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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BigInteger | 10 | 2527 | 1552 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.588 | 1.426 | 1.613 | 168.4 | -197 | 279 | 1983 | 1552 | 596 |
| SRMFix | 0.536 | 1.588 | 1.819 | 176.8 | -138 | 532 | 2331 | 2097 | 441 |
| initial | 0.808 | 1.615 | 1.931 | 194.4 | -179 | 408 | 2468 | 2172 | 545 |
| EloSRM | 0.380 | 1.627 | 1.827 | 170.0 | -92 | 587 | 2687 | 2527 | 319 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2005-09-27 | SRM 265 | 1 | 281 | 109.67 | -1.36 | -53 | 2527 | 319 | -134 | 1552 | 596 |
| 9 | 2005-09-14 | SRM 263 | 1 | 272 | 87.89 | -1.63 | -61 | 2581 | 265 | -175 | 1686 | 414 |
| 8 | 2005-08-30 | SRM 261 | 1 | 74 | 87.02 | 0.23 | 23 | 2642 | 200 | 61 | 1861 | 260 |
| 7 | 2005-08-27 | SRM 260 | 1 | 31 | 121.48 | 1.97 | 112 | 2619 | 213 | 174 | 1800 | 306 |
| 6 | 2005-08-22 | SRM 259 | 1 | 136 | 75.47 | -1.04 | -58 | 2507 | 315 | -160 | 1626 | 486 |
| 5 | 2005-08-20 | TCO05 Round 1 | 1 | 524 | 166.15 | -1.66 | -92 | 2564 | 256 | -197 | 1786 | 306 |
| 4 | 2005-08-16 | TCO05 Qual 7/8 | 1 | 50 | 34.12 | -0.55 | -30 | 2657 | 177 | 7 | 1983 | 173 |
| 3 | 2005-08-10 | SRM 258 | 1 | 23 | 136.86 | 2.57 | 253 | 2687 | 151 | 233 | 1976 | 165 |
| 2 | 2005-08-08 | SRM 257 | 1 | 57 | 260.11 | 2.19 | 431 | 2434 | 370 | 264 | 1743 | 322 |
| 1 | 2005-08-02 | SRM 256 | 2 | 29 | 243.07 | 3.07 | 587 | 2003 | 1102 | 279 | 1479 | 648 |