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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geekus | 4 | 1628 | 984 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.178 | 0.178 | 0.203 | 58.4 | 24 | 106 | 1568 | 1568 | 2250 |
| EloSRM | 0.179 | 0.179 | 0.201 | 54.0 | 22 | 92 | 1628 | 1628 | 2232 |
| SRMFix | 0.205 | 0.205 | 0.240 | 29.9 | 12 | 45 | 1320 | 1320 | 2268 |
| initial | 0.272 | 0.272 | 0.298 | 32.7 | 13 | 53 | 1331 | 1331 | 2133 |
| SRM | -0.154 | 0.329 | 0.427 | 61.0 | -152 | 14 | 1048 | 984 | 2353 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2005-07-26 | SRM 254 | 2 | 115 | 138.75 | 0.27 | 43 | 1628 | 2232 | 14 | 984 | 2353 |
| 3 | 2005-07-23 | SRM 253 | 2 | 176 | 179.04 | 0.02 | 22 | 1585 | 2371 | -35 | 970 | 2395 |
| 2 | 2005-07-07 | SRM 250 | 2 | 132 | 153.25 | 0.22 | 60 | 1564 | 2398 | -43 | 1005 | 2166 |
| 1 | 2005-06-29 | SRM 249 | 2 | 144 | 165.98 | 0.20 | 92 | 1504 | 2607 | -152 | 1048 | 1985 |