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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| vrmca | 2 | 1205 | 530 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | -0.421 | 0.421 | 0.435 | 75.0 | -105 | -45 | 1205 | 1160 | 3965 |
| EloSRM | -0.428 | 0.428 | 0.445 | 84.6 | -118 | -51 | 1256 | 1205 | 3923 |
| SRMFix | -0.497 | 0.497 | 0.522 | 103.3 | -150 | -57 | 1050 | 993 | 4013 |
| initial | -0.544 | 0.544 | 0.553 | 65.5 | -77 | -54 | 1123 | 1069 | 3946 |
| SRM | -0.847 | 0.847 | 0.937 | 335.0 | -510 | -160 | 690 | 530 | 3903 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2004-10-06 | SRM 214 | 2 | 196 | 172.10 | -0.31 | -51 | 1205 | 3923 | -160 | 530 | 3903 |
| 1 | 2004-09-25 | SRM 212 | 2 | 240 | 170.91 | -0.55 | -118 | 1256 | 3523 | -510 | 690 | 3421 |