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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant | 5 | 1870 | 1111 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.789 | 1.069 | 1.549 | 128.7 | -43 | 365 | 1699 | 1675 | 949 |
| EloSRM | 0.596 | 1.156 | 1.564 | 161.2 | -68 | 570 | 1909 | 1870 | 1013 |
| SRM | 0.751 | 1.203 | 1.480 | 185.0 | -395 | 303 | 1503 | 1111 | 1460 |
| SRMFix | 0.530 | 1.246 | 1.585 | 185.9 | -143 | 541 | 1741 | 1657 | 990 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2004-03-13 | SRM 186 | 1 | 140 | 127.41 | -0.24 | -26 | 1870 | 1013 | -112 | 1111 | 1460 |
| 4 | 2004-03-01 | SRM 185 | 2 | 24 | 56.73 | 1.24 | 99 | 1896 | 979 | 103 | 1223 | 1119 |
| 3 | 2004-02-17 | SRM 184 | 2 | 91 | 51.80 | -0.81 | -43 | 1798 | 1159 | 12 | 1120 | 1435 |
| 2 | 2004-01-28 | SRM 181 | 1 | 178 | 142.45 | -0.35 | -68 | 1841 | 1065 | -395 | 1108 | 1504 |
| 1 | 2004-01-17 | SRM 179 | 2 | 15 | 132.11 | 3.14 | 570 | 1909 | 900 | 303 | 1503 | 455 |