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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladko | 10 | 2562 | 1936 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.885 | 1.024 | 1.286 | 128.4 | -57 | 487 | 2449 | 2449 | 117 |
| EloSRM | 0.890 | 1.027 | 1.288 | 135.8 | -60 | 489 | 2562 | 2562 | 118 |
| SRM | 0.885 | 1.030 | 1.211 | 105.2 | -158 | 231 | 1936 | 1936 | 133 |
| SRMFix | 0.966 | 1.071 | 1.307 | 124.6 | -61 | 433 | 2324 | 2324 | 126 |
| initial | 1.121 | 1.159 | 1.422 | 139.5 | -23 | 356 | 2550 | 2550 | 125 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2004-03-31 | SRM 189 | 1 | 28 | 44.38 | 0.66 | 43 | 2562 | 118 | 56 | 1936 | 133 |
| 9 | 2004-03-25 | SRM 188 | 1 | 32 | 49.19 | 0.62 | 46 | 2518 | 134 | 61 | 1880 | 151 |
| 8 | 2004-03-16 | SRM 187 | 1 | 43 | 61.63 | 0.52 | 47 | 2473 | 158 | 61 | 1819 | 180 |
| 7 | 2004-03-01 | SRM 185 | 1 | 46 | 94.41 | 1.04 | 85 | 2426 | 185 | 98 | 1758 | 226 |
| 6 | 2004-02-17 | SRM 184 | 1 | 86 | 82.52 | -0.06 | 7 | 2340 | 248 | 24 | 1660 | 292 |
| 5 | 2004-02-11 | SRM 183 | 1 | 19 | 116.82 | 2.62 | 259 | 2334 | 256 | 231 | 1636 | 316 |
| 4 | 2003-10-15 | TCO '03 Round 1 | 1 | 395 | 255.82 | -0.63 | -60 | 2074 | 549 | -158 | 1405 | 579 |
| 3 | 2003-10-14 | SRM 167 | 1 | 90 | 159.80 | 0.83 | 140 | 2134 | 454 | 85 | 1563 | 365 |
| 2 | 2003-10-07 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 1 | 1 | 144 | 274.49 | 0.93 | 181 | 1994 | 655 | 54 | 1478 | 447 |
| 1 | 2003-10-01 | SRM 166 | 2 | 41 | 211.17 | 2.37 | 489 | 1813 | 999 | 224 | 1424 | 508 |