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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McRazy | 8 | 2218 | 1232 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 1.485 | 1.661 | 2.925 | 131.8 | -42 | 288 | 2136 | 2103 | 1876 |
| EloSRM | 1.487 | 1.665 | 2.924 | 140.4 | -48 | 311 | 2256 | 2218 | 1868 |
| SRMFix | 1.497 | 1.766 | 2.983 | 136.9 | -57 | 396 | 1911 | 1876 | 1608 |
| initial | 1.364 | 1.788 | 2.942 | 215.3 | -116 | 890 | 2465 | 2350 | 794 |
| SRM | 1.423 | 2.010 | 3.211 | 140.3 | -209 | 269 | 1328 | 1232 | 2400 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2007-09-26 | SRM 367 | 1 | 477 | 429.01 | -0.29 | -38 | 2218 | 1868 | -96 | 1232 | 2400 |
| 7 | 2007-08-11 | SRM 363 | 1 | 346 | ||||||||
| 6 | 2007-05-29 | SRM 351 | 2 | 1 | 167.27 | 7.39 | 311 | 2256 | 1532 | 269 | 1328 | 1699 |
| 5 | 2007-01-13 | SRM 334 | 2 | 116 | 176.83 | 0.61 | 77 | 1945 | 2597 | 69 | 1059 | 3485 |
| 4 | 2007-01-04 | SRM 333 | 2 | 94 | 325.76 | 1.79 | 280 | 1868 | 2998 | 103 | 990 | 4077 |
| 3 | 2006-01-21 | SRM 284 | 2 | 137 | 324.42 | 1.24 | 215 | 1588 | 3158 | 66 | 887 | 3507 |
| 2 | 2006-01-05 | SRM 281 | 2 | 277 | 265.81 | -0.28 | -48 | 1373 | 4446 | -170 | 821 | 4011 |
| 1 | 2005-05-23 | SRM 244 | 2 | 157 | 151.03 | -0.06 | 14 | 1421 | 2858 | -209 | 991 | 2171 |