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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackAce | 4 | 2402 | 1707 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 1.182 | 1.182 | 1.255 | 169.0 | 127 | 191 | 1707 | 1707 | 407 |
| EloSRM | 1.663 | 1.663 | 1.717 | 325.9 | 260 | 442 | 2402 | 2402 | 483 |
| SRMFix | 1.666 | 1.666 | 1.726 | 258.0 | 161 | 375 | 1974 | 1974 | 655 |
| initial | 1.803 | 1.803 | 1.868 | 217.1 | 140 | 282 | 1851 | 1851 | 1082 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2005-12-21 | SRM 279 | 1 | 124 | ||||||||
| 3 | 2005-10-18 | SRM 268 | 1 | 50 | 190.68 | 1.93 | 260 | 2402 | 483 | 191 | 1707 | 407 |
| 2 | 2005-10-01 | SRM 266 | 1 | 127 | 264.89 | 1.06 | 276 | 2143 | 907 | 127 | 1516 | 648 |
| 1 | 2005-09-27 | SRM 265 | 2 | 74 | 297.36 | 2.00 | 442 | 1866 | 1615 | 189 | 1389 | 917 |