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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hairball | 3 | 1487 | 912 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | -0.177 | 0.195 | 0.274 | 99.3 | -254 | 5 | 1205 | 912 | 1474 |
| initial | 0.277 | 0.301 | 0.475 | 36.2 | -4 | 99 | 1300 | 1300 | 1091 |
| SRMFix | 0.137 | 0.362 | 0.459 | 73.1 | -35 | 170 | 1370 | 1320 | 1057 |
| Odd | 0.199 | 0.410 | 0.544 | 96.5 | -27 | 261 | 1490 | 1462 | 1071 |
| EloSRM | 0.207 | 0.418 | 0.558 | 101.2 | -24 | 273 | 1518 | 1487 | 1061 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2002-04-09 | SRM 78 | 2 | 178 | 153.55 | -0.21 | -6 | 1487 | 1061 | -39 | 912 | 1474 |
| 2 | 2002-04-01 | SRM 76 | 1 | 237 | 224.45 | -0.10 | -24 | 1494 | 997 | -254 | 951 | 1266 |
| 1 | 2002-03-11 | SRM 71 | 2 | 128 | 245.03 | 0.94 | 273 | 1518 | 812 | 5 | 1205 | 523 |