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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Thinker | 3 | 1774 | 1309 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.503 | 1.029 | 1.084 | 134.3 | -147 | 153 | 1353 | 1309 | 290 |
| initial | 1.080 | 1.137 | 1.369 | 136.9 | -10 | 226 | 1590 | 1590 | 296 |
| SRMFix | 0.855 | 1.214 | 1.309 | 195.6 | -88 | 300 | 1610 | 1610 | 285 |
| EloSRM | 0.800 | 1.241 | 1.308 | 223.4 | -67 | 442 | 1774 | 1774 | 279 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2002-01-31 | SRM 62 | 2 | 49 | 137.68 | 1.49 | 162 | 1774 | 279 | 103 | 1309 | 290 |
| 2 | 2002-01-26 | SRM 60 | 2 | 152 | 96.14 | -0.66 | -67 | 1612 | 409 | -147 | 1206 | 375 |
| 1 | 2002-01-15 | SRM 57 | 2 | 69 | 205.12 | 1.57 | 442 | 1679 | 307 | 153 | 1353 | 216 |