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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RajivK | 2 | 1258 | 716 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | -0.268 | 0.268 | 0.268 | 40.4 | -41 | -40 | 1260 | 1219 | 3207 |
| EloSRM | -0.272 | 0.272 | 0.272 | 50.2 | -55 | -46 | 1303 | 1258 | 3187 |
| SRMFix | -0.340 | 0.340 | 0.341 | 69.6 | -86 | -53 | 1114 | 1061 | 3352 |
| initial | -0.362 | 0.362 | 0.362 | 43.6 | -44 | -43 | 1157 | 1113 | 3408 |
| SRM | -0.810 | 0.810 | 0.818 | 242.0 | -293 | -191 | 907 | 716 | 3104 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2004-06-12 | SRM 198 | 2 | 123 | 111.58 | -0.28 | -46 | 1258 | 3187 | -191 | 716 | 3104 |
| 1 | 2004-06-02 | SRM 197 | 2 | 114 | 124.55 | -0.27 | -55 | 1303 | 2854 | -293 | 907 | 2246 |