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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FoPref | 3 | 1929 | 1167 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.337 | 0.794 | 1.032 | 162.3 | -215 | 227 | 1427 | 1167 | 1726 |
| SRMFix | 0.748 | 0.872 | 1.395 | 164.9 | -32 | 460 | 1660 | 1631 | 1437 |
| initial | 0.862 | 0.889 | 1.428 | 107.1 | -5 | 297 | 1512 | 1512 | 1677 |
| EloSRM | 0.809 | 0.925 | 1.475 | 193.6 | -34 | 524 | 1939 | 1929 | 1433 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2005-09-27 | SRM 265 | 1 | 272 | 281.86 | 0.05 | 23 | 1929 | 1433 | -45 | 1167 | 1726 |
| 2 | 2005-08-02 | SRM 256 | 1 | 217 | 206.86 | -0.18 | -34 | 1906 | 1357 | -215 | 1212 | 1406 |
| 1 | 2005-07-23 | SRM 253 | 2 | 41 | 239.93 | 2.55 | 524 | 1939 | 1224 | 227 | 1427 | 744 |