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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| blained | 2 | 1345 | 899 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.002 | 0.414 | 0.414 | 49.9 | -50 | 50 | 1250 | 1200 | 1714 |
| SRMFix | -0.126 | 0.481 | 0.497 | 91.4 | -99 | 84 | 1284 | 1185 | 1740 |
| Odd | -0.045 | 0.576 | 0.578 | 128.0 | -80 | 176 | 1404 | 1324 | 1735 |
| EloSRM | -0.033 | 0.590 | 0.591 | 135.4 | -85 | 186 | 1430 | 1345 | 1708 |
| SRM | -0.774 | 0.774 | 0.872 | 150.5 | -228 | -73 | 1127 | 899 | 1796 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2002-05-18 | SRM 89 | 2 | 256 | 166.21 | -0.62 | -85 | 1345 | 1708 | -228 | 899 | 1796 |
| 1 | 2002-03-07 | SRM 70 | 2 | 154 | 226.47 | 0.56 | 186 | 1430 | 943 | -73 | 1127 | 625 |