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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wmahan | 2 | 1906 | 1305 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.497 | 0.673 | 0.836 | 110.5 | -58 | 163 | 1363 | 1305 | 875 |
| SRMFix | 1.044 | 1.044 | 1.339 | 206.5 | 35 | 378 | 1613 | 1613 | 1136 |
| Odd | 1.107 | 1.107 | 1.451 | 262.9 | 51 | 475 | 1832 | 1832 | 1058 |
| EloSRM | 1.108 | 1.108 | 1.435 | 269.3 | 70 | 468 | 1906 | 1906 | 1029 |
| initial | 1.108 | 1.108 | 1.373 | 133.4 | 36 | 231 | 1467 | 1467 | 1373 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2004-08-18 | SRM 208 | 1 | 138 | 157.98 | 0.20 | 70 | 1906 | 1029 | -58 | 1305 | 875 |
| 1 | 2004-08-10 | SRM 207 | 2 | 32 | 129.80 | 2.02 | 468 | 1836 | 1169 | 163 | 1363 | 714 |