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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sphere | 27 | 1047 | 419 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.096 | 0.128 | 0.151 | 12.4 | -66 | 29 | 1200 | 1047 | 3999 |
| SRMFix | -0.108 | 0.139 | 0.169 | 14.2 | -97 | 14 | 1103 | 867 | 4000 |
| initial | -0.107 | 0.142 | 0.176 | 17.1 | -52 | 36 | 1157 | 852 | 4000 |
| SRM | -0.127 | 0.168 | 0.291 | 57.4 | -375 | 116 | 825 | 419 | 3942 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 2005-03-22 | SRM 235 | 2 | 186 | 229.22 | -0.02 | 2 | 1047 | 3999 | 29 | 419 | 3942 |
| 26 | 2005-03-16 | SRM 234 | 2 | 240 | 244.43 | -0.07 | -6 | 1045 | 3993 | -17 | 390 | 3954 |
| 25 | 2004-10-18 | SRM 216 | 2 | 155 | 172.04 | -0.06 | -5 | 1052 | 3906 | 15 | 407 | 3865 |
| 24 | 2003-11-12 | SRM 171 | 2 | 199 | 215.93 | -0.09 | -5 | 1056 | 3661 | 8 | 392 | 3633 |
| 23 | 2003-10-09 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 2 | 1 | 529 | 505.62 | -0.12 | -9 | 1061 | 3613 | -37 | 384 | 3585 |
| 22 | 2003-08-06 | SRM 158 | 2 | 155 | 188.18 | 0.28 | 29 | 1070 | 3278 | 36 | 421 | 3242 |
| 21 | 2003-03-10 | SRM 138 | 2 | 140 | 158.57 | -0.06 | -2 | 1041 | 4042 | 18 | 385 | 3991 |
| 20 | 2003-02-05 | SRM 133 | 2 | 163 | 187.63 | -0.08 | -3 | 1043 | 4162 | 25 | 367 | 4116 |
| 19 | 2003-01-06 | SRM 128 | 2 | 153 | 173.41 | -0.07 | -2 | 1045 | 4126 | 24 | 342 | 4094 |
| 18 | 2003-01-02 | SRM 127 | 2 | 138 | 147.45 | -0.13 | -5 | 1047 | 4113 | 11 | 318 | 4091 |
| 17 | 2002-12-16 | SRM 125 | 2 | 192 | 172.07 | -0.17 | -9 | 1052 | 4087 | -46 | 307 | 4073 |
| 16 | 2002-12-12 | SRM 124 | 2 | 132 | 158.14 | -0.05 | 0 | 1061 | 4081 | 34 | 353 | 4049 |
| 15 | 2002-12-04 | SRM 122 | 2 | 141 | 147.60 | -0.14 | -6 | 1061 | 4019 | -1 | 319 | 4001 |
| 14 | 2002-11-13 | SRM 120 | 2 | 186 | 192.52 | 0.05 | 7 | 1067 | 4016 | 5 | 320 | 3999 |
| 13 | 2002-11-07 | SRM 119 | 2 | 196 | 186.40 | -0.19 | -10 | 1060 | 4014 | -42 | 315 | 3998 |
| 12 | 2002-10-29 | SRM 118 | 2 | 117 | 138.25 | -0.06 | -1 | 1070 | 3971 | 11 | 357 | 3941 |
| 11 | 2002-10-21 | SRM 117 | 2 | 189 | 164.07 | -0.21 | -14 | 1071 | 3953 | -83 | 346 | 3927 |
| 10 | 2002-10-15 | SRM 116 | 2 | 199 | 186.78 | -0.09 | -4 | 1085 | 3918 | -51 | 429 | 3857 |
| 9 | 2002-10-10 | TCI '02 Round 1 B | 1 | 200 | 268.13 | 0.09 | 14 | 1088 | 3865 | 116 | 480 | 3736 |
| 8 | 2002-09-30 | SRM 115 | 2 | 136 | 179.65 | 0.02 | 7 | 1075 | 3890 | 49 | 364 | 3859 |
| 7 | 2002-09-24 | SRM 114 | 2 | 207 | 201.69 | -0.16 | -13 | 1068 | 3892 | -27 | 315 | 3881 |
| 6 | 2002-09-10 | SRM 113 | 2 | 240 | 209.01 | -0.22 | -22 | 1081 | 3847 | -90 | 342 | 3835 |
| 5 | 2002-09-09 | SRM 112 | 2 | 145 | 166.89 | -0.11 | -8 | 1103 | 3777 | 4 | 432 | 3738 |
| 4 | 2002-09-04 | SRM 111 | 2 | 143 | 158.86 | -0.13 | -11 | 1111 | 3734 | -13 | 428 | 3729 |
| 3 | 2002-08-27 | SRM 110 | 2 | 181 | 161.61 | -0.16 | -20 | 1122 | 3665 | -130 | 441 | 3684 |
| 2 | 2002-08-21 | SRM 109 | 2 | 168 | 139.07 | -0.33 | -58 | 1142 | 3499 | -254 | 571 | 3432 |
| 1 | 2002-08-12 | SRM 108 | 2 | 121 | 117.94 | -0.28 | -66 | 1200 | 2931 | -375 | 825 | 2365 |