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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HotHB | 4 | 1153 | 401 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.206 | 0.206 | 0.216 | 43.0 | -85 | -15 | 1239 | 1153 | 3801 |
| Odd | -0.206 | 0.206 | 0.216 | 42.2 | -81 | -15 | 1198 | 1110 | 3832 |
| SRMFix | -0.283 | 0.283 | 0.288 | 49.0 | -79 | -24 | 1121 | 1004 | 3771 |
| initial | -0.319 | 0.319 | 0.323 | 38.4 | -47 | -30 | 1162 | 1046 | 3783 |
| SRM | -0.392 | 0.392 | 0.503 | 199.8 | -500 | -3 | 700 | 401 | 3838 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2004-03-01 | SRM 185 | 2 | 176 | 196.13 | -0.15 | -18 | 1153 | 3801 | -3 | 401 | 3838 |
| 3 | 2004-01-07 | SRM 178 | 2 | 207 | 188.76 | -0.13 | -15 | 1171 | 3570 | -84 | 404 | 3663 |
| 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 |