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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minibox | 5 | 1213 | 383 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.227 | 0.305 | 0.326 | 48.4 | -77 | 37 | 1317 | 1213 | 3631 |
| Odd | -0.235 | 0.305 | 0.327 | 41.9 | -71 | 34 | 1272 | 1173 | 3642 |
| SRMFix | -0.255 | 0.332 | 0.357 | 55.2 | -102 | 21 | 1098 | 966 | 3746 |
| initial | -0.308 | 0.367 | 0.402 | 44.2 | -74 | 18 | 1149 | 1014 | 3743 |
| SRM | -0.442 | 0.523 | 0.601 | 169.4 | -323 | 15 | 907 | 383 | 3749 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2004-12-18 | SRM 223 | 2 | 148 | 169.36 | 0.20 | 37 | 1213 | 3631 | 15 | 383 | 3749 |
| 4 | 2004-12-07 | SRM 222 | 2 | 151 | 153.47 | -0.16 | -18 | 1176 | 3739 | -45 | 368 | 3786 |
| 3 | 2004-12-01 | SRM 221 | 2 | 176 | 140.93 | -0.33 | -46 | 1194 | 3653 | -171 | 413 | 3710 |
| 2 | 2004-11-23 | SRM 220 | 2 | 201 | 143.50 | -0.49 | -77 | 1240 | 3519 | -323 | 584 | 3520 |
| 1 | 2004-11-20 | SRM 219 | 2 | 153 | 158.89 | -0.35 | -64 | 1317 | 2938 | -293 | 907 | 2281 |