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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomson | 21 | 2261 | 1423 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.210 | 0.626 | 0.770 | 73.8 | -95 | 158 | 1686 | 1423 | 585 |
| EloSRM | 0.214 | 0.657 | 0.786 | 63.6 | -33 | 203 | 2343 | 2261 | 365 |
| Odd | 0.213 | 0.658 | 0.786 | 61.6 | -36 | 189 | 2240 | 2156 | 373 |
| SRMFix | 0.387 | 0.692 | 0.882 | 54.3 | -41 | 145 | 2079 | 1980 | 429 |
| initial | 0.344 | 0.732 | 0.915 | 88.2 | -137 | 223 | 2336 | 2071 | 472 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 2004-05-15 | SRM 194 | 1 | 128 | 86.75 | -0.56 | -21 | 2261 | 365 | -41 | 1423 | 585 |
| 20 | 2004-04-27 | SRM 192 | 1 | 129 | 84.49 | -0.77 | -29 | 2282 | 327 | -94 | 1464 | 535 |
| 19 | 2004-04-24 | SRM 191 | 1 | 110 | 60.48 | -0.87 | -33 | 2310 | 295 | -81 | 1558 | 414 |
| 18 | 2004-03-25 | SRM 188 | 1 | 26 | 78.41 | 1.59 | 80 | 2343 | 261 | 122 | 1639 | 321 |
| 17 | 2003-12-17 | SRM 175 | 1 | 103 | 81.61 | -0.65 | -23 | 2263 | 309 | -95 | 1517 | 429 |
| 16 | 2003-12-13 | SRM 174 | 1 | 81 | 64.56 | -0.33 | -11 | 2286 | 276 | -24 | 1612 | 317 |
| 15 | 2003-11-12 | SRM 171 | 1 | 87 | 96.64 | 0.15 | 15 | 2297 | 248 | 27 | 1636 | 289 |
| 14 | 2003-10-28 | SRM 169 | 1 | 94 | 79.30 | -0.24 | -6 | 2281 | 271 | -5 | 1609 | 321 |
| 13 | 2003-10-22 | TCO '03 Round 2 | 1 | 168 | 126.52 | -0.41 | -23 | 2288 | 273 | -72 | 1614 | 322 |
| 12 | 2003-10-15 | TCO '03 Round 1 | 1 | 159 | 197.10 | 0.31 | 30 | 2310 | 243 | 35 | 1686 | 257 |
| 11 | 2003-10-07 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 1 | 1 | 65 | 111.62 | 0.78 | 54 | 2280 | 262 | 51 | 1651 | 283 |
| 10 | 2003-10-01 | SRM 166 | 1 | 120 | 106.23 | -0.18 | -6 | 2226 | 305 | -21 | 1600 | 310 |
| 9 | 2003-03-26 | SRM 140 | 1 | 89 | 59.29 | -0.59 | -25 | 2232 | 259 | -64 | 1621 | 266 |
| 8 | 2003-03-18 | SRM 139 | 1 | 28 | 72.34 | 1.37 | 91 | 2257 | 240 | 113 | 1685 | 228 |
| 7 | 2003-03-10 | SRM 138 | 1 | 73 | 82.90 | 0.18 | 26 | 2166 | 342 | 15 | 1572 | 309 |
| 6 | 2003-03-06 | SRM 137 | 1 | 34 | 89.56 | 1.40 | 130 | 2141 | 370 | 132 | 1557 | 327 |
| 5 | 2003-03-05 | TCCC '03 Round 3 | 1 | 54 | 116.42 | 1.11 | 177 | 2010 | 571 | 158 | 1425 | 493 |
| 4 | 2003-02-26 | TCCC '03 Round 2 | 1 | 117 | 224.61 | 0.95 | 173 | 1833 | 925 | 117 | 1267 | 839 |
| 3 | 2003-02-22 | TCCC '03 Int'l Regional | 1 | 50 | 86.20 | 0.82 | 203 | 1661 | 1372 | 116 | 1150 | 1180 |
| 2 | 2002-11-13 | SRM 120 | 2 | 115 | 110.72 | -0.06 | 14 | 1458 | 1902 | -95 | 1034 | 1452 |
| 1 | 2002-11-07 | SRM 119 | 2 | 107 | 150.31 | 0.49 | 166 | 1444 | 1954 | -71 | 1129 | 1122 |