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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RInfinity | 5 | 1675 | 980 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.207 | 0.420 | 0.540 | 56.2 | -62 | 128 | 1384 | 1357 | 1976 |
| EloSRM | 0.179 | 0.426 | 0.533 | 69.8 | -34 | 135 | 1678 | 1675 | 1864 |
| Odd | 0.183 | 0.432 | 0.537 | 71.9 | -34 | 146 | 1620 | 1615 | 1888 |
| SRM | -0.077 | 0.471 | 0.491 | 64.8 | -91 | 40 | 1109 | 980 | 2222 |
| initial | 0.278 | 0.475 | 0.580 | 57.2 | -59 | 131 | 1378 | 1367 | 1813 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2005-05-04 | SRM 241 | 2 | 76 | 86.73 | 0.19 | 31 | 1675 | 1864 | 12 | 980 | 2222 |
| 4 | 2005-04-30 | SRM 240 | 2 | 132 | 132.64 | -0.57 | -34 | 1644 | 1977 | -91 | 968 | 2272 |
| 3 | 2005-04-18 | SRM 239 | 2 | 65 | 126.30 | 0.96 | 135 | 1678 | 1833 | 40 | 1059 | 1853 |
| 2 | 2005-02-23 | SRM 232 | 2 | 121 | 117.36 | -0.04 | 15 | 1543 | 2203 | -90 | 1019 | 1944 |
| 1 | 2005-02-19 | SRM 231 | 2 | 153 | 196.73 | 0.36 | 134 | 1528 | 2257 | -91 | 1109 | 1602 |