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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| b4hand | 3 | 1746 | 1232 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.148 | 0.534 | 0.636 | 86.0 | -57 | 145 | 1345 | 1232 | 710 |
| SRMFix | 0.616 | 0.634 | 1.074 | 127.0 | -4 | 374 | 1577 | 1573 | 784 |
| initial | 0.707 | 0.707 | 1.119 | 85.1 | 8 | 233 | 1455 | 1455 | 1009 |
| EloSRM | 0.648 | 0.712 | 1.178 | 166.9 | -4 | 488 | 1751 | 1746 | 772 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2002-06-03 | SRM 94 | 1 | 165 | 192.32 | -0.07 | -4 | 1746 | 772 | -56 | 1232 | 710 |
| 2 | 2002-05-29 | SRM 92 | 1 | 134 | 174.86 | -0.02 | 9 | 1751 | 739 | -57 | 1288 | 592 |
| 1 | 2002-05-15 | SRM 88 | 2 | 66 | 271.20 | 2.04 | 488 | 1742 | 702 | 145 | 1345 | 452 |