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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gpcprog | 8 | 2179 | 960 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.402 | 1.048 | 1.294 | 137.6 | -101 | 553 | 2106 | 2048 | 3076 |
| EloSRM | 0.378 | 1.066 | 1.309 | 147.8 | -115 | 582 | 2245 | 2179 | 3072 |
| SRMFix | 0.558 | 1.097 | 1.330 | 126.4 | -116 | 330 | 1687 | 1620 | 3274 |
| initial | 0.503 | 1.119 | 1.329 | 134.8 | -111 | 289 | 1830 | 1685 | 3070 |
| SRM | 0.672 | 1.282 | 1.449 | 164.8 | -453 | 189 | 1123 | 960 | 5168 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2009-12-05 | SRM 454 | 2 | 256 | 168.64 | -0.60 | -26 | 2179 | 3072 | 45 | 960 | 5168 |
| 7 | 2009-03-07 | TCO09 Round 1 | 1 | 1478 | 1,148.15 | -0.37 | -39 | 2205 | 2791 | -208 | 915 | 7829 |
| 6 | 2009-02-28 | TCO09 Qual 2 | 1 | 376 | 756.31 | 1.01 | 115 | 2245 | 2570 | 125 | 1123 | 4441 |
| 5 | 2009-02-12 | SRM 435 | 2 | 60 | 209.81 | 1.81 | 145 | 2129 | 3198 | 125 | 998 | 6446 |
| 4 | 2009-02-07 | SRM 434 | 2 | 264 | 345.31 | 0.39 | 68 | 1984 | 4291 | 55 | 873 | 8636 |
| 3 | 2008-10-28 | SRM 423 | 2 | 434 | 161.39 | -1.43 | -115 | 1916 | 4659 | -118 | 818 | 9115 |
| 2 | 2008-10-18 | SRM 422 | 2 | 131 | 779.16 | 2.57 | 582 | 2031 | 3726 | 189 | 936 | 7881 |
| 1 | 2008-01-09 | SRM 387 | 2 | 403 | 338.51 | -0.35 | -91 | 1449 | 8367 | -453 | 747 | 7448 |