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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mpotkanski | 25 | 1941 | 1224 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.237 | 0.904 | 1.160 | 46.3 | -79 | 224 | 1879 | 1871 | 1241 |
| EloSRM | 0.259 | 0.910 | 1.166 | 46.5 | -79 | 231 | 1941 | 1941 | 1253 |
| SRMFix | 0.328 | 0.932 | 1.214 | 62.0 | -141 | 180 | 1715 | 1704 | 1154 |
| initial | 0.245 | 0.936 | 1.196 | 112.7 | -271 | 321 | 2007 | 1937 | 827 |
| SRM | 0.671 | 1.070 | 1.402 | 69.7 | -187 | 107 | 1322 | 1224 | 1351 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 2005-08-02 | SRM 256 | 1 | 197 | 212.07 | 0.11 | 9 | 1941 | 1253 | -9 | 1224 | 1351 |
| 24 | 2005-07-26 | SRM 254 | 1 | 161 | 151.71 | -0.17 | -7 | 1932 | 1253 | -89 | 1233 | 1284 |
| 23 | 2005-07-23 | SRM 253 | 1 | 154 | 237.92 | 0.63 | 39 | 1940 | 1221 | 56 | 1322 | 970 |
| 22 | 2005-06-18 | SRM 247 | 2 | 12 | 61.45 | 2.36 | 47 | 1901 | 1270 | 94 | 1266 | 1105 |
| 21 | 2005-06-09 | SRM 246 | 2 | 11 | 62.08 | 2.50 | 51 | 1853 | 1355 | 99 | 1172 | 1444 |
| 20 | 2005-06-01 | SRM 245 | 2 | 99 | 61.58 | -0.68 | -12 | 1802 | 1489 | -19 | 1073 | 1821 |
| 19 | 2005-05-23 | SRM 244 | 2 | 38 | 57.98 | 0.61 | 24 | 1814 | 1440 | 51 | 1092 | 1743 |
| 18 | 2005-05-14 | SRM 242 | 2 | 51 | 83.62 | 0.71 | 28 | 1791 | 1515 | 55 | 1041 | 1939 |
| 17 | 2005-05-04 | SRM 241 | 2 | 113 | 78.16 | -0.86 | -20 | 1762 | 1575 | -78 | 986 | 2189 |
| 16 | 2005-04-30 | SRM 240 | 2 | 48 | 83.70 | 0.80 | 34 | 1782 | 1507 | 60 | 1064 | 1835 |
| 15 | 2005-04-18 | SRM 239 | 2 | 149 | 66.23 | -1.17 | -28 | 1748 | 1593 | -50 | 1004 | 2052 |
| 14 | 2005-04-14 | SRM 238 | 2 | 31 | 97.02 | 1.65 | 64 | 1776 | 1504 | 97 | 1054 | 1846 |
| 13 | 2005-04-06 | SRM 237 | 2 | 111 | 64.32 | -0.79 | -23 | 1712 | 1680 | -27 | 957 | 2276 |
| 12 | 2005-04-02 | SRM 236 | 2 | 103 | 81.42 | -0.34 | -7 | 1736 | 1601 | 8 | 984 | 2120 |
| 11 | 2005-03-22 | SRM 235 | 2 | 85 | 81.30 | -0.06 | 8 | 1742 | 1567 | 34 | 976 | 2156 |
| 10 | 2005-02-23 | SRM 232 | 2 | 127 | 61.80 | -1.04 | -42 | 1735 | 1611 | -39 | 942 | 2265 |
| 9 | 2005-02-19 | SRM 231 | 2 | 246 | 60.20 | -2.03 | -79 | 1776 | 1485 | -143 | 981 | 2149 |
| 8 | 2004-09-25 | SRM 212 | 2 | 46 | 54.21 | 0.24 | 25 | 1856 | 1212 | 56 | 1124 | 1539 |
| 7 | 2004-09-07 | TCO04 Qual 2 | 1 | 155 | 123.12 | -0.59 | -51 | 1831 | 1242 | -135 | 1068 | 1719 |
| 6 | 2004-08-28 | SRM 209 | 2 | 12 | 52.30 | 2.12 | 120 | 1882 | 1088 | 107 | 1203 | 1184 |
| 5 | 2004-08-10 | SRM 207 | 2 | 63 | 50.22 | -0.33 | -8 | 1761 | 1358 | 2 | 1096 | 1543 |
| 4 | 2004-08-04 | SRM 206 | 2 | 30 | 81.23 | 1.44 | 152 | 1770 | 1319 | 92 | 1094 | 1548 |
| 3 | 2004-07-31 | SRM 205 | 2 | 45 | 116.94 | 1.38 | 231 | 1617 | 1779 | 72 | 1002 | 1873 |
| 2 | 2004-04-24 | SRM 191 | 2 | 103 | 109.12 | 0.08 | 43 | 1386 | 2490 | -83 | 930 | 2169 |
| 1 | 2003-12-13 | SRM 174 | 2 | 146 | 138.30 | -0.08 | 9 | 1343 | 2527 | -187 | 1013 | 1777 |