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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| postalrat | 3 | 1263 | 734 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.052 | 0.173 | 0.178 | 36.3 | -44 | 59 | 1269 | 1263 | 2149 |
| initial | -0.122 | 0.176 | 0.200 | 21.2 | -37 | 10 | 1173 | 1156 | 2503 |
| SRMFix | -0.132 | 0.215 | 0.248 | 43.8 | -92 | 21 | 1129 | 1111 | 2556 |
| SRM | -0.628 | 0.628 | 0.776 | 155.3 | -341 | -52 | 859 | 734 | 2622 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2002-06-03 | SRM 94 | 2 | 220 | 269.61 | -0.12 | -6 | 1263 | 2149 | -52 | 734 | 2622 |
| 2 | 2002-05-21 | SRM 90 | 2 | 259 | 293.61 | 0.18 | 59 | 1269 | 1997 | -73 | 786 | 2312 |
| 1 | 2002-05-18 | SRM 89 | 2 | 258 | 221.60 | -0.22 | -44 | 1210 | 2385 | -341 | 859 | 1959 |