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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TexWiller | 9 | 2563 | 1869 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.781 | 0.893 | 1.148 | 103.7 | -132 | 197 | 1869 | 1869 | 185 |
| Odd | 0.924 | 1.010 | 1.310 | 138.3 | -44 | 471 | 2437 | 2437 | 168 |
| EloSRM | 0.929 | 1.012 | 1.310 | 147.5 | -46 | 480 | 2563 | 2563 | 163 |
| SRMFix | 1.008 | 1.070 | 1.333 | 125.0 | -39 | 416 | 2247 | 2247 | 209 |
| initial | 1.196 | 1.224 | 1.457 | 147.4 | -15 | 341 | 2496 | 2496 | 178 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2004-10-06 | SRM 214 | 1 | 13 | 80.67 | 2.63 | 188 | 2563 | 163 | 164 | 1869 | 185 |
| 8 | 2004-09-25 | SRM 212 | 1 | 75 | 93.45 | 0.32 | 54 | 2375 | 312 | 17 | 1705 | 305 |
| 7 | 2003-12-22 | SRM 176 | 1 | 57 | 74.11 | 0.38 | 39 | 2322 | 254 | 47 | 1688 | 254 |
| 6 | 2003-12-17 | SRM 175 | 1 | 63 | 73.64 | 0.22 | 31 | 2283 | 283 | 36 | 1641 | 296 |
| 5 | 2003-12-13 | SRM 174 | 1 | 49 | 80.92 | 0.72 | 84 | 2252 | 312 | 82 | 1605 | 328 |
| 4 | 2003-11-25 | SRM 173 | 1 | 58 | 131.07 | 1.18 | 153 | 2168 | 412 | 144 | 1523 | 416 |
| 3 | 2003-11-20 | SRM 172 | 1 | 121 | 112.70 | -0.37 | -46 | 2015 | 626 | -132 | 1379 | 607 |
| 2 | 2003-11-12 | SRM 171 | 1 | 91 | 183.45 | 1.01 | 254 | 2061 | 553 | 114 | 1511 | 421 |
| 1 | 2003-10-28 | SRM 169 | 2 | 39 | 188.14 | 2.27 | 479 | 1807 | 1034 | 197 | 1397 | 571 |