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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| timbuktoo | 4 | 1279 | 487 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | -0.263 | 0.263 | 0.264 | 38.4 | -43 | -32 | 1295 | 1223 | 4700 |
| EloSRM | -0.264 | 0.264 | 0.266 | 46.4 | -59 | -34 | 1359 | 1279 | 4689 |
| SRMFix | -0.318 | 0.318 | 0.327 | 59.7 | -98 | -39 | 1102 | 1021 | 4819 |
| initial | -0.345 | 0.345 | 0.349 | 41.5 | -47 | -33 | 1153 | 1075 | 4819 |
| SRM | -0.599 | 0.599 | 0.661 | 237.7 | -318 | -97 | 882 | 487 | 4862 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2005-08-27 | SRM 260 | 2 | 375 | ||||||||
| 3 | 2005-08-22 | SRM 259 | 2 | 213 | 188.98 | -0.27 | -34 | 1279 | 4689 | -97 | 487 | 4862 |
| 2 | 2005-08-16 | TCO05 Qual 7/8 | 1 | 312 | 282.15 | -0.22 | -46 | 1313 | 4355 | -298 | 584 | 4641 |
| 1 | 2005-08-10 | SRM 258 | 2 | 235 | 232.72 | -0.30 | -59 | 1359 | 3607 | -318 | 882 | 2958 |