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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gudolfs | 3 | 1450 | 579 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.182 | 0.182 | 0.232 | 39.0 | -97 | 2 | 1465 | 1450 | 11933 |
| SRMFix | -0.259 | 0.259 | 0.316 | 53.8 | -118 | -13 | 1082 | 1038 | 12300 |
| initial | -0.268 | 0.268 | 0.300 | 32.3 | -54 | -15 | 1146 | 1103 | 12482 |
| SRM | -0.677 | 0.677 | 0.862 | 207.0 | -497 | -31 | 703 | 579 | 12057 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2008-09-20 | SRM 418 | 2 | 445 | 556.40 | -0.04 | 2 | 1450 | 11933 | -31 | 579 | 12057 |
| 2 | 2008-08-16 | SRM 414 | 2 | 508 | 586.26 | -0.12 | -17 | 1447 | 12010 | -93 | 610 | 11870 |
| 1 | 2008-06-14 | SRM 405 | 2 | 819 | 659.46 | -0.38 | -97 | 1465 | 11125 | -497 | 703 | 10726 |