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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darkmaster | 21 | 2446 | 1711 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.525 | 1.008 | 1.584 | 68.1 | -52 | 371 | 2366 | 2333 | 391 |
| initial | 0.423 | 1.010 | 1.580 | 121.6 | -132 | 699 | 2575 | 2269 | 403 |
| EloSRM | 0.533 | 1.013 | 1.597 | 70.8 | -55 | 383 | 2462 | 2446 | 393 |
| SRMFix | 0.516 | 1.026 | 1.613 | 78.1 | -63 | 486 | 2270 | 2109 | 425 |
| SRM | 0.550 | 1.045 | 1.583 | 91.4 | -169 | 335 | 1880 | 1711 | 378 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 2005-08-24 | TCO05 Round 2 | 1 | 219 | 204.33 | -0.10 | 0 | 2446 | 393 | -11 | 1711 | 378 |
| 20 | 2005-08-20 | TCO05 Round 1 | 1 | 195 | 288.71 | 0.57 | 46 | 2447 | 384 | 51 | 1722 | 365 |
| 19 | 2005-08-16 | TCO05 Qual 5/10 | 1 | 58 | 79.10 | 0.45 | 44 | 2400 | 428 | 41 | 1671 | 417 |
| 18 | 2005-01-31 | SRM 229 | 1 | 117 | 102.28 | -0.19 | -5 | 2356 | 381 | -10 | 1630 | 395 |
| 17 | 2005-01-15 | TCCC05 Round 1 | 1 | 315 | 143.68 | -1.13 | -55 | 2362 | 360 | -118 | 1640 | 367 |
| 16 | 2005-01-11 | TCCC05 Qual 1 | 1 | 31 | 39.63 | 0.35 | 35 | 2416 | 295 | 37 | 1758 | 271 |
| 15 | 2004-10-16 | SRM 215 | 1 | 125 | 58.75 | -1.09 | -47 | 2382 | 320 | -107 | 1721 | 290 |
| 14 | 2004-09-14 | SRM 211 | 1 | 77 | 72.71 | -0.08 | 3 | 2429 | 258 | -14 | 1828 | 212 |
| 13 | 2004-02-28 | TCCC '04 Round 1 | 1 | 144 | 88.41 | -0.70 | -22 | 2426 | 180 | -38 | 1842 | 166 |
| 12 | 2004-02-23 | TCCC '04 Qual. 4 | 1 | 20 | 13.32 | -0.59 | -13 | 2448 | 166 | 3 | 1880 | 150 |
| 11 | 2004-02-11 | SRM 183 | 1 | 21 | 67.67 | 1.69 | 80 | 2462 | 156 | 118 | 1877 | 149 |
| 10 | 2004-01-22 | SRM 180 | 1 | 89 | 58.35 | -0.61 | -23 | 2382 | 201 | -35 | 1759 | 211 |
| 9 | 2004-01-07 | SRM 178 | 1 | 34 | 78.46 | 1.21 | 70 | 2405 | 179 | 96 | 1794 | 188 |
| 8 | 2003-12-30 | SRM 177 | 1 | 62 | 69.76 | -0.44 | -18 | 2335 | 248 | -91 | 1698 | 248 |
| 7 | 2003-12-22 | SRM 176 | 1 | 28 | 79.03 | 1.50 | 108 | 2353 | 216 | 126 | 1789 | 188 |
| 6 | 2003-12-17 | SRM 175 | 1 | 16 | 102.04 | 2.67 | 192 | 2245 | 331 | 203 | 1663 | 276 |
| 5 | 2003-12-13 | SRM 174 | 1 | 64 | 106.44 | 0.73 | 99 | 2053 | 574 | 66 | 1460 | 502 |
| 4 | 2003-11-25 | SRM 173 | 1 | 67 | 166.43 | 1.31 | 204 | 1953 | 747 | 139 | 1394 | 586 |
| 3 | 2003-11-20 | SRM 172 | 2 | 3 | 160.96 | 5.75 | 383 | 1749 | 1185 | 335 | 1255 | 923 |
| 2 | 2003-11-12 | SRM 171 | 2 | 176 | 163.63 | -0.10 | 1 | 1366 | 2360 | -111 | 920 | 2019 |
| 1 | 2003-11-08 | SRM 170 | 2 | 139 | 140.31 | 0.01 | 36 | 1365 | 2334 | -169 | 1031 | 1632 |