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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SmartMalk | 2 | 1256 | 590 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.376 | 0.376 | 0.380 | 72.9 | -88 | -58 | 1314 | 1256 | 3944 |
| SRMFix | -0.460 | 0.460 | 0.471 | 94.9 | -130 | -60 | 1070 | 1010 | 4035 |
| initial | -0.485 | 0.485 | 0.487 | 58.4 | -63 | -53 | 1137 | 1083 | 3959 |
| SRM | -0.938 | 0.938 | 0.984 | 305.0 | -391 | -219 | 809 | 590 | 3838 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2005-05-14 | SRM 242 | 2 | 250 | 208.82 | -0.33 | -58 | 1256 | 3944 | -219 | 590 | 3838 |
| 1 | 2005-04-14 | SRM 238 | 2 | 268 | 199.56 | -0.42 | -88 | 1314 | 3401 | -391 | 809 | 2977 |