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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZaphodBBX | 2 | 1166 | 561 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.454 | 0.454 | 0.459 | 83.9 | -104 | -64 | 1230 | 1166 | 3572 |
| Odd | -0.458 | 0.458 | 0.462 | 73.8 | -88 | -60 | 1197 | 1137 | 3585 |
| SRMFix | -0.518 | 0.518 | 0.529 | 106.0 | -144 | -68 | 1056 | 988 | 3640 |
| initial | -0.562 | 0.562 | 0.563 | 67.7 | -72 | -64 | 1128 | 1065 | 3581 |
| SRM | -0.861 | 0.861 | 0.896 | 319.5 | -417 | -222 | 783 | 561 | 3479 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2003-12-17 | SRM 175 | 2 | 181 | 142.57 | -0.39 | -64 | 1166 | 3572 | -222 | 561 | 3479 |
| 1 | 2003-12-13 | SRM 174 | 2 | 180 | 138.75 | -0.52 | -104 | 1230 | 3106 | -417 | 783 | 2746 |