | 0.285 | 0.418 | 92.4 | -334 | 11 | 866 | 390 | 3736 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2004-08-10 | SRM 207 | 2 | 139 | 148.76 | -0.13 | -9 | 1178 | 3680 | 11 | 390 | 3736 |
| 8 | 2004-05-05 | SRM 193 | 2 | 167 | 139.21 | -0.30 | -23 | 1187 | 3730 | -108 | 379 | 3849 |
| 7 | 2004-04-24 | SRM 191 | 2 | 142 | 129.94 | -0.13 | -6 | 1210 | 3550 | -31 | 487 | 3748 |
| 6 | 2004-04-06 | SRM 190 | 2 | 138 | 136.20 | -0.02 | 6 | 1216 | 3533 | -13 | 518 | 3747 |
| 5 | 2004-03-31 | SRM 189 | 2 | 127 | 133.02 | -0.17 | -13 | 1210 | 3542 | -31 | 531 | 3688 |
| 4 | 2004-03-25 | SRM 188 | 2 | 163 | 165.61 | 0.02 | 14 | 1223 | 3457 | -40 | 562 | 3635 |
| 3 | 2004-03-16 | SRM 187 | 2 | 192 | 178.47 | -0.27 | -35 | 1210 | 3544 | -115 | 602 | 3548 |
| 2 | 2004-03-13 | SRM 186 | 2 | 174 | 150.98 | -0.20 | -32 | 1245 | 3248 | -149 | 717 | 3142 |
| 1 | 2004-03-01 | SRM 185 | 2 | 176 | 172.66 | -0.33 | -69 | 1276 | 3022 | -334 | 866 | 2448 |