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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SmartChoice | 2 | 1527 | 957 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.066 | 0.066 | 0.066 | 13.4 | 13 | 14 | 1227 | 1227 | 2985 |
| EloSRM | 0.107 | 0.107 | 0.107 | 53.8 | 40 | 68 | 1527 | 1527 | 2926 |
| initial | 0.108 | 0.108 | 0.113 | 13.0 | 9 | 17 | 1226 | 1226 | 3002 |
| SRM | -0.362 | 0.362 | 0.373 | 121.5 | -182 | -61 | 1018 | 957 | 2780 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2005-08-22 | SRM 259 | 2 | 140 | 149.73 | 0.10 | 40 | 1527 | 2926 | -61 | 957 | 2780 |
| 1 | 2005-08-16 | TCO05 Qual 2/9 | 1 | 255 | 276.41 | 0.12 | 68 | 1487 | 3125 | -182 | 1018 | 2409 |