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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McJam | 8 | 2118 | 1329 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.680 | 0.748 | 1.484 | 90.1 | -24 | 483 | 1855 | 1855 | 991 |
| SRM | 0.408 | 0.774 | 1.298 | 109.4 | -176 | 375 | 1575 | 1329 | 1070 |
| SRMFix | 0.493 | 0.789 | 1.470 | 111.9 | -45 | 662 | 1862 | 1821 | 917 |
| EloSRM | 0.542 | 0.791 | 1.517 | 117.9 | -56 | 699 | 2118 | 2118 | 906 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2005-08-16 | TCO05 Qual 1/3 | 1 | 70 | 146.74 | 1.07 | 103 | 2118 | 906 | 127 | 1329 | 1070 |
| 7 | 2005-08-10 | SRM 258 | 1 | 195 | 226.85 | -0.11 | -8 | 2015 | 1089 | -11 | 1202 | 1480 |
| 6 | 2005-07-28 | SRM 255 | 1 | 203 | 186.86 | -0.12 | -10 | 2023 | 1031 | -45 | 1213 | 1387 |
| 5 | 2005-06-09 | SRM 246 | 1 | 213 | 161.24 | -0.41 | -56 | 2033 | 924 | -176 | 1258 | 1103 |
| 4 | 2005-01-11 | TCCC05 Qual 2 | 1 | 75 | 61.68 | -0.28 | -27 | 2088 | 736 | -24 | 1434 | 651 |
| 3 | 2004-11-23 | SRM 220 | 1 | 116 | 128.20 | 0.14 | 40 | 2115 | 654 | -5 | 1458 | 594 |
| 2 | 2004-11-20 | SRM 219 | 1 | 134 | 126.94 | -0.08 | -1 | 2075 | 723 | -112 | 1463 | 579 |
| 1 | 2004-10-18 | SRM 216 | 2 | 8 | 139.07 | 4.12 | 699 | 2076 | 747 | 375 | 1575 | 454 |