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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| short6ft5 | 5 | 1308 | 483 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.167 | 0.211 | 0.249 | 43.9 | -97 | 38 | 1355 | 1308 | 10914 |
| SRMFix | -0.241 | 0.262 | 0.316 | 47.9 | -132 | 6 | 1068 | 972 | 10886 |
| initial | -0.281 | 0.293 | 0.340 | 35.3 | -63 | 4 | 1137 | 1031 | 10852 |
| SRM | -0.490 | 0.493 | 0.646 | 155.0 | -414 | 29 | 786 | 483 | 10481 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2008-05-06 | SRM 401 | 2 | 419 | 633.14 | 0.11 | 38 | 1308 | 10914 | 29 | 483 | 10481 |
| 4 | 2008-04-03 | SRM 396 | 2 | 649 | 665.31 | -0.06 | -12 | 1270 | 9735 | -87 | 454 | 9416 |
| 3 | 2006-05-09 | SRM 301 | 2 | 275 | 270.82 | -0.17 | -22 | 1281 | 6575 | -80 | 541 | 6433 |
| 2 | 2006-04-27 | SRM 300 | 2 | 266 | 230.35 | -0.28 | -51 | 1304 | 6415 | -165 | 621 | 6113 |
| 1 | 2006-04-06 | SRM 297 | 2 | 295 | 234.34 | -0.43 | -97 | 1355 | 5627 | -414 | 786 | 4989 |