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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| RussellVea | 2 | 1565 | 566 | 
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | -0.262 | 0.262 | 0.317 | 50.2 | -97 | -4 | 1409 | 1406 | 9740 | 
| EloSRM | -0.292 | 0.292 | 0.351 | 59.7 | -112 | -8 | 1573 | 1565 | 9515 | 
| SRMFix | -0.373 | 0.373 | 0.441 | 81.8 | -140 | -24 | 1060 | 1036 | 10011 | 
| initial | -0.387 | 0.387 | 0.421 | 46.6 | -66 | -27 | 1134 | 1107 | 9810 | 
| SRM | -0.883 | 0.883 | 1.032 | 317.0 | -516 | -118 | 684 | 566 | 9542 | 
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2010-11-18 | SRM 488 | 2 | 642 | 600.34 | -0.10 | -8 | 1565 | 9515 | -118 | 566 | 9542 | 
| 1 | 2010-11-13 | SRM 487 | 2 | 973 | 733.34 | -0.49 | -112 | 1573 | 9193 | -516 | 684 | 8487 |