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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ethkim | 2 | 1619 | 1054 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.279 | 0.279 | 0.283 | 55.1 | 55 | 55 | 1310 | 1310 | 2157 |
| EloSRM | 0.340 | 0.340 | 0.344 | 108.6 | 75 | 143 | 1619 | 1619 | 2066 |
| initial | 0.358 | 0.358 | 0.367 | 43.1 | 33 | 53 | 1286 | 1286 | 2176 |
| Odd | 0.363 | 0.363 | 0.369 | 114.3 | 72 | 157 | 1556 | 1556 | 2097 |
| SRM | -0.393 | 0.393 | 0.433 | 73.0 | -107 | -39 | 1093 | 1054 | 1875 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2005-05-04 | SRM 241 | 2 | 87 | 106.42 | 0.29 | 75 | 1619 | 2066 | -39 | 1054 | 1875 |
| 1 | 2005-04-18 | SRM 239 | 2 | 125 | 163.82 | 0.39 | 143 | 1545 | 2294 | -107 | 1093 | 1717 |