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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mathgoddess | 3 | 1205 | 499 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.287 | 0.287 | 0.292 | 52.2 | -65 | -30 | 1297 | 1205 | 3543 |
| SRMFix | -0.355 | 0.355 | 0.366 | 67.2 | -105 | -33 | 1095 | 999 | 3662 |
| initial | -0.380 | 0.380 | 0.386 | 45.8 | -53 | -35 | 1151 | 1063 | 3620 |
| SRM | -0.790 | 0.790 | 0.882 | 233.7 | -347 | -83 | 853 | 499 | 3620 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2004-07-21 | SRM 204 | 2 | 125 | 120.64 | -0.22 | -30 | 1205 | 3543 | -83 | 499 | 3620 |
| 2 | 2004-07-07 | SRM 202 | 2 | 158 | 128.43 | -0.34 | -62 | 1235 | 3366 | -271 | 582 | 3477 |
| 1 | 2004-06-29 | SRM 201 | 2 | 114 | 92.46 | -0.30 | -65 | 1297 | 2907 | -347 | 853 | 2519 |