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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mossop | 13 | 2299 | 1589 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.672 | 1.090 | 2.164 | 131.3 | -133 | 884 | 2385 | 2252 | 290 |
| EloSRM | 0.687 | 1.093 | 2.187 | 101.5 | -55 | 881 | 2329 | 2299 | 314 |
| Odd | 0.655 | 1.110 | 2.189 | 101.3 | -63 | 873 | 2236 | 2205 | 307 |
| SRM | 0.589 | 1.116 | 1.982 | 125.6 | -186 | 650 | 1850 | 1589 | 382 |
| SRMFix | 0.619 | 1.145 | 2.162 | 122.5 | -129 | 953 | 2153 | 2062 | 329 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 2004-04-27 | SRM 192 | 1 | 129 | 82.06 | -0.82 | -30 | 2299 | 314 | -128 | 1589 | 382 |
| 12 | 2004-04-24 | SRM 191 | 1 | 28 | 71.15 | 1.34 | 67 | 2329 | 278 | 89 | 1717 | 244 |
| 11 | 2004-04-06 | SRM 190 | 1 | 28 | 94.78 | 1.76 | 95 | 2262 | 348 | 145 | 1628 | 327 |
| 10 | 2004-03-16 | SRM 187 | 1 | 85 | 105.04 | 0.30 | 28 | 2167 | 459 | 41 | 1483 | 498 |
| 9 | 2004-03-13 | SRM 186 | 1 | 118 | 96.27 | -0.29 | -14 | 2139 | 494 | -45 | 1442 | 552 |
| 8 | 2004-03-01 | SRM 185 | 1 | 92 | 149.73 | 0.70 | 61 | 2153 | 483 | 78 | 1487 | 497 |
| 7 | 2004-02-28 | TCCC '04 Round 1 | 1 | 222 | 175.79 | -0.34 | -19 | 2093 | 575 | -27 | 1409 | 613 |
| 6 | 2004-02-23 | TCCC '04 Qual. 5 | 1 | 48 | 48.49 | 0.02 | 13 | 2112 | 553 | 8 | 1436 | 576 |
| 5 | 2004-02-11 | SRM 183 | 1 | 147 | 105.71 | -0.49 | -41 | 2100 | 553 | -105 | 1428 | 569 |
| 4 | 2004-02-07 | SRM 182 | 1 | 113 | 106.02 | -0.09 | 1 | 2141 | 473 | -30 | 1533 | 417 |
| 3 | 2003-12-30 | SRM 177 | 1 | 62 | 82.01 | -0.20 | -16 | 2140 | 454 | -101 | 1563 | 374 |
| 2 | 2003-12-13 | SRM 174 | 1 | 100 | 75.45 | -0.41 | -55 | 2156 | 429 | -186 | 1664 | 271 |
| 1 | 2003-11-12 | SRM 171 | 2 | 1 | 173.66 | 7.44 | 881 | 2211 | 362 | 650 | 1850 | 151 |