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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bobbybond | 2 | 1391 | 669 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | -0.027 | 0.478 | 0.479 | 108.1 | -105 | 111 | 1328 | 1328 | 2856 |
| initial | -0.155 | 0.479 | 0.503 | 57.6 | -76 | 39 | 1163 | 1163 | 2969 |
| EloSRM | -0.037 | 0.495 | 0.496 | 115.8 | -118 | 114 | 1390 | 1390 | 2797 |
| SRMFix | -0.108 | 0.561 | 0.571 | 113.9 | -153 | 75 | 1122 | 1122 | 3046 |
| SRM | -0.477 | 0.894 | 1.013 | 276.5 | -542 | 11 | 669 | 669 | 3447 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2005-03-03 | SRM 233 | 2 | 166 | 228.02 | 0.46 | 114 | 1390 | 2797 | 11 | 669 | 3447 |
| 1 | 2005-02-23 | SRM 232 | 2 | 209 | 149.82 | -0.53 | -118 | 1277 | 3548 | -542 | 658 | 3477 |