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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| qazstiff | 2 | 1985 | 1097 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.996 | 1.032 | 1.434 | 146.5 | -9 | 284 | 1475 | 1475 | 4474 |
| initial | 1.040 | 1.040 | 1.457 | 125.2 | 2 | 248 | 1450 | 1450 | 4460 |
| EloSRM | 1.087 | 1.087 | 1.466 | 213.0 | 62 | 364 | 1985 | 1985 | 4025 |
| Odd | 1.103 | 1.103 | 1.470 | 217.7 | 76 | 359 | 1862 | 1862 | 4096 |
| SRM | 0.250 | 1.195 | 1.221 | 163.5 | -215 | 112 | 1097 | 1097 | 5695 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2008-08-06 | SRM 413 | 2 | 119 | 499.83 | 2.07 | 364 | 1985 | 4025 | 112 | 1097 | 5695 |
| 1 | 2008-05-24 | SRM 402 | 2 | 497 | 534.12 | 0.10 | 62 | 1621 | 7120 | -215 | 985 | 6588 |