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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lmnop | 11 | 2514 | 1508 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.390 | 0.651 | 0.945 | 73.4 | -70 | 166 | 1640 | 1508 | 1505 |
| SRMFix | 0.631 | 0.747 | 1.103 | 82.4 | -30 | 345 | 2056 | 2007 | 1540 |
| EloSRM | 0.599 | 0.765 | 1.084 | 99.4 | -34 | 295 | 2570 | 2514 | 1432 |
| initial | 0.786 | 0.857 | 1.226 | 103.2 | -36 | 346 | 2272 | 2241 | 1609 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 2008-12-23 | SRM 431 | 1 | 304 | 289.36 | -0.07 | 3 | 2514 | 1432 | -12 | 1508 | 1505 |
| 10 | 2008-12-20 | SRM 430 | 1 | 474 | 381.11 | -0.32 | -24 | 2512 | 1427 | -50 | 1520 | 1448 |
| 9 | 2008-05-28 | SRM 403 | 1 | 305 | 211.85 | -0.53 | -34 | 2536 | 1155 | -70 | 1570 | 1196 |
| 8 | 2008-04-23 | SRM 399 | 1 | 72 | 267.86 | 1.90 | 153 | 2570 | 1011 | 166 | 1640 | 931 |
| 7 | 2008-03-26 | SRM 395 | 1 | 193 | 310.15 | 0.68 | 84 | 2416 | 1543 | 74 | 1474 | 1463 |
| 6 | 2008-01-05 | SRM 386 | 1 | 352 | 416.80 | 0.24 | 35 | 2332 | 1678 | 21 | 1400 | 1691 |
| 5 | 2007-12-27 | SRM 385 | 1 | 204 | 467.08 | 1.20 | 154 | 2297 | 1797 | 161 | 1379 | 1807 |
| 4 | 2007-12-19 | SRM 384 | 1 | 322 | 323.39 | 0.01 | 9 | 2143 | 2474 | -45 | 1218 | 2929 |
| 3 | 2007-12-13 | SRM 383 | 1 | 355 | 396.13 | 0.16 | 44 | 2134 | 2502 | -26 | 1263 | 2552 |
| 2 | 2007-12-11 | SRM 382 | 2 | 42 | 240.40 | 2.52 | 295 | 2089 | 2680 | 136 | 1289 | 2352 |
| 1 | 2007-12-08 | SRM 381 | 2 | 322 | 560.57 | 0.80 | 258 | 1794 | 4572 | -47 | 1153 | 3381 |