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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SeaDragon | 4 | 1893 | 1226 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.040 | 0.229 | 0.251 | 51.5 | -76 | 69 | 1316 | 1226 | 1209 |
| SRMFix | 0.436 | 0.489 | 0.577 | 90.0 | -13 | 202 | 1547 | 1534 | 1397 |
| initial | 0.482 | 0.507 | 0.605 | 61.1 | -6 | 113 | 1438 | 1432 | 1567 |
| Odd | 0.433 | 0.525 | 0.631 | 142.0 | -26 | 294 | 1839 | 1813 | 1182 |
| EloSRM | 0.439 | 0.527 | 0.630 | 148.4 | -26 | 286 | 1920 | 1893 | 1141 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2004-10-06 | SRM 214 | 1 | 135 | 138.93 | -0.18 | -26 | 1893 | 1141 | -76 | 1226 | 1209 |
| 3 | 2004-08-04 | SRM 206 | 1 | 131 | 156.62 | 0.26 | 79 | 1920 | 987 | -14 | 1302 | 879 |
| 2 | 2004-04-27 | SRM 192 | 1 | 104 | 160.42 | 0.62 | 202 | 1841 | 1097 | 69 | 1316 | 828 |
| 1 | 2004-04-24 | SRM 191 | 2 | 52 | 107.51 | 1.05 | 286 | 1639 | 1658 | 47 | 1247 | 1032 |