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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gagan | 29 | 1923 | 1265 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.228 | 0.718 | 0.896 | 41.1 | -42 | 136 | 1929 | 1923 | 849 |
| Odd | 0.234 | 0.725 | 0.897 | 40.4 | -43 | 125 | 1846 | 1834 | 912 |
| SRMFix | 0.289 | 0.750 | 0.932 | 48.6 | -77 | 163 | 1664 | 1659 | 972 |
| initial | 0.187 | 0.767 | 0.942 | 92.4 | -234 | 311 | 1880 | 1852 | 712 |
| SRM | 0.494 | 0.894 | 1.098 | 66.9 | -159 | 143 | 1326 | 1265 | 960 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 2004-01-07 | SRM 178 | 1 | 101 | 132.40 | -0.12 | -3 | 1923 | 849 | -1 | 1265 | 960 |
| 28 | 2003-10-22 | TCO '03 Round 2 | 1 | 186 | 177.99 | -0.06 | -3 | 1926 | 798 | -60 | 1266 | 882 |
| 27 | 2003-10-21 | SRM 168 | 1 | 102 | 158.33 | 0.63 | 41 | 1929 | 795 | 61 | 1326 | 721 |
| 26 | 2003-10-15 | TCO '03 Round 1 | 1 | 176 | 371.04 | 1.08 | 69 | 1888 | 892 | 116 | 1265 | 884 |
| 25 | 2003-10-14 | SRM 167 | 2 | 51 | 51.52 | 0.02 | 9 | 1819 | 1030 | 28 | 1149 | 1258 |
| 24 | 2003-10-07 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 1 | 1 | 193 | 294.73 | 0.61 | 45 | 1810 | 1034 | 63 | 1121 | 1305 |
| 23 | 2003-10-01 | SRM 166 | 2 | 27 | 82.37 | 1.61 | 69 | 1766 | 1101 | 83 | 1058 | 1481 |
| 22 | 2003-09-23 | SRM 165 | 2 | 39 | 74.72 | 0.94 | 61 | 1697 | 1248 | 63 | 975 | 1750 |
| 21 | 2002-09-30 | SRM 115 | 2 | 66 | 82.84 | 0.33 | 15 | 1636 | 1253 | 45 | 912 | 2024 |
| 20 | 2002-09-24 | SRM 114 | 2 | 153 | 74.26 | -1.04 | -20 | 1621 | 1307 | -33 | 867 | 2265 |
| 19 | 2002-09-04 | SRM 111 | 2 | 143 | 80.05 | -1.12 | -22 | 1641 | 1203 | -89 | 900 | 2030 |
| 18 | 2002-08-27 | SRM 110 | 2 | 45 | 62.99 | 0.48 | 21 | 1663 | 1128 | 39 | 989 | 1530 |
| 17 | 2002-07-24 | SRM 105 | 2 | 52 | 65.34 | 0.33 | 16 | 1643 | 1132 | 33 | 950 | 1714 |
| 16 | 2002-07-16 | SRM 104 | 2 | 41 | 70.18 | 0.78 | 29 | 1627 | 1172 | 60 | 917 | 1866 |
| 15 | 2002-07-10 | SRM 103 | 2 | 146 | 81.03 | -0.85 | -20 | 1598 | 1233 | -59 | 857 | 2157 |
| 14 | 2002-07-01 | SRM 102 | 2 | 58 | 88.47 | 0.61 | 28 | 1618 | 1170 | 47 | 916 | 1863 |
| 13 | 2002-06-26 | SRM 101 | 2 | 221 | 129.02 | -0.78 | -21 | 1590 | 1230 | -51 | 869 | 2084 |
| 12 | 2002-06-24 | SRM 100 | 2 | 148 | 142.58 | -0.05 | 5 | 1611 | 1168 | 10 | 920 | 1824 |
| 11 | 2002-06-19 | SRM 98 | 2 | 231 | 117.52 | -0.98 | -28 | 1606 | 1163 | -56 | 910 | 1860 |
| 10 | 2002-06-12 | SRM 97 | 2 | 49 | 165.87 | 1.76 | 75 | 1634 | 1068 | 92 | 966 | 1570 |
| 9 | 2002-06-11 | SRM 96 | 2 | 40 | 223.71 | 2.48 | 115 | 1559 | 1254 | 143 | 874 | 2016 |
| 8 | 2002-06-05 | SRM 95 | 2 | 155 | 236.24 | 0.61 | 50 | 1444 | 1580 | 54 | 731 | 2656 |
| 7 | 2002-06-03 | SRM 94 | 2 | 367 | 221.26 | -0.77 | -43 | 1394 | 1715 | -119 | 677 | 2848 |
| 6 | 2002-05-30 | SRM 93 | 2 | 175 | 224.81 | 0.36 | 41 | 1437 | 1552 | 30 | 796 | 2352 |
| 5 | 2002-05-29 | SRM 92 | 2 | 332 | 216.91 | -0.61 | -42 | 1395 | 1643 | -88 | 766 | 2447 |
| 4 | 2002-05-22 | SRM 91 | 2 | 289 | 198.14 | -0.55 | -40 | 1437 | 1494 | -85 | 854 | 2023 |
| 3 | 2002-05-21 | SRM 90 | 2 | 136 | 243.08 | 0.84 | 136 | 1478 | 1358 | 35 | 939 | 1604 |
| 2 | 2002-05-18 | SRM 89 | 2 | 214 | 190.41 | -0.17 | -14 | 1342 | 1715 | -137 | 904 | 1771 |
| 1 | 2002-01-26 | SRM 60 | 2 | 171 | 204.76 | 0.26 | 117 | 1356 | 752 | -159 | 1041 | 591 |