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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tai-d | 8 | 2379 | 1184 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.854 | 1.143 | 1.959 | 104.4 | -107 | 353 | 1752 | 1701 | 4078 |
| EloSRM | 0.889 | 1.145 | 1.917 | 129.3 | -79 | 283 | 2389 | 2379 | 3742 |
| SRM | 0.851 | 1.168 | 2.019 | 107.2 | -407 | 231 | 1184 | 1184 | 4366 |
| initial | 0.663 | 1.244 | 2.036 | 149.8 | -230 | 625 | 2059 | 1839 | 3731 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2012-04-07 | TCO12 Round 1B | 1 | 882 | 890.85 | 0.01 | 10 | 2379 | 3742 | 7 | 1184 | 4366 |
| 7 | 2012-04-04 | SRM 539 | 2 | 171 | 105.68 | -0.69 | -21 | 2369 | 3762 | 13 | 1177 | 4464 |
| 6 | 2012-03-31 | TCO12 Round 1A | 1 | 745 | 1,069.52 | 0.52 | 75 | 2389 | 3613 | 65 | 1164 | 4547 |
| 5 | 2012-03-20 | SRM 538 | 2 | 12 | 407.67 | 5.09 | 283 | 2314 | 4072 | 231 | 1099 | 5200 |
| 4 | 2012-03-17 | SRM 537 | 2 | 318 | 859.66 | 1.44 | 216 | 2031 | 6681 | 97 | 868 | 8177 |
| 3 | 2012-03-07 | SRM 536 | 2 | 623 | 985.25 | 0.66 | 213 | 1815 | 8931 | 8 | 771 | 9759 |
| 2 | 2008-07-19 | SRM 410 | 2 | 571 | 766.27 | 0.42 | 137 | 1602 | 8176 | -30 | 763 | 10237 |
| 1 | 2008-02-02 | SRM 390 | 2 | 605 | 539.07 | -0.33 | -79 | 1465 | 8174 | -407 | 793 | 6980 |