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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A20 | 20 | 1801 | 645 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.018 | 0.557 | 0.728 | 67.1 | -155 | 180 | 1629 | 1240 | 7161 |
| SRM | 0.100 | 0.562 | 0.721 | 68.0 | -380 | 106 | 1093 | 645 | 11695 |
| SRMFix | -0.027 | 0.564 | 0.726 | 46.2 | -81 | 163 | 1550 | 1295 | 6437 |
| EloSRM | -0.077 | 0.589 | 0.760 | 46.9 | -52 | 179 | 1961 | 1801 | 5892 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 2008-10-08 | SRM 421 | 2 | 533 | 401.47 | -0.41 | -18 | 1801 | 5892 | -4 | 645 | 11695 |
| 19 | 2008-06-17 | SRM 406 | 2 | 379 | 298.28 | -0.64 | -26 | 1819 | 5392 | -45 | 649 | 11300 |
| 18 | 2008-04-03 | SRM 396 | 2 | 777 | 291.31 | -1.40 | -52 | 1845 | 4644 | -233 | 694 | 8048 |
| 17 | 2008-02-09 | TCO08 Qual 2 | 1 | 860 | 915.00 | 0.09 | 13 | 1897 | 4089 | 14 | 927 | 5534 |
| 16 | 2008-02-05 | TCO08 Qual 1 | 1 | 475 | 699.02 | 0.14 | 20 | 1884 | 4164 | 37 | 913 | 5710 |
| 15 | 2008-01-15 | SRM 388 | 2 | 332 | 280.19 | -0.24 | -5 | 1864 | 4242 | -2 | 876 | 6066 |
| 14 | 2007-12-08 | SRM 381 | 2 | 482 | 342.21 | -0.84 | -36 | 1869 | 4025 | -80 | 878 | 5939 |
| 13 | 2007-10-09 | SRM 370 | 2 | 177 | 213.48 | 0.27 | 28 | 1905 | 3438 | 31 | 958 | 4378 |
| 12 | 2007-10-04 | SRM 369 | 2 | 86 | ||||||||
| 11 | 2007-07-24 | SRM 360 | 2 | 417 | 194.87 | -1.10 | -40 | 1877 | 3475 | -52 | 927 | 4550 |
| 10 | 2007-07-02 | SRM 356 | 2 | 304 | 168.59 | -1.17 | -43 | 1918 | 3120 | -114 | 979 | 4086 |
| 9 | 2007-06-20 | SRM 355 | 2 | 98 | 186.51 | 0.93 | 70 | 1961 | 2869 | 43 | 1093 | 3268 |
| 8 | 2007-06-14 | SRM 354 | 2 | 244 | 240.78 | -0.02 | 14 | 1891 | 3260 | -2 | 1050 | 3574 |
| 7 | 2007-02-20 | SRM 340 | 2 | 95 | 247.52 | 1.38 | 108 | 1877 | 3109 | 72 | 1052 | 3682 |
| 6 | 2006-11-11 | SRM 326 | 2 | 227 | 179.41 | -0.34 | -10 | 1768 | 3425 | -12 | 980 | 4054 |
| 5 | 2006-11-02 | SRM 325 | 2 | 173 | 180.42 | 0.06 | 20 | 1779 | 3338 | 8 | 992 | 3950 |
| 4 | 2006-09-21 | TCCC06 Round 1A | 1 | 298 | 351.52 | 0.24 | 48 | 1759 | 3274 | 42 | 984 | 3894 |
| 3 | 2006-09-18 | SRM 319 | 2 | 119 | 304.82 | 1.36 | 179 | 1710 | 3562 | 106 | 942 | 4235 |
| 2 | 2006-09-09 | TCCC06 Qual 2 | 1 | 418 | 552.02 | 0.40 | 110 | 1532 | 4658 | 16 | 836 | 5031 |
| 1 | 2006-09-07 | TCCC06 Qual 1 | 1 | 556 | 524.89 | -0.16 | -51 | 1422 | 5443 | -380 | 820 | 5024 |