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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 3 | 1170 | 610 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.238 | 0.238 | 0.277 | 34.4 | -69 | -11 | 1250 | 1170 | 3452 |
| SRMFix | -0.300 | 0.300 | 0.330 | 54.9 | -79 | -21 | 1135 | 1035 | 3761 |
| initial | -0.307 | 0.307 | 0.340 | 37.0 | -61 | -21 | 1171 | 1089 | 3767 |
| SRM | -0.677 | 0.677 | 0.727 | 196.7 | -281 | -42 | 933 | 610 | 3515 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2002-10-21 | SRM 117 | 2 | 111 | 136.38 | -0.12 | -11 | 1170 | 3452 | -42 | 610 | 3515 |
| 2 | 2002-10-15 | SRM 116 | 2 | 201 | 155.19 | -0.44 | -69 | 1181 | 3328 | -281 | 652 | 3341 |
| 1 | 2002-09-30 | SRM 115 | 2 | 136 | 159.28 | -0.16 | -24 | 1250 | 2638 | -267 | 933 | 1869 |