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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| boutell | 2 | 2338 | 1788 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 2.270 | 2.270 | 2.284 | 294.0 | 262 | 326 | 1788 | 1788 | 187 |
| SRMFix | 2.742 | 2.742 | 2.769 | 439.4 | 320 | 559 | 2079 | 2079 | 283 |
| Odd | 2.821 | 2.821 | 2.855 | 480.9 | 376 | 586 | 2244 | 2244 | 223 |
| EloSRM | 2.844 | 2.844 | 2.873 | 503.6 | 423 | 584 | 2338 | 2338 | 230 |
| initial | 2.884 | 2.884 | 2.898 | 347.3 | 313 | 381 | 1895 | 1895 | 633 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2003-11-25 | SRM 173 | 1 | 27 | 146.09 | 2.44 | 423 | 2338 | 230 | 262 | 1788 | 187 |
| 1 | 2003-11-20 | SRM 172 | 2 | 18 | 171.58 | 3.25 | 584 | 1915 | 827 | 326 | 1526 | 409 |