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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NiceGuy | 2 | 1236 | 830 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | -0.131 | 0.276 | 0.305 | 33.2 | -49 | 17 | 1169 | 1169 | 337 |
| Odd | 0.012 | 0.279 | 0.279 | 65.8 | -52 | 79 | 1239 | 1239 | 345 |
| EloSRM | 0.012 | 0.289 | 0.289 | 76.6 | -67 | 86 | 1236 | 1236 | 338 |
| SRMFix | -0.086 | 0.319 | 0.331 | 67.5 | -95 | 40 | 1144 | 1144 | 343 |
| SRM | -0.357 | 0.479 | 0.598 | 185.0 | -358 | -12 | 842 | 830 | 440 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2001-08-29 | SRM 27 | 2 | 83 | 102.24 | 0.30 | 86 | 1236 | 338 | -12 | 830 | 440 |
| 1 | 2001-08-27 | SRM 26 | 2 | 62 | 58.62 | -0.28 | -67 | 1150 | 412 | -358 | 842 | 415 |