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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| thelifan | 7 | 1812 | 1087 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.268 | 0.848 | 1.112 | 72.1 | -81 | 98 | 1183 | 1087 | 2299 |
| EloSRM | 0.175 | 1.014 | 1.175 | 89.9 | -48 | 179 | 1887 | 1812 | 2050 |
| Odd | 0.173 | 1.017 | 1.174 | 90.2 | -43 | 194 | 1819 | 1747 | 2033 |
| SRMFix | 0.212 | 1.043 | 1.238 | 111.4 | -108 | 216 | 1596 | 1428 | 2296 |
| initial | 0.252 | 1.113 | 1.304 | 134.0 | -170 | 253 | 1670 | 1412 | 2192 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2005-12-17 | SRM 277 | 2 | 231 | 116.83 | -0.98 | -35 | 1812 | 2050 | -46 | 1087 | 2299 |
| 6 | 2005-12-08 | SRM 276 | 2 | 209 | 100.28 | -1.06 | -41 | 1846 | 1874 | -50 | 1133 | 2044 |
| 5 | 2005-11-30 | SRM 275 | 2 | 28 | 102.83 | 1.88 | 118 | 1887 | 1710 | 98 | 1183 | 1763 |
| 4 | 2005-11-21 | SRM 273 | 2 | 176 | 94.65 | -0.90 | -48 | 1770 | 2105 | -69 | 1085 | 2195 |
| 3 | 2005-11-19 | SRM 272 | 2 | 58 | 192.78 | 1.73 | 179 | 1817 | 1890 | 98 | 1154 | 1859 |
| 2 | 2005-11-03 | SRM 270 | 2 | 135 | 139.41 | 0.05 | 31 | 1638 | 2552 | -63 | 1056 | 2274 |
| 1 | 2005-10-26 | SRM 269 | 2 | 126 | 178.68 | 0.50 | 178 | 1606 | 2683 | -81 | 1119 | 1972 |