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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howie1013 | 5 | 2296 | 1304 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.650 | 0.868 | 1.447 | 64.4 | -71 | 110 | 1304 | 1304 | 2287 |
| SRMFix | 0.984 | 0.984 | 1.625 | 116.8 | 2 | 297 | 1784 | 1784 | 2509 |
| EloSRM | 0.989 | 0.989 | 1.610 | 136.6 | 9 | 393 | 2296 | 2296 | 2596 |
| initial | 1.129 | 1.129 | 1.863 | 135.9 | 8 | 469 | 1879 | 1879 | 2526 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2010-05-20 | SRM 470 | 2 | 30 | 287.54 | 3.26 | 209 | 2296 | 2596 | 110 | 1304 | 2287 |
| 4 | 2010-04-03 | SRM 466 | 1 | 557 | 658.76 | 0.01 | 9 | 2087 | 3511 | -37 | 1194 | 2983 |
| 3 | 2010-03-16 | SRM 464 | 1 | 418 | 579.55 | 0.12 | 52 | 2078 | 3560 | -1 | 1231 | 2724 |
| 2 | 2009-07-08 | SRM 444 | 1 | 448 | 563.91 | 0.04 | 20 | 2026 | 4000 | -71 | 1232 | 2831 |
| 1 | 2009-06-13 | SRM 442 | 2 | 239 | 686.32 | 1.52 | 393 | 2005 | 4104 | 103 | 1303 | 2346 |