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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ba'al | 16 | 2155 | 1445 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.476 | 0.889 | 1.202 | 97.9 | -284 | 259 | 1552 | 1445 | 359 |
| EloSRM | 0.373 | 0.975 | 1.216 | 80.4 | -67 | 279 | 2176 | 2155 | 218 |
| SRMFix | 0.468 | 0.982 | 1.245 | 88.8 | -89 | 288 | 2049 | 1998 | 256 |
| initial | 0.544 | 1.074 | 1.337 | 129.3 | -111 | 368 | 2386 | 2248 | 251 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 2002-06-12 | SRM 97 | 1 | 144 | 136.05 | -0.52 | -12 | 2155 | 218 | -61 | 1445 | 359 |
| 15 | 2002-06-05 | SRM 95 | 1 | 145 | 107.66 | -0.43 | -9 | 2168 | 188 | -12 | 1506 | 281 |
| 14 | 2002-06-03 | SRM 94 | 1 | 46 | 117.20 | 1.35 | 50 | 2176 | 179 | 117 | 1518 | 268 |
| 13 | 2002-05-29 | SRM 92 | 1 | 134 | 118.34 | -0.58 | -16 | 2127 | 221 | -51 | 1401 | 398 |
| 12 | 2002-05-22 | SRM 91 | 1 | 147 | 95.12 | -0.63 | -18 | 2143 | 199 | -27 | 1452 | 328 |
| 11 | 2002-05-21 | SRM 90 | 1 | 25 | 112.28 | 2.17 | 83 | 2161 | 175 | 172 | 1479 | 284 |
| 10 | 2002-05-18 | SRM 89 | 1 | 64 | 94.65 | 0.56 | 37 | 2078 | 242 | 95 | 1307 | 519 |
| 9 | 2002-05-15 | SRM 88 | 1 | 193 | 111.75 | -0.79 | -33 | 2041 | 272 | -73 | 1212 | 692 |
| 8 | 2002-05-09 | SRM 87 | 1 | 174 | 111.97 | -0.79 | -36 | 2074 | 231 | -116 | 1285 | 539 |
| 7 | 2002-05-08 | SRM 86 | 1 | 74 | 121.78 | 0.72 | 57 | 2109 | 202 | 98 | 1401 | 361 |
| 6 | 2002-05-01 | SRM 85 | 1 | 130 | 127.78 | -0.02 | 9 | 2052 | 243 | 35 | 1303 | 496 |
| 5 | 2002-04-30 | SRM 84 | 1 | 235 | 115.16 | -1.05 | -67 | 2044 | 238 | -284 | 1268 | 548 |
| 4 | 2002-04-27 | SRM 83 | 1 | 23 | 161.54 | 2.81 | 279 | 2110 | 178 | 259 | 1552 | 197 |
| 3 | 2002-04-15 | SRM 80 | 1 | 148 | 184.72 | 0.32 | 71 | 1831 | 455 | 28 | 1293 | 482 |
| 2 | 2002-04-10 | SRM 79 | 2 | 40 | 160.38 | 2.00 | 243 | 1760 | 549 | 102 | 1265 | 522 |
| 1 | 2002-04-09 | SRM 78 | 2 | 136 | 244.95 | 0.85 | 268 | 1517 | 998 | -37 | 1163 | 674 |