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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kdlarsen | 29 | 2601 | 1554 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.340 | 0.603 | 1.036 | 67.2 | -139 | 184 | 1554 | 1554 | 1236 |
| EloSRM | 0.289 | 0.611 | 1.021 | 50.5 | -24 | 337 | 2601 | 2601 | 1181 |
| SRMFix | 0.331 | 0.620 | 1.055 | 48.2 | -34 | 421 | 2086 | 2086 | 1208 |
| initial | 0.367 | 0.646 | 1.135 | 77.8 | -95 | 606 | 2481 | 2481 | 954 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 2009-07-08 | SRM 444 | 1 | 295 | 365.20 | 0.31 | 28 | 2601 | 1181 | 39 | 1554 | 1236 |
| 28 | 2008-12-11 | SRM 429 | 1 | 315 | 338.76 | 0.10 | 10 | 2573 | 1194 | 24 | 1515 | 1450 |
| 27 | 2008-11-12 | SRM 425 | 1 | 100 | 395.15 | 1.98 | 74 | 2563 | 1181 | 170 | 1491 | 1530 |
| 26 | 2008-11-06 | SRM 424 | 1 | 325 | 338.53 | 0.06 | 8 | 2488 | 1477 | 43 | 1321 | 2575 |
| 25 | 2008-10-08 | SRM 421 | 1 | 454 | 378.34 | -0.48 | -18 | 2480 | 1487 | -59 | 1278 | 2990 |
| 24 | 2008-07-10 | SRM 409 | 1 | 477 | 343.12 | -0.49 | -15 | 2498 | 1355 | -33 | 1337 | 2527 |
| 23 | 2008-05-06 | SRM 401 | 1 | 294 | 364.37 | 0.31 | 16 | 2513 | 1222 | 75 | 1370 | 2055 |
| 22 | 2008-05-01 | SRM 400 | 1 | 543 | 348.15 | -0.70 | -22 | 2497 | 1261 | -139 | 1295 | 2327 |
| 21 | 2008-04-15 | SRM 398 | 1 | 491 | 300.77 | -0.71 | -21 | 2519 | 1185 | -119 | 1434 | 1589 |
| 20 | 2008-04-03 | SRM 396 | 1 | 299 | 287.19 | -0.06 | 2 | 2541 | 1118 | 2 | 1553 | 1195 |
| 19 | 2008-03-22 | SRM 394 | 1 | 239 | 339.44 | 0.51 | 25 | 2539 | 1119 | 62 | 1551 | 1199 |
| 18 | 2008-03-11 | SRM 393 | 1 | 154 | 343.45 | 1.16 | 48 | 2514 | 1187 | 130 | 1489 | 1385 |
| 17 | 2008-03-06 | SRM 392 | 1 | 408 | 394.46 | -0.30 | -10 | 2466 | 1331 | -40 | 1359 | 1974 |
| 16 | 2008-02-26 | SRM 391 | 1 | 245 | 274.80 | 0.17 | 13 | 2476 | 1282 | 46 | 1399 | 1738 |
| 15 | 2008-02-23 | TCO08 Round 2 | 1 | 769 | 604.07 | -0.38 | -19 | 2463 | 1319 | -127 | 1353 | 1978 |
| 14 | 2008-02-16 | TCO08 Round 1 | 1 | 853 | 755.93 | -0.17 | -4 | 2481 | 1253 | -9 | 1480 | 1410 |
| 13 | 2008-02-05 | TCO08 Qual 1 | 1 | 250 | 318.83 | 0.35 | 23 | 2485 | 1200 | 46 | 1489 | 1357 |
| 12 | 2008-02-02 | SRM 390 | 1 | 244 | 382.59 | 0.65 | 46 | 2462 | 1261 | 96 | 1443 | 1527 |
| 11 | 2008-01-24 | SRM 389 | 1 | 473 | 341.61 | -0.47 | -24 | 2416 | 1411 | -83 | 1347 | 1991 |
| 10 | 2008-01-15 | SRM 388 | 1 | 354 | 394.20 | 0.16 | 18 | 2441 | 1302 | 34 | 1430 | 1561 |
| 9 | 2008-01-09 | SRM 387 | 1 | 300 | 275.08 | -0.38 | -21 | 2423 | 1377 | -71 | 1396 | 1711 |
| 8 | 2008-01-05 | SRM 386 | 1 | 424 | 327.32 | -0.37 | -21 | 2444 | 1267 | -51 | 1467 | 1427 |
| 7 | 2007-12-27 | SRM 385 | 1 | 311 | 329.06 | 0.08 | 17 | 2464 | 1214 | 10 | 1518 | 1264 |
| 6 | 2007-12-19 | SRM 384 | 1 | 139 | 264.14 | 0.93 | 104 | 2447 | 1240 | 112 | 1508 | 1283 |
| 5 | 2007-12-13 | SRM 383 | 1 | 230 | 343.31 | 0.58 | 88 | 2343 | 1623 | 79 | 1396 | 1734 |
| 4 | 2007-12-08 | SRM 381 | 1 | 359 | 403.14 | -0.15 | -15 | 2255 | 1904 | -49 | 1317 | 2165 |
| 3 | 2007-12-04 | SRM 380 | 2 | 9 | 188.02 | 4.38 | 337 | 2270 | 1823 | 184 | 1366 | 1843 |
| 2 | 2007-07-21 | SRM 359 | 1 | 428 | 521.17 | 0.28 | 103 | 1933 | 3110 | -18 | 1182 | 2766 |
| 1 | 2007-07-17 | SRM 358 | 2 | 190 | 395.74 | 1.06 | 314 | 1830 | 3707 | 0 | 1200 | 2636 |