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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mastaba | 3 | 1240 | 798 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | -0.083 | 0.121 | 0.134 | 16.5 | -15 | 32 | 1256 | 1241 | 883 |
| EloSRM | -0.078 | 0.123 | 0.132 | 20.6 | -19 | 33 | 1259 | 1240 | 891 |
| SRMFix | -0.132 | 0.132 | 0.158 | 24.6 | -43 | -2 | 1157 | 1126 | 1028 |
| initial | -0.140 | 0.140 | 0.161 | 16.8 | -27 | -4 | 1180 | 1149 | 1094 |
| SRM | -0.419 | 0.419 | 0.422 | 134.0 | -198 | -86 | 1002 | 798 | 1122 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2002-01-15 | SRM 57 | 2 | 166 | 189.20 | -0.19 | -19 | 1240 | 891 | -86 | 798 | 1122 |
| 2 | 2002-01-07 | SRM 55 | 2 | 144 | 150.93 | 0.07 | 33 | 1259 | 778 | -118 | 884 | 869 |
| 1 | 2001-12-27 | SRM 53 | 2 | 80 | 117.91 | -0.11 | -9 | 1225 | 813 | -198 | 1002 | 581 |