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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| rexyoung | 3 | 1473 | 961 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.149 | 0.231 | 0.284 | 50.7 | 13 | 102 | 1437 | 1437 | 2071 |
| EloSRM | 0.163 | 0.254 | 0.307 | 50.7 | -7 | 111 | 1473 | 1473 | 2075 |
| initial | 0.139 | 0.286 | 0.307 | 34.5 | -27 | 53 | 1250 | 1250 | 2092 |
| SRM | -0.238 | 0.316 | 0.484 | 79.7 | -207 | -12 | 993 | 961 | 1971 |
| SRMFix | 0.143 | 0.321 | 0.347 | 57.8 | -64 | 83 | 1246 | 1246 | 2115 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2003-12-22 | SRM 176 | 2 | 86 | 93.95 | 0.13 | 34 | 1473 | 2075 | -20 | 961 | 1971 |
| 2 | 2003-12-17 | SRM 175 | 2 | 89 | 125.62 | 0.50 | 111 | 1438 | 2175 | -12 | 981 | 1897 |
| 1 | 2003-12-13 | SRM 174 | 2 | 152 | 138.30 | -0.14 | -7 | 1327 | 2593 | -207 | 993 | 1868 |