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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pothead | 2 | 1325 | 810 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | -0.285 | 0.285 | 0.390 | 34.4 | -66 | -2 | 1198 | 1131 | 3150 |
| SRMFix | -0.301 | 0.301 | 0.393 | 51.2 | -91 | -12 | 1188 | 1098 | 2928 |
| EloSRM | -0.230 | 0.349 | 0.418 | 71.1 | -76 | 66 | 1401 | 1325 | 2643 |
| SRM | -0.843 | 0.843 | 0.855 | 195.0 | -242 | -148 | 1052 | 810 | 2661 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2003-12-30 | SRM 177 | 2 | 157 | 113.13 | -0.58 | -76 | 1325 | 2643 | -242 | 810 | 2661 |
| 1 | 2003-12-22 | SRM 176 | 2 | 106 | 115.18 | 0.12 | 66 | 1401 | 2318 | -148 | 1052 | 1645 |