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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BigBen79 | 27 | 1996 | 1270 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.550 | 0.999 | 1.424 | 50.5 | -117 | 185 | 2013 | 1996 | 476 |
| Odd | 0.574 | 1.004 | 1.444 | 49.5 | -107 | 177 | 1962 | 1938 | 479 |
| SRMFix | 0.465 | 1.028 | 1.438 | 68.4 | -135 | 273 | 1937 | 1894 | 442 |
| initial | 0.271 | 1.088 | 1.483 | 131.0 | -285 | 534 | 2271 | 2082 | 466 |
| SRM | 0.849 | 1.266 | 1.835 | 138.2 | -883 | 270 | 1445 | 1270 | 716 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 2002-10-10 | TCI '02 Round 1 B | 1 | 200 | 169.98 | -0.57 | -17 | 1996 | 476 | -100 | 1270 | 716 |
| 26 | 2002-07-01 | SRM 102 | 1 | 48 | 83.78 | 0.80 | 31 | 2013 | 404 | 84 | 1370 | 488 |
| 25 | 2002-06-24 | SRM 100 | 2 | 20 | 38.76 | 0.95 | 21 | 1982 | 436 | 80 | 1286 | 639 |
| 24 | 2002-06-11 | SRM 96 | 1 | 186 | 159.40 | -0.22 | -5 | 1961 | 437 | -27 | 1206 | 791 |
| 23 | 2002-04-27 | SRM 83 | 1 | 157 | 132.50 | -0.24 | -5 | 1966 | 311 | -18 | 1233 | 590 |
| 22 | 2002-04-15 | SRM 80 | 1 | 227 | 133.87 | -0.78 | -19 | 1971 | 294 | -194 | 1251 | 544 |
| 21 | 2002-04-10 | SRM 79 | 1 | 74 | 152.19 | 1.04 | 35 | 1989 | 260 | 86 | 1445 | 283 |
| 20 | 2002-04-03 | SRM 77 | 1 | 179 | 141.83 | -0.34 | -8 | 1955 | 270 | -45 | 1359 | 367 |
| 19 | 2002-04-01 | SRM 76 | 1 | 100 | 144.44 | 0.53 | 22 | 1962 | 256 | 49 | 1404 | 296 |
| 18 | 2002-03-26 | SRM 75 | 1 | 38 | 139.20 | 1.87 | 61 | 1940 | 268 | 137 | 1355 | 357 |
| 17 | 2002-03-25 | SRM 74 | 1 | 160 | 135.92 | -0.44 | -13 | 1879 | 318 | -78 | 1218 | 538 |
| 16 | 2002-03-21 | SRM 73 | 2 | 3 | 44.33 | 3.88 | 59 | 1892 | 296 | 169 | 1296 | 412 |
| 15 | 2002-03-20 | SRM 72 | 2 | 48 | 40.90 | -0.23 | 1 | 1833 | 343 | 60 | 1127 | 672 |
| 14 | 2002-03-11 | SRM 71 | 1 | 225 | 148.81 | -0.60 | -24 | 1831 | 330 | -250 | 1067 | 778 |
| 13 | 2002-03-06 | TCCC '02 Reg. Semifinal | 1 | 93 | 82.84 | -0.17 | -5 | 1855 | 287 | -45 | 1317 | 334 |
| 12 | 2002-02-28 | SRM 69 | 1 | 65 | 154.23 | 1.25 | 67 | 1860 | 280 | 100 | 1362 | 294 |
| 11 | 2002-02-27 | SRM 68 | 2 | 17 | 69.06 | 2.02 | 60 | 1794 | 340 | 137 | 1262 | 397 |
| 10 | 2002-02-19 | TCCC '02 NE/SE Reg. Quart. | 1 | 53 | 107.80 | 1.02 | 68 | 1734 | 390 | 122 | 1125 | 547 |
| 9 | 2002-02-13 | SRM 66 | 2 | 223 | 205.83 | -0.65 | -22 | 1666 | 466 | -81 | 1003 | 801 |
| 8 | 2002-02-06 | SRM 64 | 2 | 213 | 122.43 | -0.84 | -30 | 1688 | 398 | -43 | 1084 | 589 |
| 7 | 2002-02-04 | SRM 63 | 2 | 8 | 176.09 | 4.46 | 178 | 1719 | 346 | 270 | 1127 | 484 |
| 6 | 2002-01-31 | SRM 62 | 2 | 103 | 187.87 | 0.87 | 76 | 1541 | 537 | 128 | 857 | 1080 |
| 5 | 2002-01-30 | SRM 61 | 2 | 223 | 190.56 | -0.55 | -38 | 1465 | 611 | -66 | 729 | 1347 |
| 4 | 2002-01-26 | SRM 60 | 2 | 69 | 182.67 | 1.40 | 167 | 1503 | 541 | 200 | 795 | 1189 |
| 3 | 2002-01-23 | SRM 59 | 2 | 195 | 209.41 | 0.10 | 32 | 1336 | 758 | 65 | 595 | 1415 |
| 2 | 2002-01-16 | SRM 58 | 2 | 150 | 244.50 | 0.70 | 185 | 1304 | 776 | 213 | 530 | 1383 |
| 1 | 2002-01-07 | SRM 55 | 2 | 202 | 149.04 | -0.44 | -117 | 1119 | 1239 | -883 | 317 | 1302 |