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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bman | 3 | 1125 | 546 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.282 | 0.282 | 0.326 | 51.5 | -114 | -14 | 1165 | 1125 | 3919 |
| SRMFix | -0.344 | 0.344 | 0.410 | 69.2 | -150 | -27 | 1050 | 992 | 4000 |
| initial | -0.366 | 0.366 | 0.398 | 44.0 | -71 | -27 | 1129 | 1068 | 3937 |
| SRM | -0.661 | 0.661 | 0.837 | 218.0 | -523 | -63 | 677 | 546 | 3755 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2002-12-10 | SRM 123 | 2 | 179 | 175.11 | -0.21 | -26 | 1125 | 3919 | -68 | 546 | 3755 |
| 2 | 2002-11-26 | SRM 121 | 2 | 121 | 141.28 | -0.13 | -14 | 1151 | 3681 | -63 | 614 | 3539 |
| 1 | 2002-11-13 | SRM 120 | 2 | 203 | 150.33 | -0.51 | -114 | 1165 | 3552 | -523 | 677 | 3292 |