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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitz | 20 | 2068 | 1259 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.425 | 0.943 | 1.284 | 55.8 | -77 | 340 | 2068 | 2068 | 1469 |
| SRMFix | 0.373 | 0.976 | 1.332 | 76.4 | -114 | 244 | 1796 | 1796 | 1324 |
| initial | 0.326 | 1.085 | 1.470 | 130.7 | -338 | 372 | 1986 | 1986 | 1053 |
| SRM | 0.826 | 1.121 | 1.637 | 75.6 | -262 | 136 | 1284 | 1259 | 1705 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 2006-03-29 | SRM 295 | 2 | 16 | 65.76 | 2.04 | 44 | 2068 | 1469 | 91 | 1259 | 1705 |
| 19 | 2006-03-06 | SRM 292 | 2 | 48 | 57.12 | 0.25 | 13 | 2024 | 1567 | 50 | 1168 | 2106 |
| 18 | 2006-02-28 | TCO06 Qual 2/10/13 | 1 | 159 | 232.43 | -0.33 | -11 | 2011 | 1594 | -47 | 1118 | 2362 |
| 17 | 2006-02-16 | SRM 290 | 1 | 261 | 236.63 | -0.23 | -12 | 2022 | 1463 | -82 | 1165 | 2040 |
| 16 | 2006-02-08 | SRM 288 | 1 | 201 | 227.86 | 0.18 | 17 | 2033 | 1410 | 10 | 1247 | 1603 |
| 15 | 2006-01-30 | SRM 286 | 2 | 15 | 65.45 | 2.12 | 56 | 2017 | 1433 | 102 | 1237 | 1637 |
| 14 | 2006-01-24 | SRM 285 | 2 | 61 | 67.36 | 0.14 | 13 | 1960 | 1598 | 52 | 1135 | 2133 |
| 13 | 2005-12-17 | SRM 277 | 2 | 240 | 70.92 | -1.76 | -35 | 1947 | 1580 | -38 | 1083 | 2324 |
| 12 | 2005-11-30 | SRM 275 | 1 | 249 | 215.18 | -0.21 | -13 | 1982 | 1407 | -99 | 1121 | 2066 |
| 11 | 2005-11-21 | SRM 273 | 1 | 262 | 274.38 | -0.12 | -7 | 1995 | 1341 | -47 | 1220 | 1547 |
| 10 | 2005-11-19 | SRM 272 | 1 | 284 | 303.76 | 0.10 | 14 | 2002 | 1304 | -17 | 1267 | 1313 |
| 9 | 2005-11-03 | SRM 270 | 2 | 8 | 61.67 | 2.95 | 96 | 1987 | 1323 | 136 | 1284 | 1217 |
| 8 | 2005-10-26 | SRM 269 | 2 | 113 | 51.30 | -1.14 | -33 | 1892 | 1595 | -38 | 1148 | 1840 |
| 7 | 2005-10-18 | SRM 268 | 2 | 17 | 91.14 | 2.42 | 105 | 1925 | 1483 | 132 | 1186 | 1667 |
| 6 | 2005-10-05 | SRM 267 | 2 | 61 | 99.26 | 0.70 | 56 | 1820 | 1799 | 61 | 1054 | 2270 |
| 5 | 2005-10-01 | SRM 266 | 2 | 148 | 170.05 | -0.56 | -24 | 1764 | 2012 | -69 | 993 | 2577 |
| 4 | 2005-09-09 | SRM 262 | 2 | 43 | 120.70 | 1.49 | 129 | 1788 | 1886 | 100 | 1062 | 2218 |
| 3 | 2005-08-27 | SRM 260 | 2 | 202 | 155.32 | -0.38 | -21 | 1660 | 2419 | -27 | 962 | 2808 |
| 2 | 2005-08-16 | TCO05 Qual 4/6 | 1 | 246 | 222.02 | -0.44 | -77 | 1681 | 2251 | -262 | 989 | 2584 |
| 1 | 2005-08-10 | SRM 258 | 2 | 97 | 235.20 | 1.28 | 340 | 1758 | 1853 | 51 | 1251 | 1260 |