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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BoredAtheist | 7 | 2075 | 1300 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 1.157 | 1.808 | 2.319 | 165.8 | -127 | 505 | 2075 | 2075 | 683 |
| initial | 0.837 | 1.896 | 2.321 | 228.3 | -201 | 525 | 2063 | 1905 | 716 |
| SRMFix | 1.113 | 1.913 | 2.399 | 200.8 | -166 | 425 | 1871 | 1818 | 730 |
| SRM | 1.659 | 2.260 | 2.764 | 222.9 | -574 | 303 | 1300 | 1300 | 889 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2004-08-18 | SRM 208 | 1 | 112 | 137.88 | 0.30 | 43 | 2075 | 683 | 32 | 1300 | 889 |
| 6 | 2004-07-31 | SRM 205 | 2 | 23 | 17.49 | -0.40 | -5 | 2032 | 743 | 67 | 1268 | 966 |
| 5 | 2004-07-21 | SRM 204 | 2 | 5 | 27.03 | 2.44 | 130 | 2037 | 731 | 184 | 1201 | 1184 |
| 4 | 2004-07-07 | SRM 202 | 2 | 4 | 71.67 | 4.16 | 264 | 1907 | 996 | 244 | 1017 | 1831 |
| 3 | 2004-05-27 | SRM 196 | 2 | 140 | 65.00 | -1.29 | -87 | 1643 | 1674 | -156 | 773 | 2913 |
| 2 | 2004-04-27 | SRM 192 | 2 | 12 | 133.82 | 3.48 | 505 | 1731 | 1382 | 303 | 929 | 2188 |
| 1 | 2004-04-24 | SRM 191 | 2 | 157 | 107.32 | -0.59 | -127 | 1225 | 3423 | -574 | 626 | 3477 |