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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OldBoy | 4 | 1264 | 715 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.036 | 0.192 | 0.225 | 42.0 | -48 | 85 | 1313 | 1264 | 3140 |
| SRMFix | -0.114 | 0.227 | 0.250 | 36.2 | -57 | 31 | 1162 | 1118 | 2873 |
| initial | -0.119 | 0.244 | 0.270 | 29.4 | -50 | 30 | 1193 | 1143 | 3081 |
| SRM | -0.387 | 0.387 | 0.438 | 121.2 | -285 | -37 | 915 | 715 | 3192 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2004-03-01 | SRM 185 | 2 | 176 | 177.78 | -0.29 | -48 | 1264 | 3140 | -82 | 715 | 3192 |
| 3 | 2002-07-01 | SRM 102 | 2 | 136 | 168.78 | 0.31 | 85 | 1313 | 2148 | -37 | 797 | 2476 |
| 2 | 2002-02-13 | SRM 66 | 2 | 223 | 317.99 | -0.02 | 11 | 1228 | 1319 | -81 | 834 | 1393 |
| 1 | 2002-02-06 | SRM 64 | 2 | 228 | 278.97 | -0.14 | -24 | 1217 | 1218 | -285 | 915 | 1015 |