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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bj-alex | 2 | 1268 | 795 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.188 | 0.188 | 0.264 | 39.6 | -51 | 28 | 1319 | 1268 | 2879 |
| Odd | -0.191 | 0.195 | 0.273 | 38.8 | -43 | 34 | 1291 | 1248 | 2873 |
| initial | -0.241 | 0.241 | 0.282 | 29.0 | -47 | -11 | 1189 | 1142 | 3289 |
| SRMFix | -0.265 | 0.265 | 0.284 | 50.3 | -62 | -39 | 1161 | 1099 | 3133 |
| SRM | -0.855 | 0.855 | 0.863 | 202.5 | -218 | -187 | 982 | 795 | 2809 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2003-02-25 | SRM 136 | 2 | 136 | 120.43 | -0.37 | -51 | 1268 | 2879 | -187 | 795 | 2809 |
| 1 | 2003-02-05 | SRM 133 | 2 | 162 | 161.65 | -0.00 | 28 | 1319 | 2656 | -218 | 982 | 1809 |