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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| brendanb | 2 | 1595 | 1067 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.889 | 0.942 | 1.295 | 152.9 | 16 | 290 | 1552 | 1552 | 1418 |
| EloSRM | 0.896 | 0.946 | 1.303 | 161.5 | 13 | 310 | 1595 | 1595 | 1388 |
| initial | 0.826 | 0.982 | 1.283 | 118.2 | -19 | 218 | 1399 | 1399 | 1386 |
| SRMFix | 0.807 | 1.016 | 1.297 | 155.4 | -50 | 260 | 1410 | 1410 | 1380 |
| SRM | 0.172 | 1.155 | 1.168 | 170.5 | -237 | 104 | 1067 | 1067 | 1271 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2002-09-30 | SRM 115 | 2 | 46 | 164.85 | 1.84 | 310 | 1595 | 1388 | 104 | 1067 | 1271 |
| 1 | 2002-09-24 | SRM 114 | 2 | 177 | 170.98 | -0.05 | 13 | 1286 | 2456 | -237 | 963 | 1755 |