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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimus | 10 | 1929 | 1230 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.482 | 0.980 | 1.362 | 81.2 | -86 | 252 | 1929 | 1929 | 1453 |
| SRMFix | 0.532 | 0.986 | 1.405 | 95.2 | -87 | 231 | 1707 | 1707 | 1255 |
| SRM | 0.737 | 0.987 | 1.621 | 72.0 | -259 | 146 | 1262 | 1230 | 1469 |
| initial | 0.626 | 1.002 | 1.370 | 120.6 | -75 | 380 | 1966 | 1954 | 886 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2005-10-05 | SRM 267 | 1 | 136 | 202.59 | 0.05 | 9 | 1929 | 1453 | 17 | 1230 | 1469 |
| 9 | 2005-09-27 | SRM 265 | 2 | 10 | 106.42 | 3.41 | 101 | 1920 | 1465 | 146 | 1213 | 1532 |
| 8 | 2005-09-14 | SRM 263 | 2 | 41 | 105.61 | 1.36 | 68 | 1819 | 1734 | 93 | 1067 | 2156 |
| 7 | 2005-09-09 | SRM 262 | 2 | 157 | 83.75 | -0.91 | -33 | 1752 | 2012 | -35 | 974 | 2667 |
| 6 | 2005-08-30 | SRM 261 | 2 | 169 | 97.98 | -0.79 | -31 | 1784 | 1942 | -16 | 1009 | 2539 |
| 5 | 2005-08-27 | SRM 260 | 2 | 102 | 111.64 | 0.13 | 24 | 1815 | 1778 | 51 | 1025 | 2442 |
| 4 | 2005-08-16 | TCO05 Qual 2/9 | 1 | 298 | 188.50 | -0.78 | -86 | 1791 | 1826 | -259 | 974 | 2665 |
| 3 | 2005-08-10 | SRM 258 | 1 | 195 | 241.60 | -0.02 | 4 | 1877 | 1455 | -29 | 1233 | 1337 |
| 2 | 2005-08-08 | SRM 257 | 2 | 49 | 139.18 | 1.51 | 204 | 1873 | 1458 | 68 | 1262 | 1200 |
| 1 | 2005-07-28 | SRM 255 | 2 | 113 | 203.63 | 0.85 | 252 | 1669 | 2111 | -6 | 1194 | 1454 |