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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| posternb | 3 | 1704 | 1086 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.591 | 0.591 | 0.688 | 112.4 | 70 | 140 | 1704 | 1704 | 1532 |
| SRMFix | 0.586 | 0.591 | 0.738 | 82.9 | -2 | 136 | 1445 | 1445 | 1546 |
| initial | 0.637 | 0.637 | 0.793 | 76.7 | 3 | 142 | 1430 | 1430 | 1486 |
| SRM | 0.122 | 0.659 | 0.716 | 78.0 | -174 | 44 | 1086 | 1086 | 1592 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2004-09-01 | SRM 210 | 2 | 51 | 100.58 | 0.98 | 128 | 1704 | 1532 | 44 | 1086 | 1592 |
| 2 | 2004-08-18 | SRM 208 | 2 | 78 | 123.75 | 0.67 | 140 | 1576 | 1935 | 16 | 1042 | 1737 |
| 1 | 2004-08-04 | SRM 206 | 2 | 117 | 127.88 | 0.13 | 70 | 1436 | 2366 | -174 | 1026 | 1804 |