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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| redneedle | 5 | 1584 | 1035 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.311 | 0.717 | 0.873 | 86.4 | -57 | 176 | 1454 | 1387 | 426 |
| SRM | 0.237 | 0.748 | 0.889 | 146.6 | -364 | 186 | 1120 | 1035 | 580 |
| Odd | 0.247 | 0.749 | 0.888 | 115.2 | -63 | 343 | 1618 | 1573 | 417 |
| SRMFix | 0.301 | 0.754 | 0.905 | 109.3 | -112 | 227 | 1453 | 1383 | 459 |
| EloSRM | 0.250 | 0.759 | 0.900 | 123.5 | -77 | 357 | 1633 | 1584 | 415 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2002-01-16 | SRM 58 | 2 | 176 | 111.17 | -0.66 | -40 | 1584 | 415 | -78 | 1035 | 580 |
| 4 | 2002-01-09 | SRM 56 | 2 | 102 | 90.78 | -0.25 | -9 | 1623 | 356 | -7 | 1113 | 432 |
| 3 | 2002-01-03 | SRM 54 | 2 | 58 | 109.88 | 0.92 | 134 | 1633 | 322 | 98 | 1120 | 397 |
| 2 | 2001-12-27 | SRM 53 | 2 | 48 | 145.75 | 1.60 | 357 | 1499 | 440 | 186 | 1022 | 557 |
| 1 | 2001-09-04 | SRM 28 | 2 | 72 | 67.78 | -0.36 | -77 | 1142 | 478 | -364 | 836 | 453 |