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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JarHead | 5 | 1829 | 1161 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.857 | 1.092 | 1.470 | 131.4 | -71 | 351 | 1716 | 1716 | 883 |
| EloSRM | 0.953 | 1.157 | 1.464 | 155.5 | -114 | 289 | 1828 | 1828 | 876 |
| Odd | 0.956 | 1.162 | 1.464 | 148.6 | -105 | 277 | 1784 | 1784 | 879 |
| SRMFix | 0.903 | 1.166 | 1.508 | 152.2 | -150 | 306 | 1660 | 1660 | 897 |
| SRM | 1.151 | 1.705 | 1.831 | 201.4 | -523 | 202 | 1161 | 1161 | 1115 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2003-01-06 | SRM 128 | 2 | 35 | 42.03 | 0.26 | 33 | 1828 | 876 | 52 | 1161 | 1115 |
| 4 | 2003-01-02 | SRM 127 | 2 | 25 | 44.52 | 0.83 | 80 | 1796 | 943 | 95 | 1109 | 1259 |
| 3 | 2002-12-16 | SRM 125 | 2 | 15 | 103.49 | 2.79 | 262 | 1716 | 1146 | 202 | 1014 | 1572 |
| 2 | 2002-12-12 | SRM 124 | 2 | 61 | 160.01 | 1.39 | 289 | 1454 | 1988 | 135 | 812 | 2662 |
| 1 | 2002-11-13 | SRM 120 | 2 | 203 | 150.31 | -0.51 | -114 | 1165 | 3552 | -523 | 677 | 3292 |