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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LouFord | 5 | 2440 | 1726 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.810 | 0.898 | 1.048 | 120.8 | -39 | 184 | 1726 | 1726 | 273 |
| EloSRM | 1.136 | 1.136 | 1.324 | 221.2 | 44 | 384 | 2440 | 2440 | 264 |
| SRMFix | 1.231 | 1.231 | 1.388 | 168.4 | 40 | 304 | 2042 | 2042 | 390 |
| initial | 1.391 | 1.391 | 1.524 | 167.5 | 61 | 294 | 2037 | 2037 | 542 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2004-11-20 | SRM 219 | 1 | 55 | 87.16 | 0.66 | 113 | 2440 | 264 | 72 | 1726 | 273 |
| 4 | 2004-04-27 | SRM 192 | 1 | 28 | 116.88 | 2.06 | 248 | 2327 | 284 | 182 | 1654 | 313 |
| 3 | 2004-04-24 | SRM 191 | 1 | 94 | 102.66 | 0.13 | 44 | 2080 | 604 | -39 | 1472 | 516 |
| 2 | 2003-12-22 | SRM 176 | 1 | 58 | 135.80 | 1.23 | 318 | 2036 | 603 | 184 | 1511 | 437 |
| 1 | 2003-12-17 | SRM 175 | 2 | 41 | 124.10 | 1.60 | 384 | 1718 | 1281 | 127 | 1327 | 732 |