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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| npkg | 4 | 1143 | 491 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.290 | 0.290 | 0.323 | 47.8 | -104 | -14 | 1230 | 1143 | 3708 |
| Odd | -0.301 | 0.301 | 0.328 | 42.1 | -88 | -16 | 1197 | 1116 | 3710 |
| SRMFix | -0.331 | 0.331 | 0.376 | 61.5 | -144 | -18 | 1056 | 954 | 3740 |
| initial | -0.384 | 0.384 | 0.409 | 46.2 | -72 | -24 | 1128 | 1015 | 3721 |
| SRM | -0.544 | 0.544 | 0.641 | 177.2 | -417 | -33 | 783 | 491 | 3646 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2004-02-17 | SRM 184 | 2 | 194 | 216.27 | -0.13 | -14 | 1143 | 3708 | -33 | 491 | 3646 |
| 3 | 2004-02-07 | SRM 182 | 2 | 206 | 184.65 | -0.26 | -37 | 1156 | 3670 | -139 | 524 | 3600 |
| 2 | 2004-01-17 | SRM 179 | 2 | 152 | 148.36 | -0.25 | -37 | 1193 | 3542 | -120 | 663 | 3281 |
| 1 | 2003-12-13 | SRM 174 | 2 | 180 | 138.75 | -0.52 | -104 | 1230 | 3106 | -417 | 783 | 2746 |