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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrow | 3 | 1743 | 929 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.282 | 1.028 | 1.277 | 123.8 | -122 | 237 | 1424 | 1302 | 4239 |
| EloSRM | 0.252 | 1.068 | 1.342 | 143.3 | -90 | 309 | 1833 | 1743 | 3947 |
| Odd | 0.281 | 1.068 | 1.330 | 144.0 | -81 | 301 | 1736 | 1655 | 4012 |
| SRMFix | 0.219 | 1.104 | 1.333 | 154.5 | -146 | 279 | 1440 | 1295 | 4409 |
| SRM | -0.178 | 1.181 | 1.203 | 166.3 | -216 | 114 | 1098 | 929 | 4668 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2007-02-20 | SRM 340 | 2 | 486 | 207.92 | -1.23 | -90 | 1743 | 3947 | -169 | 929 | 4668 |
| 2 | 2007-02-14 | SRM 339 | 2 | 82 | 322.62 | 1.98 | 309 | 1833 | 3336 | 114 | 1098 | 3277 |
| 1 | 2007-02-07 | SRM 338 | 2 | 371 | 372.01 | 0.00 | 31 | 1524 | 5406 | -216 | 984 | 4180 |