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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| fhoward | 19 | 2424 | 1386 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.400 | 0.867 | 1.712 | 87.3 | -105 | 863 | 2456 | 2424 | 1449 |
| initial | 0.405 | 0.873 | 1.698 | 105.1 | -104 | 793 | 2266 | 2127 | 1515 |
| SRMFix | 0.343 | 0.894 | 1.685 | 92.0 | -142 | 897 | 2097 | 1954 | 1527 |
| SRM | 0.777 | 1.193 | 1.828 | 123.8 | -374 | 539 | 1739 | 1386 | 1818 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2008-02-16 | TCO08 Round 1 | 1 | 865 | 936.90 | -0.26 | -11 | 2424 | 1449 | -62 | 1386 | 1818 |
| 18 | 2008-02-13 | TCO08 Qual 3 | 1 | 244 | 224.10 | -0.12 | 2 | 2435 | 1390 | 14 | 1448 | 1540 |
| 17 | 2007-12-19 | SRM 384 | 1 | 304 | 226.62 | -0.42 | -22 | 2433 | 1300 | -62 | 1434 | 1549 |
| 16 | 2007-12-11 | College Tour SRM 382 | 1 | 7 | 6.69 | -0.07 | 4 | 2456 | 1212 | -7 | 1496 | 1328 |
| 15 | 2007-09-08 | TCCC07 Round 2 | 1 | 375 | 457.26 | 0.29 | 27 | 2451 | 1097 | 37 | 1503 | 1159 |
| 14 | 2007-08-28 | TCCC07 Round 1A | 1 | 36 | 208.50 | 2.53 | 139 | 2424 | 1162 | 189 | 1466 | 1283 |
| 13 | 2007-08-23 | TCCC07 Qual 3 | 1 | 77 | 111.28 | 0.53 | 45 | 2285 | 1595 | 67 | 1277 | 2116 |
| 12 | 2007-05-23 | SRM 350 | 2 | 65 | 45.53 | -0.51 | -8 | 2239 | 1571 | 53 | 1210 | 2448 |
| 11 | 2007-03-10 | SRM 341 | 1 | 502 | 368.66 | -0.49 | -31 | 2247 | 1371 | -129 | 1157 | 2662 |
| 10 | 2007-02-14 | SRM 339 | 2 | 20 | 34.25 | 0.78 | 37 | 2278 | 1318 | 108 | 1286 | 1962 |
| 9 | 2007-01-25 | SRM 336 | 1 | 277 | 235.17 | -0.38 | -27 | 2241 | 1408 | -70 | 1178 | 2669 |
| 8 | 2007-01-17 | SRM 335 | 1 | 339 | 326.97 | -0.29 | -21 | 2268 | 1305 | -50 | 1248 | 2196 |
| 7 | 2006-12-28 | SRM 332 | 2 | 19 | 19.04 | 0.00 | 14 | 2288 | 1203 | 101 | 1298 | 1837 |
| 6 | 2006-12-13 | SRM 330 | 1 | 306 | 236.04 | -0.49 | -42 | 2274 | 1235 | -113 | 1197 | 2491 |
| 5 | 2006-12-09 | SRM 329 | 1 | 375 | 287.27 | -0.55 | -51 | 2316 | 1101 | -113 | 1310 | 1750 |
| 4 | 2006-11-11 | SRM 326 | 1 | 137 | 317.51 | 1.21 | 176 | 2368 | 943 | 161 | 1423 | 1246 |
| 3 | 2006-11-02 | SRM 325 | 1 | 289 | 289.03 | -0.22 | -32 | 2192 | 1451 | -103 | 1262 | 2010 |
| 2 | 2006-08-09 | SRM 315 | 1 | 324 | 210.63 | -0.62 | -105 | 2225 | 1229 | -374 | 1365 | 1415 |
| 1 | 2006-07-26 | SRM 313 | 2 | 3 | 311.08 | 6.70 | 863 | 2330 | 924 | 539 | 1739 | 500 |