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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shayan | 15 | 2540 | 1488 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.711 | 0.975 | 1.595 | 117.4 | -72 | 563 | 2485 | 2485 | 819 |
| SRMFix | 0.487 | 0.986 | 1.572 | 102.7 | -106 | 731 | 2171 | 2099 | 1114 |
| SRM | 0.606 | 1.036 | 1.781 | 106.7 | -211 | 389 | 1772 | 1488 | 1564 |
| EloSRM | 0.464 | 1.059 | 1.640 | 110.7 | -81 | 791 | 2601 | 2540 | 1212 |
| Odd | 0.459 | 1.061 | 1.651 | 108.2 | -74 | 811 | 2478 | 2399 | 1225 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 2008-07-19 | SRM 410 | 1 | 224 | 372.01 | 0.73 | 57 | 2540 | 1212 | 85 | 1488 | 1564 |
| 14 | 2008-06-26 | SRM 407 | 1 | 198 | 385.18 | 0.96 | 82 | 2483 | 1378 | 118 | 1403 | 2023 |
| 13 | 2008-06-05 | SRM 404 | 2 | 7 | 72.06 | 3.36 | 104 | 2400 | 1654 | 167 | 1285 | 2883 |
| 12 | 2008-05-24 | SRM 402 | 1 | 495 | 358.24 | -0.52 | -46 | 2296 | 2027 | -130 | 1118 | 4187 |
| 11 | 2008-05-06 | SRM 401 | 1 | 552 | 434.93 | -0.44 | -46 | 2342 | 1831 | -108 | 1248 | 2874 |
| 10 | 2007-10-17 | SRM 372 | 1 | 403 | 366.99 | -0.14 | -5 | 2389 | 1348 | 2 | 1356 | 1731 |
| 9 | 2007-06-14 | SRM 354 | 1 | 380 | 355.74 | -0.38 | -24 | 2393 | 1160 | -64 | 1354 | 1622 |
| 8 | 2007-05-29 | SRM 351 | 1 | 271 | 321.38 | -0.24 | -13 | 2417 | 1068 | -34 | 1418 | 1358 |
| 7 | 2007-03-29 | TCO07 Qual 1 | 1 | 435 | 239.86 | -0.86 | -41 | 2430 | 935 | -23 | 1452 | 1172 |
| 6 | 2007-03-22 | SRM 343 | 1 | 353 | 217.31 | -0.70 | -49 | 2472 | 814 | -86 | 1475 | 1063 |
| 5 | 2007-03-10 | SRM 341 | 1 | 485 | 212.98 | -1.19 | -81 | 2520 | 697 | -211 | 1561 | 879 |
| 4 | 2007-02-20 | SRM 340 | 1 | 203 | 218.11 | 0.10 | 27 | 2601 | 539 | 13 | 1772 | 535 |
| 3 | 2007-02-07 | SRM 338 | 1 | 140 | 191.39 | 0.45 | 78 | 2575 | 584 | 52 | 1759 | 547 |
| 2 | 2007-02-03 | SRM 337 | 1 | 160 | 323.19 | 1.01 | 215 | 2496 | 737 | 118 | 1707 | 626 |
| 1 | 2007-01-17 | SRM 335 | 2 | 14 | 388.98 | 4.80 | 791 | 2282 | 1267 | 389 | 1589 | 841 |