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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZQL | 6 | 1939 | 1113 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.389 | 0.716 | 1.184 | 103.8 | -192 | 203 | 1398 | 1113 | 1545 |
| SRMFix | 0.563 | 0.730 | 1.300 | 103.8 | -30 | 390 | 1762 | 1710 | 968 |
| EloSRM | 0.607 | 0.750 | 1.274 | 113.2 | -30 | 306 | 1969 | 1939 | 983 |
| initial | 0.702 | 0.800 | 1.428 | 96.3 | -21 | 408 | 1726 | 1707 | 1000 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2004-09-07 | TCO04 Qual 5 | 1 | 97 | 105.23 | 0.12 | 22 | 1939 | 983 | 65 | 1113 | 1545 |
| 5 | 2004-08-18 | SRM 208 | 1 | 172 | 146.75 | -0.25 | -30 | 1917 | 1004 | -192 | 1048 | 1713 |
| 4 | 2004-08-10 | SRM 207 | 1 | 130 | 130.99 | -0.19 | -23 | 1946 | 927 | -93 | 1240 | 1053 |
| 3 | 2004-08-04 | SRM 206 | 1 | 138 | 147.18 | 0.09 | 30 | 1969 | 875 | -65 | 1333 | 786 |
| 2 | 2004-07-31 | SRM 205 | 2 | 9 | 70.55 | 2.97 | 306 | 1939 | 933 | 203 | 1398 | 666 |
| 1 | 2004-07-21 | SRM 204 | 2 | 58 | 107.49 | 0.89 | 268 | 1633 | 1713 | -5 | 1195 | 1206 |