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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Valrus | 3 | 1701 | 1161 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.244 | 0.513 | 0.676 | 49.7 | -52 | 55 | 1213 | 1161 | 1130 |
| SRMFix | 0.619 | 0.619 | 0.817 | 105.6 | 9 | 201 | 1517 | 1517 | 1207 |
| Odd | 0.632 | 0.632 | 0.795 | 131.1 | 17 | 197 | 1659 | 1659 | 1240 |
| EloSRM | 0.635 | 0.635 | 0.795 | 132.5 | 24 | 192 | 1701 | 1701 | 1238 |
| initial | 0.725 | 0.725 | 0.943 | 87.2 | 13 | 186 | 1462 | 1462 | 1329 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2003-05-28 | SRM 148 | 1 | 125 | 130.80 | 0.06 | 24 | 1701 | 1238 | -52 | 1161 | 1130 |
| 2 | 2003-05-22 | SRM 147 | 2 | 40 | 94.18 | 1.24 | 181 | 1676 | 1294 | 55 | 1213 | 983 |
| 1 | 2003-05-06 | SRM 145 | 2 | 99 | 150.34 | 0.60 | 192 | 1496 | 1867 | -42 | 1158 | 1127 |