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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LostInTheWoods | 4 | 1996 | 1301 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.063 | 0.096 | 0.109 | 25.2 | 6 | 52 | 1301 | 1301 | 1482 |
| SRMFix | 0.459 | 0.459 | 0.521 | 81.9 | 15 | 178 | 1528 | 1528 | 2174 |
| EloSRM | 0.472 | 0.472 | 0.569 | 139.4 | 27 | 280 | 1996 | 1996 | 1689 |
| initial | 0.494 | 0.494 | 0.554 | 59.5 | 15 | 99 | 1438 | 1438 | 2397 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2006-03-17 | SRM 293 | 1 | 239 | 305.24 | 0.35 | 78 | 1996 | 1689 | 23 | 1301 | 1482 |
| 3 | 2006-02-04 | SRM 287 | 1 | 170 | 275.68 | 0.08 | 27 | 1918 | 1775 | 20 | 1278 | 1428 |
| 2 | 2006-01-21 | SRM 284 | 1 | 226 | 321.67 | 0.51 | 172 | 1891 | 1809 | 52 | 1258 | 1506 |
| 1 | 2006-01-05 | SRM 281 | 2 | 138 | 266.74 | 0.95 | 280 | 1719 | 2538 | 6 | 1206 | 1781 |