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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sivasankariit | 9 | 2004 | 1176 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.501 | 0.645 | 1.192 | 78.9 | -30 | 443 | 2020 | 2004 | 1064 |
| initial | 0.529 | 0.656 | 1.185 | 79.0 | -26 | 405 | 1791 | 1773 | 1057 |
| SRMFix | 0.495 | 0.660 | 1.195 | 80.1 | -62 | 421 | 1721 | 1705 | 1114 |
| SRM | 0.533 | 0.899 | 1.313 | 97.1 | -224 | 204 | 1271 | 1176 | 1505 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2005-07-23 | SRM 253 | 1 | 251 | 216.80 | -0.21 | -15 | 2004 | 1064 | -72 | 1176 | 1505 |
| 8 | 2005-07-12 | SRM 251 | 1 | 157 | 177.41 | 0.18 | 26 | 2020 | 999 | 21 | 1248 | 1202 |
| 7 | 2005-06-29 | SRM 249 | 1 | 109 | 162.55 | -0.05 | 0 | 1994 | 1053 | 19 | 1227 | 1284 |
| 6 | 2005-06-18 | SRM 247 | 2 | 27 | 44.27 | 0.71 | 53 | 1993 | 1033 | 90 | 1208 | 1329 |
| 5 | 2005-05-17 | SRM 243 | 1 | 181 | 158.20 | -0.26 | -30 | 1940 | 1131 | -153 | 1118 | 1638 |
| 4 | 2005-05-14 | SRM 242 | 1 | 145 | 182.07 | 0.33 | 69 | 1970 | 1057 | 37 | 1271 | 1052 |
| 3 | 2005-04-18 | SRM 239 | 2 | 38 | 53.97 | 0.51 | 66 | 1901 | 1201 | 54 | 1234 | 1167 |
| 2 | 2005-04-06 | SRM 237 | 2 | 13 | 140.03 | 3.43 | 443 | 1835 | 1323 | 204 | 1180 | 1359 |
| 1 | 2005-03-16 | SRM 234 | 2 | 196 | 178.77 | -0.13 | -7 | 1391 | 2811 | -224 | 976 | 2137 |