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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idiot | 1 | 1259 | 488 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.614 | 0.614 | 0.614 | 133.7 | -134 | -134 | 1259 | 1259 | 3742 |
| initial | -0.703 | 0.703 | 0.703 | 84.7 | -85 | -85 | 1115 | 1115 | 3671 |
| SRMFix | -0.758 | 0.758 | 0.758 | 171.4 | -171 | -171 | 1029 | 1029 | 3856 |
| SRM | -1.502 | 1.502 | 1.502 | 712.0 | -712 | -712 | 488 | 488 | 3945 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005-02-08 | SRM 230 | 2 | 222 | 145.67 | -0.61 | -134 | 1259 | 3742 | -712 | 488 | 3945 |