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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irishman | 4 | 1210 | 500 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.264 | 0.264 | 0.288 | 46.2 | -100 | -24 | 1294 | 1210 | 4326 |
| Odd | -0.264 | 0.264 | 0.282 | 40.5 | -89 | -24 | 1234 | 1161 | 4333 |
| SRMFix | -0.320 | 0.320 | 0.360 | 59.1 | -139 | -25 | 1061 | 963 | 4366 |
| initial | -0.364 | 0.364 | 0.382 | 43.8 | -68 | -33 | 1132 | 1025 | 4357 |
| SRM | -0.594 | 0.594 | 0.730 | 175.0 | -441 | -75 | 759 | 500 | 4255 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2005-07-23 | SRM 253 | 2 | 297 | 288.98 | -0.19 | -24 | 1210 | 4326 | -75 | 500 | 4255 |
| 3 | 2005-06-29 | SRM 249 | 2 | 196 | 190.26 | -0.19 | -29 | 1234 | 4201 | -90 | 575 | 4041 |
| 2 | 2005-03-22 | SRM 235 | 2 | 186 | 199.06 | -0.22 | -31 | 1263 | 3726 | -94 | 665 | 3497 |
| 1 | 2005-02-23 | SRM 232 | 2 | 206 | 149.61 | -0.46 | -100 | 1294 | 3402 | -441 | 759 | 3145 |