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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SO? | 9 | 2168 | 1370 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.678 | 0.901 | 1.375 | 113.8 | -45 | 570 | 2184 | 2168 | 558 |
| Odd | 0.673 | 0.910 | 1.388 | 111.2 | -45 | 560 | 2099 | 2084 | 555 |
| SRMFix | 0.709 | 0.925 | 1.461 | 102.6 | -55 | 348 | 1976 | 1927 | 547 |
| initial | 0.787 | 0.975 | 1.583 | 117.4 | -86 | 484 | 2134 | 2053 | 521 |
| SRM | 0.896 | 1.241 | 1.940 | 161.3 | -316 | 309 | 1509 | 1370 | 737 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2004-11-20 | SRM 219 | 1 | 104 | 115.77 | 0.16 | 20 | 2168 | 558 | 34 | 1370 | 737 |
| 8 | 2004-10-27 | SRM 217 | 1 | 165 | 111.84 | -0.56 | -37 | 2148 | 601 | -128 | 1336 | 847 |
| 7 | 2004-10-16 | SRM 215 | 1 | 72 | 104.33 | 0.54 | 53 | 2184 | 562 | 51 | 1464 | 605 |
| 6 | 2004-10-06 | SRM 214 | 1 | 89 | 128.25 | 0.53 | 64 | 2131 | 647 | 55 | 1413 | 700 |
| 5 | 2004-09-28 | SRM 213 | 2 | 3 | 35.22 | 3.55 | 143 | 2067 | 760 | 248 | 1358 | 799 |
| 4 | 2004-09-25 | SRM 212 | 2 | 32 | 48.31 | 0.59 | 60 | 1924 | 1041 | 114 | 1110 | 1595 |
| 3 | 2004-09-14 | SRM 211 | 1 | 173 | 144.88 | -0.26 | -45 | 1864 | 1178 | -316 | 996 | 2041 |
| 2 | 2004-09-11 | TCO04 Round 1 | 1 | 328 | 337.95 | -0.18 | -32 | 1909 | 1061 | -197 | 1312 | 889 |
| 1 | 2004-09-07 | TCO04 Qual 2 | 1 | 53 | 177.20 | 1.74 | 570 | 1941 | 977 | 309 | 1509 | 517 |