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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| oddsock | 2 | 1503 | 944 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.277 | 0.476 | 0.551 | 86.2 | -16 | 157 | 1454 | 1454 | 2248 |
| EloSRM | 0.271 | 0.499 | 0.568 | 98.4 | -36 | 161 | 1503 | 1503 | 2233 |
| initial | 0.175 | 0.518 | 0.547 | 62.4 | -41 | 84 | 1242 | 1242 | 2243 |
| SRMFix | 0.199 | 0.572 | 0.605 | 105.5 | -88 | 123 | 1235 | 1235 | 2295 |
| SRM | -0.332 | 0.739 | 0.810 | 147.0 | -275 | 19 | 944 | 944 | 2191 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2004-11-04 | SRM 218 | 2 | 69 | 117.62 | 0.77 | 161 | 1503 | 2233 | 19 | 944 | 2191 |
| 1 | 2004-10-27 | SRM 217 | 2 | 155 | 132.31 | -0.23 | -36 | 1342 | 2861 | -275 | 925 | 2289 |