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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bgoel | 21 | 2290 | 1409 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.400 | 0.903 | 1.134 | 56.1 | -50 | 178 | 2165 | 2165 | 2004 |
| EloSRM | 0.412 | 0.908 | 1.143 | 57.8 | -52 | 181 | 2290 | 2290 | 2004 |
| SRMFix | 0.423 | 0.938 | 1.190 | 65.2 | -124 | 188 | 1808 | 1808 | 2187 |
| SRM | 0.657 | 0.982 | 1.299 | 68.0 | -164 | 192 | 1424 | 1409 | 1709 |
| initial | 0.349 | 1.039 | 1.286 | 125.2 | -262 | 277 | 2127 | 2084 | 1742 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 2008-04-12 | SRM 397 | 1 | 248 | 476.15 | 0.94 | 128 | 2290 | 2004 | 76 | 1409 | 1709 |
| 20 | 2007-04-10 | TCO07 Round 1B | 1 | 276 | 304.74 | -0.30 | -13 | 2162 | 1757 | -72 | 1333 | 1648 |
| 19 | 2007-03-31 | TCO07 Qual 2 | 1 | 500 | 445.28 | -0.17 | -3 | 2175 | 1658 | -19 | 1405 | 1348 |
| 18 | 2007-01-25 | SRM 336 | 1 | 56 | 291.80 | 2.38 | 134 | 2178 | 1608 | 192 | 1424 | 1304 |
| 17 | 2007-01-13 | SRM 334 | 2 | 31 | 117.75 | 1.92 | 59 | 2044 | 2128 | 84 | 1232 | 2282 |
| 16 | 2007-01-04 | SRM 333 | 2 | 223 | 95.88 | -1.22 | -28 | 1985 | 2357 | -36 | 1148 | 2818 |
| 15 | 2006-12-28 | SRM 332 | 1 | 239 | 250.09 | -0.08 | -5 | 2013 | 2214 | -32 | 1184 | 2552 |
| 14 | 2006-12-09 | SRM 329 | 2 | 26 | 122.84 | 2.24 | 85 | 2018 | 2156 | 90 | 1216 | 2353 |
| 13 | 2006-11-29 | SRM 328 | 2 | 77 | 128.22 | 0.74 | 48 | 1933 | 2552 | 49 | 1126 | 2937 |
| 12 | 2006-11-22 | SRM 327 | 2 | 171 | 113.18 | -0.60 | -21 | 1885 | 2762 | -19 | 1077 | 3254 |
| 11 | 2006-11-02 | SRM 325 | 2 | 83 | 151.57 | 0.87 | 81 | 1906 | 2633 | 44 | 1096 | 3100 |
| 10 | 2006-02-28 | TCO06 Qual 1/3/8 | 1 | 232 | 221.68 | -0.06 | 1 | 1825 | 2288 | -5 | 1052 | 2805 |
| 9 | 2006-01-30 | SRM 286 | 2 | 163 | 97.14 | -0.75 | -26 | 1823 | 2101 | -30 | 1057 | 2562 |
| 8 | 2006-01-21 | SRM 284 | 2 | 240 | 89.96 | -1.42 | -52 | 1849 | 1969 | -68 | 1087 | 2341 |
| 7 | 2005-11-03 | SRM 270 | 2 | 27 | 79.33 | 1.56 | 85 | 1901 | 1585 | 89 | 1155 | 1806 |
| 6 | 2005-10-05 | SRM 267 | 2 | 67 | 97.74 | 0.55 | 46 | 1815 | 1810 | 47 | 1066 | 2211 |
| 5 | 2005-10-01 | SRM 266 | 2 | 148 | 169.17 | -0.57 | -24 | 1769 | 1984 | -81 | 1019 | 2404 |
| 4 | 2005-09-27 | SRM 265 | 2 | 79 | 157.44 | 1.00 | 95 | 1793 | 1864 | 61 | 1100 | 2019 |
| 3 | 2005-09-09 | SRM 262 | 2 | 59 | 168.14 | 1.51 | 181 | 1698 | 2236 | 87 | 1039 | 2325 |
| 2 | 2005-08-22 | SRM 259 | 2 | 150 | 144.79 | -0.05 | 13 | 1517 | 2988 | -84 | 952 | 2805 |
| 1 | 2005-08-16 | TCO05 Qual 1/3 | 1 | 251 | 280.43 | 0.16 | 85 | 1504 | 3043 | -164 | 1036 | 2341 |