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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JGoldstein | 14 | 2030 | 1253 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.119 | 0.460 | 0.623 | 65.0 | -28 | 398 | 2069 | 2030 | 779 |
| SRMFix | 0.231 | 0.493 | 0.689 | 55.4 | -58 | 244 | 1794 | 1716 | 949 |
| SRM | 0.261 | 0.518 | 0.765 | 67.4 | -107 | 146 | 1466 | 1253 | 1084 |
| initial | 0.311 | 0.582 | 0.834 | 70.1 | -153 | 254 | 1884 | 1724 | 981 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 2004-09-07 | TCO04 Qual 3 | 1 | 85 | 88.55 | 0.06 | 10 | 2030 | 779 | 43 | 1253 | 1084 |
| 13 | 2004-08-28 | SRM 209 | 2 | 38 | 18.09 | -1.07 | -20 | 2020 | 770 | 14 | 1210 | 1164 |
| 12 | 2004-08-04 | SRM 206 | 1 | 144 | 130.19 | -0.29 | -18 | 2040 | 732 | -70 | 1196 | 1207 |
| 11 | 2004-07-31 | SRM 205 | 1 | 112 | 114.06 | 0.03 | 8 | 2058 | 702 | 6 | 1266 | 975 |
| 10 | 2004-06-21 | SRM 200 | 1 | 157 | 143.95 | -0.31 | -19 | 2050 | 693 | -71 | 1260 | 991 |
| 9 | 2004-06-02 | SRM 197 | 1 | 77 | 114.92 | 0.58 | 55 | 2069 | 651 | 87 | 1331 | 775 |
| 8 | 2004-05-27 | SRM 196 | 1 | 101 | 99.15 | -0.22 | -14 | 2014 | 736 | -44 | 1244 | 1039 |
| 7 | 2004-05-15 | SRM 194 | 2 | 11 | 22.61 | 1.04 | 57 | 2028 | 702 | 81 | 1288 | 903 |
| 6 | 2004-05-05 | SRM 193 | 1 | 144 | 129.19 | -0.30 | -28 | 1971 | 824 | -97 | 1207 | 1186 |
| 5 | 2004-04-27 | SRM 192 | 1 | 122 | 131.81 | 0.11 | 26 | 1999 | 769 | 1 | 1304 | 874 |
| 4 | 2004-03-16 | SRM 187 | 1 | 140 | 129.98 | -0.11 | -6 | 1973 | 801 | -56 | 1303 | 868 |
| 3 | 2004-03-03 | TCCC '04 Round 2 | 1 | 154 | 144.81 | -0.09 | -8 | 1978 | 796 | -107 | 1359 | 708 |
| 2 | 2004-02-28 | TCCC '04 Round 1 | 1 | 135 | 279.88 | 1.05 | 244 | 1986 | 762 | 120 | 1466 | 529 |
| 1 | 2004-02-23 | TCCC '04 Qual. 4 | 1 | 46 | 104.56 | 1.18 | 398 | 1742 | 1320 | 146 | 1346 | 753 |