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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JoeShmo | 3 | 1115 | 640 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.187 | 0.187 | 0.206 | 36.5 | -64 | -1 | 1160 | 1115 | 4131 |
| Odd | -0.203 | 0.203 | 0.222 | 31.4 | -49 | 2 | 1168 | 1126 | 4008 |
| SRMFix | -0.284 | 0.284 | 0.305 | 53.3 | -92 | -23 | 1108 | 1040 | 3919 |
| initial | -0.314 | 0.314 | 0.327 | 37.8 | -47 | -22 | 1153 | 1087 | 3985 |
| SRM | -0.549 | 0.549 | 0.595 | 186.7 | -376 | -62 | 824 | 640 | 3629 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2003-02-11 | SRM 135 | 2 | 196 | 188.89 | -0.22 | -44 | 1115 | 4131 | -122 | 640 | 3629 |
| 2 | 2001-12-04 | SRM 47 | 2 | 121 | 145.99 | -0.07 | -1 | 1158 | 886 | -62 | 762 | 908 |
| 1 | 2001-10-11 | SRM 34 | 2 | 66 | 59.05 | -0.28 | -64 | 1160 | 542 | -376 | 824 | 548 |