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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lm0909 | 5 | 1780 | 808 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.176 | 0.385 | 0.503 | 46.4 | -38 | 118 | 1306 | 1306 | 5338 |
| SRMFix | 0.160 | 0.405 | 0.526 | 64.9 | -85 | 159 | 1288 | 1285 | 5568 |
| EloSRM | 0.151 | 0.441 | 0.563 | 98.0 | -55 | 320 | 1791 | 1780 | 5088 |
| SRM | -0.151 | 0.464 | 0.579 | 108.4 | -279 | 41 | 955 | 808 | 6929 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2008-03-06 | SRM 392 | 2 | 437 | 372.35 | -0.23 | -11 | 1780 | 5088 | -21 | 808 | 6929 |
| 4 | 2008-02-13 | TCO08 Qual 3 | 1 | 597 | 757.62 | 0.34 | 72 | 1791 | 4939 | 41 | 829 | 6580 |
| 3 | 2008-02-09 | TCO08 Qual 2 | 1 | 1153 | 1,028.20 | -0.28 | -55 | 1719 | 5526 | -167 | 788 | 7070 |
| 2 | 2007-12-27 | SRM 385 | 2 | 246 | 540.50 | 1.14 | 320 | 1774 | 4862 | 34 | 955 | 5194 |
| 1 | 2006-12-21 | SRM 331 | 2 | 407 | 353.47 | -0.21 | -33 | 1454 | 5780 | -279 | 921 | 4534 |