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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mek | 4 | 1538 | 971 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.211 | 0.345 | 0.408 | 41.6 | -24 | 70 | 1302 | 1302 | 1922 |
| SRMFix | 0.121 | 0.412 | 0.430 | 68.1 | -52 | 118 | 1318 | 1293 | 2004 |
| SRM | -0.251 | 0.445 | 0.489 | 62.2 | -114 | 10 | 1173 | 971 | 1982 |
| EloSRM | 0.103 | 0.452 | 0.467 | 82.6 | -30 | 200 | 1538 | 1538 | 1960 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2004-02-17 | SRM 184 | 2 | 110 | 152.23 | 0.47 | 71 | 1538 | 1960 | 10 | 971 | 1982 |
| 3 | 2004-02-11 | SRM 183 | 2 | 150 | 118.20 | -0.34 | -30 | 1467 | 2173 | -98 | 961 | 2007 |
| 2 | 2003-11-12 | SRM 171 | 2 | 149 | 116.71 | -0.35 | -30 | 1496 | 1917 | -114 | 1059 | 1559 |
| 1 | 2003-10-21 | SRM 168 | 2 | 124 | 193.40 | 0.64 | 200 | 1526 | 1825 | -27 | 1173 | 1183 |