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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DoctorBobCross | 5 | 1779 | 1003 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.242 | 0.731 | 0.849 | 110.6 | -57 | 324 | 1836 | 1779 | 1551 |
| SRMFix | 0.201 | 0.731 | 0.853 | 105.7 | -118 | 237 | 1576 | 1458 | 1640 |
| initial | 0.391 | 0.852 | 0.971 | 102.6 | -132 | 163 | 1568 | 1436 | 1586 |
| SRM | 0.411 | 0.925 | 1.057 | 120.6 | -292 | 79 | 1255 | 1003 | 2081 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2005-05-17 | SRM 243 | 2 | 130 | 72.91 | -1.12 | -57 | 1779 | 1551 | -108 | 1003 | 2081 |
| 4 | 2005-03-16 | SRM 234 | 2 | 50 | 64.86 | 0.38 | 47 | 1836 | 1301 | 69 | 1111 | 1598 |
| 3 | 2005-03-03 | SRM 233 | 2 | 52 | 92.22 | 0.83 | 98 | 1788 | 1425 | 79 | 1042 | 1847 |
| 2 | 2005-02-19 | SRM 231 | 1 | 200 | 190.08 | -0.10 | -27 | 1690 | 1756 | -292 | 963 | 2224 |
| 1 | 2005-02-08 | SRM 230 | 2 | 62 | 145.40 | 1.23 | 324 | 1717 | 1658 | 55 | 1255 | 1062 |