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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| unnatural | 2 | 1753 | 1304 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.237 | 0.237 | 0.255 | 52.0 | 24 | 80 | 1304 | 1304 | 380 |
| SRMFix | 0.803 | 0.803 | 0.812 | 157.6 | 110 | 205 | 1515 | 1515 | 555 |
| initial | 0.871 | 0.871 | 0.879 | 104.9 | 90 | 119 | 1410 | 1410 | 677 |
| Odd | 0.885 | 0.885 | 0.912 | 239.0 | 181 | 297 | 1705 | 1705 | 478 |
| EloSRM | 0.902 | 0.902 | 0.933 | 254.9 | 191 | 319 | 1753 | 1753 | 444 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2002-03-11 | SRM 71 | 1 | 126 | 199.60 | 0.66 | 191 | 1753 | 444 | 80 | 1304 | 380 |
| 1 | 2002-02-28 | SRM 69 | 2 | 90 | 198.42 | 1.14 | 319 | 1562 | 679 | 24 | 1224 | 457 |