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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELB8 | 3 | 1141 | 601 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.273 | 0.273 | 0.286 | 47.2 | -79 | -20 | 1203 | 1141 | 3837 |
| Odd | -0.284 | 0.284 | 0.295 | 40.7 | -67 | -18 | 1185 | 1130 | 3849 |
| SRMFix | -0.329 | 0.329 | 0.353 | 64.3 | -116 | -27 | 1084 | 1007 | 3976 |
| initial | -0.347 | 0.347 | 0.357 | 41.8 | -53 | -29 | 1147 | 1074 | 3943 |
| SRM | -0.681 | 0.681 | 0.762 | 199.7 | -390 | -64 | 810 | 601 | 3647 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2002-12-16 | SRM 125 | 2 | 141 | 147.76 | -0.17 | -20 | 1141 | 3837 | -64 | 601 | 3647 |
| 2 | 2002-12-10 | SRM 123 | 2 | 179 | 167.33 | -0.27 | -42 | 1161 | 3629 | -145 | 665 | 3366 |
| 1 | 2002-12-04 | SRM 122 | 2 | 141 | 124.93 | -0.38 | -79 | 1203 | 3182 | -390 | 810 | 2602 |