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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordMuncher | 3 | 1229 | 619 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | -0.220 | 0.231 | 0.277 | 27.9 | -42 | 2 | 1202 | 1120 | 3207 |
| SRMFix | -0.256 | 0.256 | 0.290 | 41.3 | -63 | -17 | 1183 | 1076 | 3000 |
| EloSRM | -0.187 | 0.265 | 0.285 | 53.1 | -52 | 66 | 1322 | 1229 | 2542 |
| Odd | -0.202 | 0.276 | 0.300 | 50.6 | -46 | 65 | 1301 | 1214 | 2598 |
| SRM | -0.832 | 0.832 | 0.844 | 193.7 | -204 | -174 | 996 | 619 | 3177 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2002-06-24 | SRM 100 | 2 | 349 | 278.27 | -0.33 | -41 | 1229 | 2542 | -174 | 619 | 3177 |
| 2 | 2002-06-11 | SRM 96 | 2 | 310 | 277.35 | -0.35 | -52 | 1270 | 2168 | -203 | 793 | 2422 |
| 1 | 2002-05-29 | SRM 92 | 2 | 273 | 296.12 | 0.12 | 66 | 1322 | 1885 | -204 | 996 | 1341 |