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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kilvarough | 2 | 1531 | 999 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 25.8 | 22 | 29 | 1252 | 1252 | 2284 |
| EloSRM | 0.165 | 0.165 | 0.184 | 70.4 | 38 | 103 | 1531 | 1531 | 2230 |
| initial | 0.180 | 0.180 | 0.183 | 21.7 | 18 | 26 | 1243 | 1243 | 2304 |
| SRM | -0.446 | 0.446 | 0.463 | 100.5 | -124 | -77 | 1076 | 999 | 2032 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2005-01-27 | SRM 228 | 2 | 118 | 125.19 | 0.08 | 38 | 1531 | 2230 | -77 | 999 | 2032 |
| 1 | 2005-01-22 | SRM 227 | 2 | 133 | 157.68 | 0.25 | 103 | 1493 | 2351 | -124 | 1076 | 1701 |