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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shen | 2 | 1651 | 1184 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | -0.032 | 0.032 | 0.043 | 8.0 | -15 | -1 | 1199 | 1184 | 1156 |
| EloSRM | 0.458 | 0.458 | 0.500 | 163.0 | 69 | 257 | 1651 | 1651 | 1495 |
| Odd | 0.467 | 0.467 | 0.507 | 155.2 | 65 | 246 | 1589 | 1589 | 1547 |
| SRMFix | 0.486 | 0.486 | 0.498 | 100.0 | 63 | 137 | 1400 | 1400 | 1601 |
| initial | 0.580 | 0.580 | 0.581 | 69.9 | 65 | 74 | 1340 | 1340 | 1690 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2003-10-09 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 2 | 1 | 250 | 298.64 | 0.26 | 69 | 1651 | 1495 | -15 | 1184 | 1156 |
| 1 | 2003-10-07 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 1 | 1 | 311 | 491.28 | 0.66 | 257 | 1581 | 1650 | -1 | 1199 | 1073 |