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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ma426 | 5 | 1146 | 378 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.182 | 0.182 | 0.206 | 40.5 | -85 | 12 | 1239 | 1146 | 3753 |
| Odd | -0.184 | 0.184 | 0.208 | 39.9 | -81 | 12 | 1198 | 1104 | 3763 |
| SRMFix | -0.257 | 0.257 | 0.269 | 41.8 | -79 | -18 | 1121 | 991 | 3714 |
| initial | -0.293 | 0.293 | 0.299 | 35.3 | -47 | -24 | 1162 | 1023 | 3739 |
| SRM | -0.326 | 0.326 | 0.453 | 164.4 | -500 | -9 | 700 | 378 | 3762 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2004-09-01 | SRM 210 | 2 | 186 | 175.83 | -0.19 | -31 | 1146 | 3753 | -55 | 378 | 3762 |
| 4 | 2004-03-01 | SRM 185 | 2 | 176 | 193.12 | -0.17 | -21 | 1177 | 3746 | -9 | 433 | 3823 |
| 3 | 2004-01-07 | SRM 178 | 2 | 190 | 188.76 | -0.01 | 12 | 1198 | 3451 | -46 | 442 | 3641 |
| 2 | 2003-10-09 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 2 | 1 | 529 | 457.07 | -0.26 | -53 | 1186 | 3380 | -212 | 488 | 3509 |
| 1 | 2003-10-07 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 1 | 1 | 565 | 491.63 | -0.28 | -85 | 1239 | 2832 | -500 | 700 | 2911 |