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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DarkClad | 2 | 1576 | 974 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.692 | 1.147 | 1.339 | 138.1 | -55 | 221 | 1367 | 1367 | 1445 |
| Odd | 0.808 | 1.151 | 1.406 | 197.2 | -66 | 329 | 1533 | 1533 | 1519 |
| EloSRM | 0.804 | 1.162 | 1.412 | 206.5 | -74 | 339 | 1576 | 1576 | 1501 |
| SRMFix | 0.711 | 1.219 | 1.411 | 195.6 | -118 | 273 | 1355 | 1355 | 1547 |
| SRM | 0.175 | 1.423 | 1.433 | 247.0 | -360 | 134 | 974 | 974 | 1637 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2003-07-17 | SRM 155 | 2 | 43 | 167.89 | 1.96 | 339 | 1576 | 1501 | 134 | 974 | 1637 |
| 1 | 2003-07-01 | SRM 153 | 2 | 180 | 140.45 | -0.36 | -74 | 1237 | 2562 | -360 | 840 | 2175 |