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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| waterhammer | 8 | 1360 | 550 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | -0.146 | 0.315 | 0.326 | 37.9 | -55 | 30 | 1172 | 1059 | 5016 |
| SRMFix | -0.128 | 0.327 | 0.334 | 44.1 | -102 | 46 | 1143 | 1053 | 4652 |
| Odd | -0.139 | 0.336 | 0.345 | 49.0 | -54 | 86 | 1364 | 1309 | 3973 |
| EloSRM | -0.123 | 0.339 | 0.344 | 55.8 | -67 | 105 | 1418 | 1360 | 4070 |
| SRM | -0.243 | 0.365 | 0.460 | 88.5 | -339 | 17 | 861 | 550 | 4871 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2005-10-18 | SRM 268 | 2 | 286 | 249.07 | -0.34 | -28 | 1360 | 4070 | -45 | 550 | 4871 |
| 7 | 2005-08-02 | SRM 256 | 2 | 321 | 242.61 | -0.40 | -30 | 1388 | 3353 | -62 | 595 | 4229 |
| 6 | 2005-07-28 | SRM 255 | 2 | 187 | 215.97 | 0.21 | 41 | 1418 | 3155 | 17 | 657 | 4005 |
| 5 | 2005-07-12 | SRM 251 | 2 | 169 | 158.68 | -0.34 | -38 | 1377 | 3231 | -58 | 640 | 3917 |
| 4 | 2005-06-21 | SRM 248 | 2 | 189 | 239.63 | 0.34 | 105 | 1415 | 2990 | 12 | 698 | 3665 |
| 3 | 2004-03-16 | SRM 187 | 2 | 192 | 159.26 | -0.43 | -51 | 1310 | 2823 | -139 | 686 | 3291 |
| 2 | 2004-02-17 | SRM 184 | 2 | 168 | 208.69 | 0.31 | 86 | 1361 | 2540 | -36 | 825 | 2643 |
| 1 | 2004-02-11 | SRM 183 | 2 | 160 | 155.47 | -0.33 | -67 | 1275 | 2916 | -339 | 861 | 2415 |