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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| G3arfield | 9 | 1145 | 410 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.150 | 0.210 | 0.226 | 36.3 | -94 | 99 | 1230 | 1145 | 4061 |
| Odd | -0.165 | 0.218 | 0.232 | 31.7 | -86 | 74 | 1192 | 1108 | 4065 |
| SRMFix | -0.194 | 0.231 | 0.261 | 33.6 | -131 | 20 | 1069 | 938 | 4082 |
| initial | -0.226 | 0.245 | 0.269 | 29.6 | -62 | 11 | 1138 | 956 | 4082 |
| SRM | -0.292 | 0.318 | 0.479 | 90.7 | -431 | 8 | 769 | 410 | 4041 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2004-10-06 | SRM 214 | 2 | 196 | 185.91 | -0.20 | -18 | 1145 | 4061 | -32 | 410 | 4041 |
| 8 | 2004-08-10 | SRM 207 | 2 | 139 | 150.11 | -0.12 | -9 | 1163 | 3710 | 8 | 442 | 3703 |
| 7 | 2004-07-21 | SRM 204 | 2 | 125 | 124.47 | -0.18 | -17 | 1171 | 3672 | -19 | 434 | 3687 |
| 6 | 2004-07-15 | SRM 203 | 2 | 89 | 88.45 | -0.17 | -17 | 1188 | 3621 | -20 | 453 | 3678 |
| 5 | 2004-07-07 | SRM 202 | 2 | 155 | 137.65 | -0.17 | -24 | 1206 | 3545 | -84 | 473 | 3662 |
| 4 | 2004-06-29 | SRM 201 | 2 | 97 | 116.94 | 0.27 | 99 | 1230 | 3399 | 5 | 557 | 3543 |
| 3 | 2002-12-04 | SRM 122 | 2 | 141 | 139.28 | -0.22 | -30 | 1131 | 3865 | -103 | 552 | 3717 |
| 2 | 2002-10-29 | SRM 118 | 2 | 117 | 130.06 | -0.15 | -18 | 1160 | 3579 | -114 | 655 | 3360 |
| 1 | 2002-09-24 | SRM 114 | 2 | 207 | 169.02 | -0.42 | -94 | 1179 | 3286 | -431 | 769 | 2760 |