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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| goodwill | 5 | 1129 | 458 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.228 | 0.228 | 0.259 | 28.9 | -69 | -5 | 1250 | 1129 | 3867 |
| SRMFix | -0.267 | 0.267 | 0.296 | 43.2 | -79 | -11 | 1135 | 984 | 3983 |
| initial | -0.284 | 0.284 | 0.313 | 34.2 | -61 | -15 | 1171 | 1029 | 3987 |
| SRM | -0.516 | 0.516 | 0.595 | 148.4 | -281 | -2 | 933 | 458 | 3878 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2002-11-26 | SRM 121 | 2 | 121 | 144.06 | -0.10 | -5 | 1129 | 3867 | -2 | 458 | 3878 |
| 4 | 2002-11-07 | SRM 119 | 2 | 196 | 172.54 | -0.30 | -32 | 1134 | 3831 | -120 | 460 | 3880 |
| 3 | 2002-10-29 | SRM 118 | 2 | 117 | 129.88 | -0.15 | -14 | 1167 | 3501 | -72 | 580 | 3612 |
| 2 | 2002-10-15 | SRM 116 | 2 | 201 | 155.19 | -0.44 | -69 | 1181 | 3328 | -281 | 652 | 3341 |
| 1 | 2002-09-30 | SRM 115 | 2 | 136 | 159.28 | -0.16 | -24 | 1250 | 2638 | -267 | 933 | 1869 |