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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tommy | 3 | 1238 | 606 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | -0.156 | 0.261 | 0.303 | 55.0 | -94 | 55 | 1225 | 1208 | 2654 |
| EloSRM | -0.149 | 0.262 | 0.308 | 58.8 | -107 | 57 | 1250 | 1238 | 2599 |
| initial | -0.242 | 0.279 | 0.354 | 33.6 | -69 | 7 | 1137 | 1113 | 2975 |
| SRMFix | -0.209 | 0.305 | 0.381 | 63.0 | -144 | 25 | 1081 | 1061 | 2880 |
| SRM | -0.524 | 0.524 | 0.775 | 198.0 | -478 | -48 | 722 | 606 | 2993 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2003-08-06 | SRM 158 | 2 | 173 | 158.26 | -0.13 | -12 | 1238 | 2599 | -68 | 606 | 2993 |
| 2 | 2003-04-15 | SRM 142 | 2 | 127 | 142.90 | 0.17 | 57 | 1250 | 2804 | -48 | 674 | 3151 |
| 1 | 2003-04-10 | SRM 141 | 2 | 203 | 151.08 | -0.49 | -107 | 1193 | 3311 | -478 | 722 | 2951 |