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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| armadillo | 25 | 2056 | 1287 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.259 | 0.534 | 0.869 | 40.6 | -45 | 223 | 1884 | 1806 | 783 |
| EloSRM | 0.191 | 0.581 | 0.847 | 43.5 | -41 | 356 | 2096 | 2056 | 775 |
| initial | 0.221 | 0.581 | 0.895 | 69.9 | -152 | 421 | 2116 | 1867 | 793 |
| SRM | 0.334 | 0.589 | 0.925 | 57.2 | -215 | 120 | 1476 | 1287 | 979 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 2004-10-18 | SRM 216 | 1 | 106 | 111.23 | -0.27 | -12 | 2056 | 775 | -37 | 1287 | 979 |
| 24 | 2004-09-07 | TCO04 Qual 3 | 1 | 127 | 79.41 | -0.68 | -27 | 2068 | 717 | -62 | 1324 | 869 |
| 23 | 2004-07-21 | SRM 204 | 1 | 117 | 122.94 | 0.07 | 9 | 2096 | 635 | -2 | 1386 | 672 |
| 22 | 2004-04-27 | SRM 192 | 1 | 90 | 119.14 | 0.40 | 22 | 2087 | 599 | 44 | 1388 | 641 |
| 21 | 2004-04-24 | SRM 191 | 1 | 114 | 98.64 | -0.39 | -13 | 2065 | 630 | -93 | 1344 | 731 |
| 20 | 2004-03-01 | SRM 185 | 1 | 119 | 157.86 | 0.41 | 21 | 2078 | 602 | 39 | 1437 | 576 |
| 19 | 2004-02-28 | TCCC '04 Round 1 | 1 | 220 | 190.82 | -0.20 | -5 | 2057 | 633 | -17 | 1398 | 635 |
| 18 | 2004-02-23 | TCCC '04 Qual. 4 | 1 | 63 | 35.94 | -0.81 | -21 | 2061 | 632 | -61 | 1415 | 606 |
| 17 | 2004-02-17 | SRM 184 | 1 | 77 | 134.87 | 0.81 | 42 | 2083 | 586 | 73 | 1476 | 497 |
| 16 | 2004-02-07 | SRM 182 | 1 | 95 | 126.44 | 0.41 | 27 | 2041 | 641 | 43 | 1403 | 613 |
| 15 | 2004-01-22 | SRM 180 | 1 | 101 | 119.46 | 0.24 | 18 | 2015 | 675 | 28 | 1360 | 680 |
| 14 | 2004-01-17 | SRM 179 | 1 | 110 | 101.67 | -0.33 | -15 | 1996 | 705 | -76 | 1332 | 756 |
| 13 | 2004-01-07 | SRM 178 | 1 | 59 | 147.16 | 1.32 | 77 | 2011 | 667 | 117 | 1408 | 593 |
| 12 | 2003-12-22 | SRM 176 | 1 | 135 | 115.83 | -0.22 | -12 | 1934 | 805 | -93 | 1291 | 858 |
| 11 | 2003-12-17 | SRM 175 | 1 | 58 | 125.81 | 1.12 | 81 | 1946 | 762 | 114 | 1384 | 608 |
| 10 | 2003-12-13 | SRM 174 | 1 | 107 | 116.60 | 0.12 | 16 | 1865 | 956 | -10 | 1270 | 908 |
| 9 | 2003-11-25 | SRM 173 | 2 | 6 | 53.73 | 3.16 | 92 | 1849 | 978 | 120 | 1280 | 851 |
| 8 | 2003-11-20 | SRM 172 | 2 | 75 | 53.82 | -0.48 | -10 | 1757 | 1167 | -5 | 1160 | 1232 |
| 7 | 2003-11-12 | SRM 171 | 2 | 69 | 57.41 | -0.26 | -2 | 1767 | 1129 | 0 | 1165 | 1195 |
| 6 | 2003-11-08 | SRM 170 | 2 | 50 | 43.73 | -0.19 | 2 | 1769 | 1114 | 33 | 1165 | 1184 |
| 5 | 2003-10-28 | SRM 169 | 2 | 74 | 57.99 | -0.35 | -7 | 1767 | 1115 | 13 | 1132 | 1280 |
| 4 | 2003-10-21 | SRM 168 | 2 | 76 | 56.83 | -0.42 | -12 | 1774 | 1128 | 28 | 1119 | 1354 |
| 3 | 2003-10-15 | TCO '03 Round 1 | 1 | 441 | 368.86 | -0.26 | -41 | 1786 | 1115 | -215 | 1091 | 1436 |
| 2 | 2003-10-14 | SRM 167 | 1 | 151 | 209.59 | 0.47 | 146 | 1827 | 1015 | 41 | 1306 | 764 |
| 1 | 2003-10-09 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 2 | 1 | 197 | 425.05 | 1.11 | 356 | 1681 | 1395 | 65 | 1265 | 899 |