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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DrMatrix | 3 | 1688 | 891 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 1.235 | 1.601 | 2.085 | 204.0 | -114 | 321 | 1643 | 1643 | 1309 |
| initial | 1.176 | 1.604 | 2.098 | 193.2 | -77 | 423 | 1625 | 1625 | 1049 |
| EloSRM | 1.234 | 1.605 | 2.083 | 215.6 | -127 | 331 | 1688 | 1688 | 1295 |
| SRMFix | 1.198 | 1.668 | 2.137 | 211.0 | -160 | 354 | 1512 | 1512 | 1254 |
| SRM | 0.981 | 1.954 | 2.327 | 334.3 | -656 | 248 | 891 | 891 | 2144 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2003-03-26 | SRM 140 | 2 | 11 | 122.68 | 3.48 | 331 | 1688 | 1295 | 248 | 891 | 2144 |
| 2 | 2003-03-10 | SRM 138 | 2 | 92 | 157.81 | 0.78 | 189 | 1357 | 2476 | 99 | 643 | 3459 |
| 1 | 2003-03-06 | SRM 137 | 2 | 224 | 152.71 | -0.56 | -127 | 1168 | 3630 | -656 | 544 | 3788 |