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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BigPohl | 8 | 1866 | 1045 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.491 | 0.874 | 1.089 | 105.3 | -76 | 213 | 1767 | 1673 | 1042 |
| EloSRM | 0.532 | 0.915 | 1.124 | 98.5 | -59 | 263 | 1944 | 1866 | 1165 |
| Odd | 0.523 | 0.919 | 1.122 | 94.8 | -53 | 248 | 1883 | 1808 | 1152 |
| SRMFix | 0.505 | 0.923 | 1.119 | 104.2 | -86 | 249 | 1703 | 1634 | 1134 |
| SRM | 0.599 | 1.146 | 1.315 | 108.9 | -200 | 103 | 1232 | 1045 | 1813 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2004-09-07 | TCO04 Qual 2 | 1 | 155 | 119.09 | -0.64 | -59 | 1866 | 1165 | -122 | 1045 | 1813 |
| 7 | 2004-07-21 | SRM 204 | 1 | 136 | 134.92 | -0.19 | -20 | 1924 | 966 | -65 | 1167 | 1303 |
| 6 | 2004-07-15 | SRM 203 | 2 | 13 | 20.74 | 0.67 | 64 | 1944 | 914 | 68 | 1232 | 1078 |
| 5 | 2004-06-21 | SRM 200 | 2 | 22 | 79.07 | 1.85 | 179 | 1880 | 1046 | 96 | 1164 | 1308 |
| 4 | 2003-12-17 | SRM 175 | 2 | 26 | 76.79 | 1.56 | 140 | 1701 | 1342 | 103 | 1068 | 1578 |
| 3 | 2003-11-20 | SRM 172 | 2 | 131 | 124.82 | -0.66 | -46 | 1560 | 1750 | -126 | 965 | 1899 |
| 2 | 2003-10-28 | SRM 169 | 2 | 56 | 183.10 | 1.71 | 263 | 1606 | 1573 | 91 | 1091 | 1411 |
| 1 | 2003-10-21 | SRM 168 | 2 | 200 | 193.38 | -0.05 | 17 | 1343 | 2444 | -200 | 1000 | 1767 |