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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| smartbyte | 2 | 1348 | 751 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | -0.212 | 0.212 | 0.224 | 25.3 | -43 | -8 | 1295 | 1287 | 4045 |
| EloSRM | -0.220 | 0.220 | 0.236 | 35.0 | -59 | -11 | 1359 | 1348 | 4001 |
| SRMFix | -0.294 | 0.294 | 0.318 | 63.6 | -98 | -29 | 1102 | 1073 | 4328 |
| initial | -0.316 | 0.316 | 0.324 | 38.1 | -47 | -29 | 1153 | 1124 | 4431 |
| SRM | -0.761 | 0.761 | 0.796 | 224.5 | -318 | -131 | 882 | 751 | 3953 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2005-08-22 | SRM 259 | 2 | 202 | 183.88 | -0.14 | -11 | 1348 | 4001 | -131 | 751 | 3953 |
| 1 | 2005-08-10 | SRM 258 | 2 | 235 | 232.72 | -0.30 | -59 | 1359 | 3607 | -318 | 882 | 2958 |