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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loopsnut | 3 | 1189 | 634 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.210 | 0.210 | 0.213 | 29.5 | -49 | -17 | 1229 | 1189 | 3399 |
| Odd | -0.221 | 0.221 | 0.223 | 26.0 | -40 | -14 | 1208 | 1171 | 3458 |
| SRMFix | -0.267 | 0.267 | 0.280 | 51.8 | -91 | -27 | 1109 | 1044 | 3776 |
| initial | -0.278 | 0.278 | 0.281 | 33.5 | -39 | -27 | 1161 | 1100 | 3789 |
| SRM | -0.635 | 0.635 | 0.696 | 188.7 | -322 | -66 | 878 | 634 | 3518 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2002-12-12 | SRM 124 | 2 | 132 | 145.13 | -0.17 | -17 | 1189 | 3399 | -66 | 634 | 3518 |
| 2 | 2002-11-07 | SRM 119 | 2 | 186 | 162.11 | -0.20 | -23 | 1206 | 3154 | -178 | 700 | 3210 |
| 1 | 2002-10-29 | SRM 118 | 2 | 117 | 120.23 | -0.26 | -49 | 1229 | 2880 | -322 | 878 | 2235 |