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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| joshua | 2 | 1186 | 601 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | -0.367 | 0.367 | 0.394 | 64.2 | -103 | -26 | 1184 | 1158 | 3608 |
| EloSRM | -0.373 | 0.373 | 0.402 | 75.7 | -114 | -37 | 1224 | 1186 | 3607 |
| SRMFix | -0.465 | 0.465 | 0.508 | 98.6 | -153 | -44 | 1047 | 1003 | 3693 |
| initial | -0.501 | 0.501 | 0.518 | 60.3 | -77 | -44 | 1123 | 1079 | 3621 |
| SRM | -0.871 | 0.871 | 0.976 | 299.5 | -491 | -108 | 709 | 601 | 3482 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2004-01-22 | SRM 180 | 2 | 161 | 157.88 | -0.22 | -37 | 1186 | 3607 | -108 | 601 | 3482 |
| 1 | 2004-01-07 | SRM 178 | 2 | 210 | 154.34 | -0.52 | -114 | 1224 | 3210 | -491 | 709 | 3050 |