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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| drkstr | 7 | 1798 | 1053 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | -0.043 | 0.530 | 0.756 | 90.4 | -137 | 228 | 1428 | 1053 | 1683 |
| SRMFix | 0.051 | 0.710 | 1.126 | 96.4 | -143 | 438 | 1662 | 1492 | 1370 |
| Odd | 0.071 | 0.715 | 1.146 | 100.2 | -70 | 491 | 1832 | 1723 | 1235 |
| initial | 0.246 | 0.733 | 1.074 | 88.3 | -183 | 277 | 1610 | 1407 | 1506 |
| EloSRM | 0.068 | 0.736 | 1.171 | 103.3 | -74 | 493 | 1907 | 1798 | 1175 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2004-03-25 | SRM 188 | 2 | 145 | 38.47 | -1.91 | -74 | 1798 | 1175 | -103 | 1053 | 1683 |
| 6 | 2004-03-01 | SRM 185 | 1 | 216 | 185.23 | -0.29 | -35 | 1872 | 1031 | -137 | 1156 | 1343 |
| 5 | 2003-10-28 | SRM 169 | 1 | 127 | 145.33 | 0.19 | 36 | 1907 | 817 | 15 | 1293 | 779 |
| 4 | 2003-10-15 | TCO '03 Round 1 | 1 | 326 | 366.46 | 0.17 | 37 | 1872 | 928 | -2 | 1278 | 838 |
| 3 | 2003-10-14 | SRM 167 | 1 | 204 | 186.41 | -0.13 | -15 | 1834 | 994 | -119 | 1280 | 834 |
| 2 | 2003-10-09 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 2 | 1 | 183 | 189.63 | 0.05 | 32 | 1849 | 975 | -29 | 1399 | 590 |
| 1 | 2003-10-01 | SRM 166 | 2 | 40 | 211.17 | 2.40 | 493 | 1817 | 989 | 228 | 1428 | 499 |