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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tantalus | 28 | 2141 | 1442 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.344 | 0.787 | 1.077 | 50.0 | -87 | 166 | 2158 | 2141 | 646 |
| initial | 0.252 | 0.790 | 1.107 | 95.1 | -254 | 313 | 2211 | 2048 | 547 |
| SRMFix | 0.395 | 0.806 | 1.112 | 59.3 | -174 | 228 | 1888 | 1866 | 680 |
| SRM | 0.476 | 0.824 | 1.175 | 71.1 | -265 | 186 | 1503 | 1442 | 641 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 2005-01-15 | TCCC05 Round 1 | 1 | 306 | 221.66 | -0.46 | -17 | 2141 | 646 | -61 | 1442 | 641 |
| 27 | 2005-01-11 | TCCC05 Qual 1 | 1 | 60 | 60.57 | 0.01 | 6 | 2158 | 616 | 3 | 1503 | 539 |
| 26 | 2004-12-07 | SRM 222 | 1 | 67 | 115.24 | 0.78 | 43 | 2152 | 606 | 69 | 1500 | 532 |
| 25 | 2004-10-18 | SRM 216 | 1 | 64 | 117.27 | 0.87 | 45 | 2110 | 673 | 80 | 1431 | 665 |
| 24 | 2004-10-16 | SRM 215 | 1 | 76 | 119.60 | 0.65 | 38 | 2065 | 755 | 58 | 1351 | 790 |
| 23 | 2004-09-11 | TCO04 Round 1 | 1 | 328 | 318.51 | -0.27 | -11 | 2028 | 788 | -78 | 1293 | 940 |
| 22 | 2004-09-07 | TCO04 Qual 2 | 1 | 20 | 103.13 | 2.37 | 95 | 2039 | 766 | 177 | 1371 | 749 |
| 21 | 2004-09-01 | SRM 210 | 1 | 196 | 185.48 | -0.21 | -11 | 1943 | 950 | -70 | 1194 | 1215 |
| 20 | 2004-06-16 | SRM 199 | 1 | 122 | 121.73 | -0.00 | 3 | 1954 | 867 | -23 | 1264 | 977 |
| 19 | 2004-05-27 | SRM 196 | 1 | 86 | 110.49 | 0.36 | 26 | 1951 | 865 | 37 | 1287 | 913 |
| 18 | 2004-05-18 | SRM 195 | 2 | 16 | 31.02 | 0.96 | 31 | 1926 | 919 | 58 | 1250 | 1024 |
| 17 | 2004-05-15 | SRM 194 | 1 | 139 | 142.97 | 0.04 | 7 | 1895 | 976 | -14 | 1192 | 1211 |
| 16 | 2004-03-31 | SRM 189 | 1 | 137 | 136.47 | -0.01 | 4 | 1888 | 989 | -27 | 1206 | 1171 |
| 15 | 2004-03-03 | TCCC '04 Round 2 | 1 | 148 | 156.40 | 0.08 | 9 | 1884 | 1003 | -15 | 1233 | 1082 |
| 14 | 2004-03-01 | SRM 185 | 1 | 179 | 196.39 | 0.13 | 14 | 1875 | 1025 | -14 | 1248 | 1038 |
| 13 | 2004-02-28 | TCCC '04 Round 1 | 1 | 156 | 263.69 | 0.76 | 55 | 1861 | 1047 | 74 | 1262 | 987 |
| 12 | 2004-02-23 | TCCC '04 Qual. 4 | 1 | 12 | 71.96 | 2.58 | 126 | 1805 | 1152 | 186 | 1188 | 1238 |
| 11 | 2004-02-07 | SRM 182 | 2 | 104 | 66.11 | -0.65 | -17 | 1680 | 1509 | -11 | 1002 | 1893 |
| 10 | 2004-01-22 | SRM 180 | 2 | 20 | 82.33 | 2.04 | 86 | 1697 | 1417 | 112 | 1013 | 1844 |
| 9 | 2004-01-07 | SRM 178 | 2 | 71 | 92.82 | 0.39 | 31 | 1611 | 1659 | 53 | 901 | 2218 |
| 8 | 2003-12-17 | SRM 175 | 2 | 60 | 79.91 | 0.41 | 35 | 1580 | 1716 | 61 | 848 | 2459 |
| 7 | 2003-12-13 | SRM 174 | 2 | 157 | 76.49 | -1.04 | -45 | 1545 | 1829 | -28 | 787 | 2736 |
| 6 | 2003-11-20 | SRM 172 | 2 | 131 | 123.02 | -0.68 | -29 | 1590 | 1662 | -59 | 815 | 2586 |
| 5 | 2003-11-12 | SRM 171 | 2 | 263 | 72.09 | -1.88 | -87 | 1619 | 1564 | -265 | 874 | 2219 |
| 4 | 2003-11-08 | SRM 170 | 2 | 20 | 88.57 | 2.15 | 166 | 1706 | 1269 | 140 | 1139 | 1271 |
| 3 | 2003-10-21 | SRM 168 | 2 | 201 | 100.18 | -1.00 | -74 | 1539 | 1794 | -134 | 999 | 1773 |
| 2 | 2003-10-01 | SRM 166 | 2 | 89 | 152.97 | 0.78 | 134 | 1613 | 1521 | 9 | 1133 | 1229 |
| 1 | 2003-09-23 | SRM 165 | 2 | 111 | 151.84 | 0.45 | 157 | 1480 | 1873 | -76 | 1124 | 1257 |