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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| nikal | 7 | 1983 | 1132 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 1.016 | 1.550 | 2.424 | 154.2 | -92 | 702 | 2034 | 1983 | 789 |
| initial | 1.042 | 1.550 | 2.419 | 186.6 | -101 | 539 | 2179 | 2078 | 468 |
| Odd | 0.982 | 1.579 | 2.426 | 154.5 | -92 | 698 | 1981 | 1927 | 750 |
| SRMFix | 0.877 | 1.652 | 2.413 | 190.7 | -110 | 710 | 1918 | 1864 | 600 |
| SRM | 1.292 | 1.818 | 2.639 | 208.9 | -450 | 405 | 1605 | 1132 | 1412 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2004-05-15 | SRM 194 | 1 | 163 | 126.78 | -0.39 | -38 | 1983 | 789 | -173 | 1132 | 1412 |
| 6 | 2004-03-16 | SRM 187 | 2 | 2 | 42.24 | 4.40 | 153 | 2021 | 702 | 198 | 1305 | 860 |
| 5 | 2004-02-28 | TCCC '04 Round 1 | 1 | 305 | 236.23 | -0.37 | -37 | 1868 | 1026 | -71 | 1107 | 1492 |
| 4 | 2004-02-23 | TCCC '04 Qual. 5 | 1 | 83 | 61.31 | -0.44 | -47 | 1906 | 951 | -71 | 1178 | 1273 |
| 3 | 2004-02-11 | SRM 183 | 2 | 32 | 28.71 | -0.16 | 11 | 1952 | 820 | 94 | 1249 | 1014 |
| 2 | 2003-12-13 | SRM 174 | 1 | 138 | 97.00 | -0.51 | -92 | 1941 | 775 | -450 | 1155 | 1277 |
| 1 | 2003-11-25 | SRM 173 | 2 | 7 | 167.73 | 4.58 | 702 | 2034 | 599 | 405 | 1605 | 323 |