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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhilMartin | 3 | 1741 | 1027 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 1.732 | 2.265 | 3.237 | 272.7 | -96 | 666 | 1826 | 1826 | 764 |
| SRMFix | 1.638 | 2.301 | 3.245 | 239.0 | -155 | 470 | 1608 | 1608 | 970 |
| Odd | 1.620 | 2.322 | 3.181 | 226.2 | -112 | 387 | 1707 | 1707 | 1063 |
| EloSRM | 1.633 | 2.327 | 3.197 | 234.9 | -123 | 404 | 1741 | 1741 | 1066 |
| SRM | 1.211 | 2.403 | 3.244 | 307.0 | -480 | 374 | 1133 | 1027 | 1518 |
| # | 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 | 3 | 127.89 | 5.41 | 404 | 1741 | 1066 | 374 | 1027 | 1518 |
| 2 | 2002-12-12 | SRM 124 | 2 | 206 | 99.66 | -1.04 | -123 | 1337 | 2439 | -480 | 653 | 3434 |
| 1 | 2002-12-10 | SRM 123 | 2 | 107 | 154.14 | 0.53 | 177 | 1460 | 1937 | -67 | 1133 | 1153 |