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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackH | 4 | 2083 | 1416 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.376 | 0.605 | 0.871 | 107.5 | -103 | 264 | 1523 | 1416 | 592 |
| Odd | 0.702 | 0.849 | 1.266 | 196.3 | -34 | 597 | 2007 | 1996 | 604 |
| EloSRM | 0.719 | 0.859 | 1.269 | 207.6 | -36 | 613 | 2089 | 2083 | 595 |
| SRMFix | 0.781 | 0.875 | 1.238 | 155.4 | -26 | 451 | 1770 | 1770 | 772 |
| initial | 0.938 | 0.952 | 1.294 | 114.6 | -3 | 285 | 1652 | 1652 | 995 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2004-03-31 | SRM 189 | 1 | 105 | 112.42 | 0.10 | 30 | 2083 | 595 | -4 | 1416 | 592 |
| 3 | 2004-03-25 | SRM 188 | 1 | 93 | 104.15 | -0.28 | -36 | 2052 | 648 | -103 | 1420 | 591 |
| 2 | 2003-10-15 | TCO '03 Round 1 | 1 | 217 | 331.71 | 0.61 | 151 | 2089 | 529 | 59 | 1523 | 419 |
| 1 | 2003-10-09 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 2 | 1 | 78 | 425.02 | 2.45 | 613 | 1938 | 782 | 264 | 1464 | 485 |