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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 2 | 1274 | 698 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.315 | 0.315 | 0.317 | 54.0 | -65 | -43 | 1317 | 1274 | 3346 |
| SRMFix | -0.375 | 0.375 | 0.380 | 77.5 | -102 | -53 | 1098 | 1045 | 3501 |
| initial | -0.409 | 0.409 | 0.409 | 49.2 | -51 | -47 | 1149 | 1102 | 3484 |
| SRM | -0.773 | 0.773 | 0.778 | 251.0 | -293 | -209 | 907 | 698 | 3210 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2004-12-18 | SRM 223 | 2 | 178 | 146.51 | -0.28 | -43 | 1274 | 3346 | -209 | 698 | 3210 |
| 1 | 2004-11-20 | SRM 219 | 2 | 153 | 158.90 | -0.35 | -65 | 1317 | 2938 | -293 | 907 | 2281 |