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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tak-kun | 4 | 1898 | 1268 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 1.031 | 1.070 | 1.348 | 142.7 | -13 | 261 | 1744 | 1744 | 841 |
| initial | 1.174 | 1.202 | 1.531 | 144.7 | -7 | 322 | 1766 | 1766 | 856 |
| EloSRM | 1.169 | 1.207 | 1.463 | 151.0 | -18 | 262 | 1898 | 1898 | 956 |
| SRM | 1.170 | 1.369 | 1.745 | 136.0 | -238 | 161 | 1268 | 1268 | 962 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2004-02-17 | SRM 184 | 2 | 24 | 65.26 | 1.44 | 121 | 1898 | 956 | 106 | 1268 | 962 |
| 3 | 2003-12-22 | SRM 176 | 2 | 13 | 66.79 | 2.36 | 203 | 1777 | 1149 | 161 | 1162 | 1263 |
| 2 | 2003-11-25 | SRM 173 | 1 | 181 | 176.33 | -0.08 | -18 | 1574 | 1728 | -238 | 1001 | 1821 |
| 1 | 2003-11-20 | SRM 172 | 2 | 89 | 171.59 | 0.95 | 262 | 1592 | 1653 | 39 | 1239 | 973 |