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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilroy | 12 | 2008 | 1187 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.397 | 0.611 | 0.788 | 71.1 | -31 | 222 | 2033 | 2008 | 745 |
| Odd | 0.403 | 0.627 | 0.823 | 70.0 | -35 | 229 | 1950 | 1924 | 755 |
| SRMFix | 0.432 | 0.633 | 0.853 | 65.8 | -27 | 167 | 1825 | 1786 | 746 |
| initial | 0.496 | 0.681 | 0.920 | 82.0 | -52 | 276 | 1992 | 1917 | 667 |
| SRM | 0.415 | 0.709 | 1.157 | 90.1 | -266 | 156 | 1320 | 1187 | 1227 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 2004-05-15 | SRM 194 | 1 | 141 | 127.66 | -0.14 | -6 | 2008 | 745 | -27 | 1187 | 1227 |
| 11 | 2004-05-05 | SRM 193 | 1 | 144 | 125.54 | -0.34 | -20 | 2013 | 728 | -92 | 1214 | 1152 |
| 10 | 2004-04-06 | SRM 190 | 2 | 5 | 18.48 | 1.89 | 58 | 2033 | 687 | 129 | 1306 | 861 |
| 9 | 2004-03-31 | SRM 189 | 1 | 149 | 118.14 | -0.42 | -26 | 1976 | 795 | -110 | 1177 | 1266 |
| 8 | 2004-03-25 | SRM 188 | 1 | 93 | 109.84 | -0.20 | -11 | 2002 | 754 | -33 | 1287 | 911 |
| 7 | 2004-03-03 | TCCC '04 Round 2 | 1 | 110 | 147.72 | 0.42 | 52 | 2013 | 731 | 67 | 1320 | 821 |
| 6 | 2004-03-01 | SRM 185 | 1 | 158 | 184.76 | 0.23 | 34 | 1960 | 830 | 21 | 1253 | 1018 |
| 5 | 2004-02-28 | TCCC '04 Round 1 | 1 | 121 | 268.20 | 1.15 | 139 | 1927 | 891 | 156 | 1232 | 1078 |
| 4 | 2004-02-23 | TCCC '04 Qual. 3 | 1 | 54 | 82.65 | 0.61 | 97 | 1788 | 1194 | 127 | 1076 | 1634 |
| 3 | 2004-02-17 | SRM 184 | 1 | 202 | 180.86 | -0.17 | -31 | 1691 | 1463 | -266 | 949 | 2072 |
| 2 | 2004-02-11 | SRM 183 | 2 | 50 | 101.44 | 1.02 | 159 | 1722 | 1371 | 34 | 1215 | 1131 |
| 1 | 2004-02-07 | SRM 182 | 2 | 94 | 155.84 | 0.73 | 222 | 1563 | 1881 | -19 | 1181 | 1251 |