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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tomd | 3 | 2004 | 987 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.891 | 1.166 | 1.507 | 140.4 | -50 | 303 | 1522 | 1522 | 3933 |
| SRM | 0.426 | 1.183 | 1.456 | 169.7 | -358 | 148 | 987 | 987 | 7207 |
| SRMFix | 0.890 | 1.184 | 1.504 | 158.8 | -103 | 273 | 1470 | 1470 | 4465 |
| Odd | 0.990 | 1.186 | 1.504 | 205.8 | -51 | 309 | 1859 | 1859 | 4170 |
| EloSRM | 0.996 | 1.209 | 1.512 | 238.4 | -70 | 333 | 2004 | 2004 | 3945 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2008-10-28 | SRM 423 | 2 | 65 | 356.24 | 2.45 | 333 | 2004 | 3945 | 148 | 987 | 7207 |
| 2 | 2008-10-18 | SRM 422 | 2 | 461 | 833.17 | 0.85 | 313 | 1672 | 7226 | -3 | 839 | 9046 |
| 1 | 2005-10-26 | SRM 269 | 2 | 200 | 177.16 | -0.32 | -70 | 1359 | 4084 | -358 | 842 | 3500 |