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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trilian | 3 | 1981 | 1234 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.353 | 0.678 | 0.920 | 122.0 | -131 | 200 | 1400 | 1234 | 1408 |
| SRMFix | 0.782 | 0.820 | 1.349 | 156.2 | -10 | 449 | 1649 | 1649 | 1377 |
| EloSRM | 0.831 | 0.867 | 1.432 | 187.6 | -1 | 536 | 1981 | 1981 | 1275 |
| Odd | 0.826 | 0.879 | 1.450 | 192.0 | -4 | 551 | 1907 | 1907 | 1267 |
| initial | 0.902 | 0.902 | 1.386 | 108.6 | 13 | 288 | 1526 | 1526 | 1613 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2005-09-14 | SRM 263 | 1 | 248 | 260.10 | 0.07 | 25 | 1981 | 1275 | -35 | 1234 | 1408 |
| 2 | 2005-09-09 | SRM 262 | 1 | 203 | 195.39 | -0.06 | -1 | 1956 | 1353 | -131 | 1269 | 1272 |
| 1 | 2005-08-30 | SRM 261 | 2 | 44 | 245.19 | 2.48 | 536 | 1957 | 1376 | 200 | 1400 | 910 |