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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BobAugust | 22 | 1481 | 675 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.059 | 0.402 | 0.547 | 31.1 | -81 | 120 | 1217 | 1201 | 2428 |
| EloSRM | 0.012 | 0.415 | 0.552 | 32.9 | -66 | 136 | 1481 | 1481 | 2330 |
| Odd | 0.013 | 0.416 | 0.552 | 31.8 | -62 | 113 | 1412 | 1412 | 2419 |
| initial | 0.034 | 0.421 | 0.563 | 50.7 | -77 | 198 | 1331 | 1291 | 2000 |
| SRM | 0.123 | 0.437 | 0.633 | 64.0 | -226 | 113 | 974 | 675 | 3291 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 2004-12-22 | SRM 224 | 2 | 64 | 140.77 | 1.14 | 136 | 1481 | 2330 | 95 | 675 | 3291 |
| 21 | 2003-06-25 | SRM 152 | 2 | 180 | 139.81 | -0.36 | -16 | 1345 | 2240 | -30 | 580 | 3090 |
| 20 | 2003-05-22 | SRM 147 | 2 | 171 | 122.42 | -0.48 | -19 | 1361 | 2325 | -45 | 610 | 3273 |
| 19 | 2003-02-08 | SRM 134 | 2 | 76 | 131.97 | 0.80 | 45 | 1381 | 2419 | 85 | 655 | 3516 |
| 18 | 2003-01-25 | SRM 130 | 2 | 93 | 94.72 | 0.03 | 8 | 1335 | 2526 | 30 | 570 | 3742 |
| 17 | 2002-09-04 | SRM 111 | 2 | 143 | 130.12 | -0.42 | -13 | 1327 | 2242 | -13 | 540 | 3558 |
| 16 | 2002-08-27 | SRM 110 | 2 | 93 | 130.57 | 0.49 | 27 | 1340 | 2162 | 71 | 553 | 3501 |
| 15 | 2002-08-12 | SRM 108 | 2 | 105 | 116.77 | 0.15 | 13 | 1312 | 2221 | 47 | 482 | 3559 |
| 14 | 2002-08-07 | SRM 107 | 2 | 139 | 120.76 | -0.20 | -6 | 1299 | 2252 | -2 | 435 | 3621 |
| 13 | 2002-08-01 | SRM 106 | 2 | 162 | 123.53 | -0.39 | -16 | 1306 | 2214 | -37 | 437 | 3598 |
| 12 | 2002-07-24 | SRM 105 | 2 | 154 | 128.74 | -0.26 | -9 | 1322 | 2146 | -14 | 474 | 3537 |
| 11 | 2002-07-10 | SRM 103 | 2 | 163 | 144.68 | -0.18 | -6 | 1330 | 2093 | -15 | 488 | 3492 |
| 10 | 2002-07-01 | SRM 102 | 2 | 202 | 143.57 | -0.55 | -27 | 1336 | 2059 | -119 | 503 | 3450 |
| 9 | 2002-06-26 | SRM 101 | 2 | 263 | 211.10 | -0.45 | -23 | 1363 | 1943 | -77 | 622 | 3179 |
| 8 | 2002-06-24 | SRM 100 | 2 | 92 | 277.02 | 1.59 | 113 | 1386 | 1860 | 113 | 699 | 2920 |
| 7 | 2002-06-19 | SRM 98 | 2 | 244 | 250.20 | 0.04 | 11 | 1273 | 2194 | 0 | 586 | 3213 |
| 6 | 2002-06-12 | SRM 97 | 2 | 279 | 285.75 | 0.03 | 12 | 1262 | 2226 | -13 | 586 | 3190 |
| 5 | 2002-05-30 | SRM 93 | 2 | 263 | 263.97 | -0.25 | -19 | 1250 | 2203 | -45 | 599 | 3043 |
| 4 | 2002-05-29 | SRM 92 | 2 | 316 | 288.78 | -0.13 | -5 | 1268 | 2078 | -51 | 644 | 2882 |
| 3 | 2002-05-21 | SRM 90 | 2 | 359 | 247.64 | -0.60 | -66 | 1274 | 1965 | -225 | 695 | 2665 |
| 2 | 2002-05-18 | SRM 89 | 2 | 170 | 228.13 | 0.42 | 108 | 1340 | 1723 | -54 | 920 | 1681 |
| 1 | 2002-05-15 | SRM 88 | 2 | 139 | 237.00 | -0.16 | -23 | 1231 | 2135 | -226 | 974 | 1373 |