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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynx-Effect | 2 | 1917 | 1135 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.595 | 1.202 | 1.341 | 258.5 | -291 | 226 | 1426 | 1135 | 1567 |
| initial | 1.261 | 1.343 | 1.842 | 161.7 | -10 | 314 | 1514 | 1504 | 1425 |
| SRMFix | 1.152 | 1.403 | 1.815 | 261.8 | -43 | 481 | 1681 | 1638 | 1193 |
| EloSRM | 1.221 | 1.476 | 1.916 | 307.0 | -51 | 562 | 1968 | 1917 | 1187 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2005-05-17 | SRM 243 | 1 | 181 | 158.42 | -0.26 | -51 | 1917 | 1187 | -291 | 1135 | 1567 |
| 1 | 2005-05-14 | SRM 242 | 2 | 29 | 188.08 | 2.70 | 562 | 1968 | 1064 | 226 | 1426 | 698 |