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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tlow101 | 5 | 1204 | 400 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.154 | 0.326 | 0.337 | 61.1 | -94 | 95 | 1289 | 1204 | 3580 |
| Odd | -0.164 | 0.327 | 0.336 | 55.3 | -82 | 87 | 1250 | 1174 | 3567 |
| SRMFix | -0.212 | 0.370 | 0.382 | 58.8 | -123 | 54 | 1090 | 1013 | 3651 |
| initial | -0.257 | 0.375 | 0.382 | 45.2 | -59 | 36 | 1141 | 1046 | 3702 |
| SRM | -0.446 | 0.553 | 0.657 | 170.4 | -417 | 26 | 783 | 400 | 3746 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2004-06-02 | SRM 197 | 2 | 187 | 148.68 | -0.33 | -45 | 1204 | 3580 | -200 | 400 | 3746 |
| 4 | 2004-05-27 | SRM 196 | 2 | 140 | 130.87 | -0.28 | -40 | 1249 | 3286 | -85 | 600 | 3517 |
| 3 | 2003-10-14 | SRM 167 | 2 | 161 | 219.80 | 0.43 | 95 | 1289 | 2653 | 26 | 685 | 3036 |
| 2 | 2003-09-03 | SRM 162 | 2 | 134 | 139.56 | -0.19 | -31 | 1194 | 3023 | -124 | 659 | 2894 |
| 1 | 2003-08-28 | SRM 161 | 2 | 136 | 112.41 | -0.40 | -94 | 1225 | 2728 | -417 | 783 | 2437 |