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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mephisto | 3 | 1545 | 838 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | -0.432 | 0.567 | 0.686 | 141.3 | -199 | 31 | 1231 | 838 | 2255 |
| initial | 0.201 | 0.673 | 0.831 | 81.1 | -85 | 151 | 1358 | 1272 | 1696 |
| SRMFix | -0.021 | 0.800 | 0.976 | 135.3 | -152 | 253 | 1453 | 1300 | 1598 |
| EloSRM | -0.007 | 0.913 | 1.095 | 164.7 | -96 | 390 | 1649 | 1545 | 1385 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2002-07-01 | SRM 102 | 2 | 193 | 77.24 | -1.32 | -96 | 1545 | 1385 | -199 | 838 | 2255 |
| 2 | 2002-06-26 | SRM 101 | 1 | 244 | 234.35 | -0.06 | -8 | 1641 | 1102 | -194 | 1037 | 1287 |
| 1 | 2002-06-24 | SRM 100 | 2 | 110 | 282.02 | 1.36 | 390 | 1649 | 1069 | 31 | 1231 | 764 |